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Pupils brave the world-famous yacht race, “Round the Island”

This weekend, 5 pupils from Year 9 and Year 12 braved the highly changeable, tricky weather conditions and joined racers from around the globe to take part in the world-famous yacht race, “Round the Island”. The world’s biggest single-day yacht race around the Isle of Wight, with approximately 1000 boats. Navigating tricky tides and currents, passing the iconic Needles and dodging sunken wrecks and shallow sandbanks. 

The boys drew on their great breadth of personal experience to work with locally based Bourne to Sail instructors to complete the 60-mile course in 8 hrs 24 mins. This placed them 14th in their category but 2nd place in the “young Crew” category. Setting a benchmark for future years, hopefully.  Like all experiences from our Leadership, Awards and Personal Development (LAPD) dept, this was not only a test of resilience but also teamwork, leadership, comradery and endurance. All of which, were demonstrated by all. 

Congratulations to Rowley, Monty, Kevin, Will and Toby.

A group of people in waterproof jackets sit on the edge of a yacht during the world-famous Round the Island yacht race, leaning over the water on a cloudy day with waves splashing and other boats visible in the distance. A group of people in colourful jackets, likely pupils, sit on the side of a sailboat leaning into the wind during a Round the Island yacht race, with other sailboats and choppy water visible in the distance on a cloudy day. Seven people wearing sailing gear, perhaps pupils in a Round the Island yacht race, smile and gesture with OK hand signs on a boat. Water and a rocky shore form the background, whilst the group appears cheerful under an overcast sky. Six people wearing life jackets, likely pupils, stand and smile on the deck of a sailboat during the Round the Island yacht race, with a city skyline and the Spinnaker Tower visible in the background under a sunny sky. Six people wearing life jackets and colourful jackets, possibly pupils, pose and smile on a boat with a waterfront city skyline and the Spinnaker Tower in the background—perhaps gearing up for a Round the Island yacht race under a cloudy sky. View from a sailboat heading out of a harbour on a cloudy day, with calm water, another yacht ahead—perhaps taking part in Round the Island—and a brick building on the right near the shoreline. Three people on a sailboat, dressed in jackets and hats. Two are standing and smiling at each other, while one pupil sits in the foreground. The Spinnaker Tower and city skyline appear under a cloudy sky during a Round the Island yacht race.

Three people in jackets and hats stand on a sailboat, smiling. Pupils enjoy the calm water during a Round the Island event, with a city skyline and the Spinnaker Tower visible in the background under a cloudy sky. View from a sailboat during a Round the Island yacht race, looking towards another sailboat with a black sail; buildings and a cloudy sky form the backdrop. Two people, possibly pupils, are seen in the foreground. Four people, dressed warmly in jackets and hats, are sailing a boat near a marina, perhaps training for the world-famous Round the Island yacht race. The sky is cloudy, and piers, boats, and docks fill the calm-watered background.  

 

 

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