IOS Round the Island Race at Isle Of Sheppey Sailing Club

by James Bell 10 Sep 2011 09:28 BST 3 September 2011

IOS Round the Island Race 2011 © James Bell

The Isle of Sheppey Sailing Club's annual race around the island once again proved to be a highly popular and successful event with 130 boats taking part on Saturday 3rd September 2011.

Weather conditions were ideal with sunshine and a moderate breeze. The race, now in its 53rd year, is the longest of its type in Europe at nearly 40 miles depending on wind and tides.

The race starts and finishes at Sheerness and is a clockwise circumnavigation of the island. Firstly by sea to Leysdown and around the NE tip of the Island, Shellness, before heading into the Swale estuary. The Swale gradually narrows into the river, with the lifting road bridge at Kingsferry acting as an obstacle at its narrowest point. Larger dinghies and multihulls have to be stopped, heeled over and walked under the inner span of the bridge. The course continues up the Swale, through the ancient port of Queenborough and into the mouth of the Medway, before finally rounding Garrison Point to the open sea and the short distance back to the Club.

Overall winner was Aaron Young and Rob Butterfield sailing a Torando catamaran, completing the course in 2 hours and 23 minutes. They now join a small but exclusive group of sailors to have won the event 3 times.

First sailboarder was David Clay, completing the course in 4 hours 11 minutes.

First local boat to finish and on handicap was Dan Norman and Chris Goymer sailing a Dart 18.

Full results and further information about the race are available on the Club's website at www.iossc.org.uk

Start Video:

Overall Results:

Pos	Helm/Crew	Class	Sail No	Club	Rating	Start	Finish	Elapsed	Corrected
1	Aaron Young/Rob Butterfield	Tornado	7	Datchet	644	11:59:30	14:23:04	02:23:34	03:42:56
2	Mike Lyons	Blaze	781	Burghfield	1046	10:59:20	15:10:09	04:10:49	03:59:47
3	Steve Sawford	Sprint 15 DX	1733	Rutland	854	11:59:30	15:26:30	03:27:00	04:02:23
4	Richard Ledger/Louisa Clifford	Dart 18	6751	Whitstable	800	11:59:30	15:16:44	03:17:14	04:06:32
5	Dan Norman/Chris Goymer	Dart 18	7727	IOSSC	800	11:59:30	15:17:33	03:18:03	04:07:34
6	Kevin Dutch	Sprint 15 Sport (1 person, 2 sails)	1938	Seasalter	883	11:59:30	15:38:55	03:39:25	04:08:29
7	Janet Ritchie/Alan Ritchie	Scorpion	2005	Chipstead	1053	10:59:20	15:22:31	04:23:11	04:09:56
8	Simon Gillow/Fiona Brett	Scorpion	2003	Chipstead	1053	10:59:20	15:23:06	04:23:46	04:10:29
9	Mick Greenland/Jerry Dixon	Osprey	1322	IOSSC	940	11:29:30	15:25:36	03:56:06	04:11:10
10	Julian Brown/Emma Crane	Dart 18	4587	IOSSC	800	11:59:30	15:22:06	03:22:36	04:13:15
11	Simon Allen	Int. Canoe (Standard)	278	Hayling Island	905	11:29:30	15:19:56	03:50:26	04:14:37
12	Tim Kift/Jo Wicken	Alto*	115	Wilsonian	925	11:29:30	15:26:51	03:57:21	04:16:36
13	Mark Goodchild	Int. Canoe (Standard)	265	Wilsonian	905	11:29:30	15:22:17	03:52:47	04:17:13
14	Ray Gall	Sprint 15 DX	1914	Carsington	854	11:59:30	15:40:14	03:40:44	04:18:28
15	Alastair Forrest	Catapult	524	Catapult Association	858	11:59:30	15:42:02	03:42:32	04:19:22
16	John Day/Jess Day	Dart 18	7755	IOSSC	800	11:59:30	15:27:05	03:27:35	04:19:29
17	Michael Iszatt	RS600	951	Fishers Green	920	11:29:30	15:28:31	03:59:01	04:19:48
18	Chris Abbott	RS Vareo	574	Nottingham	1038	10:59:20	15:29:55	04:30:35	04:20:41
19	Gary Kinch/Jackie Kinch	Laser II	9179	Pevensey Bay	1035	10:59:20	15:30:05	04:30:45	04:21:36
20	Ian Patrick/Will Chawter	Laser 2000 (standard)	21401	Bough Beech	1090	10:59:20	15:46:06	04:46:46	04:23:05
21	Chris Phillips/Renato Hidalgo	Dart 18	316	South Bank	800	11:59:30	15:31:00	03:31:30	04:24:23
22	Peter Heyes/Amy Adams	Vandercraft 3000 (V3000)	3602	Wilsonian	1007	11:29:30	15:56:04	04:26:34	04:24:43
23	John Tappenden	Blaze	712	Gunfleet	1046	10:59:20	15:36:20	04:37:00	04:24:49
24	Andre Newman	Topaz 14Xtreme	6245	Bewl	858	11:59:30	15:48:10	03:48:40	04:26:31
25	Peter Barlow	Blaze	758	Burghfield	1046	10:59:20	15:38:43	04:39:23	04:27:06
26	Phil Longley	Phantom	1309	Stone	1030	10:59:20	15:34:48	04:35:28	04:27:27
27	Amber Brown/Chris Brown	RS200	429	Weston/RORC	1057	10:59:20	15:42:20	04:43:00	04:27:44
28	Darren Layton/Michael Guest	Topaz Xenon	4218	Earlswood Lakes	1070	10:59:20	15:47:09	04:47:49	04:28:59
29	Ken "Danger" Brown/Chris Butters	Osprey	1338	IOSSC	940	11:29:30	15:42:39	04:13:09	04:29:19
30	Dean Ralph/Simon Jones	Cherub	3208	Whitstable	941	11:29:30	15:42:56	04:13:26	04:29:19
31	Andy Hockey/May Lim	Laser 2000 (standard)	21914	Shadwell	1090	10:59:20	15:54:28	04:55:08	04:30:46
32	David Angwin	Halo*	710		1027	11:29:30	16:08:29	04:38:59	04:31:39
33	Andrew Pickrell	Europe	33	Wilsonian	1143	10:29:30	15:42:50	05:13:20	04:34:08
34	Mike Bell	Blaze	604	Burghfield	1046	10:59:20	15:46:35	04:47:15	04:34:37
35	Colin Gibson/Mark Thomas	Topaz Xenon	4193	Hertford County	1070	10:59:20	15:53:50	04:54:30	04:35:14
36	Lottie Harland	Laser Radial	176839	Burghfield	1106	10:59:20	16:04:44	05:05:24	04:36:08
37	Rob Clay/Dan Clay	Dart 18	4468	Marconi	800	11:59:30	15:40:48	03:41:18	04:36:38
38	Peter Bramley	Sprint 15 Sport (1 person, 2 sails)	1563	Tankerton	883	11:59:30	16:03:48	04:04:18	04:36:40
39	Neil Roscoe	Solo	4188	Haversham	1153	10:29:30	15:48:47	05:19:17	04:36:55
40	Russ Wheeler/Mark Seager	Osprey	1164	IOSSC	940	11:29:30	15:50:10	04:20:40	04:37:18
41	Toby Robertson	RS Vareo	325	Earlswood Lakes	1038	10:59:20	15:48:25	04:49:05	04:38:30
42	Tim Harris/Claire Spendley	Dart 18	7712	IOSSC	800	11:59:30	15:42:21	03:42:51	04:38:34
43	Max Petherwick/Mark Mawhinney	Osprey	1197	IOSSC	940	11:29:30	15:51:46	04:22:16	04:39:00
44	Jon Steward/Nick Yanniakoyorgot	Merlin Rocket (sail 3554 onwards)	3644	Fishers Green	1006	11:29:30	16:11:03	04:41:33	04:39:52
45	Nik Antoniades/Nicholas Sollner	Laser 2000 (standard)	2305	Wilsonian	1090	10:59:20	16:05:31	05:06:11	04:40:54
46	Jonathan Edwards/Justin Edwards	Merlin Rocket (sail 3430-3553)	3529	Shotwick Lake	1016	11:29:30	16:15:13	04:45:43	04:41:13
47	Kyra Sycamore/Rob Ellis-Paul	Bosun	2293	Docklands	1198	10:29:30	16:06:43	05:37:13	04:41:29
48	Paul Heather/Jonathan Osgood	Osprey	1292	Timouth Corynthian	940	11:29:30	15:54:19	04:24:49	04:41:43
49	Ben Jennings	Laser	142108	Maidstone	1082	10:59:20	16:04:46	05:05:26	04:42:17
50	Ian Foxwell/Hannah Foxwell	National 12	3453	Wilsonian	1087	10:59:20	16:07:14	05:07:54	04:43:15
51	John Snowden/Mark Taylor	505	8378	Hythe and Saltwood	902	11:29:30	15:45:00	04:15:30	04:43:16
52	Mark Hollis/Jane Bainbridge	Dart 18	7573	Seasalter	800	11:59:30	15:46:33	03:47:03	04:43:49
53	M. Holmes/J. Moore	Dart 18	6245	Queensmead	800	11:59:30	15:48:10	03:48:40	04:45:50
54	Simon West	Laser (wrong start)	147657	Laser	1082	11:29:30	16:39:00	05:09:30	04:46:03
55	M. Smith/R. Buckmaster	Nacra Inter F20	1060	DWSC	656	11:59:30	15:07:13	03:07:43	04:46:09
56	Steve Pooley	Unicorn	1086	Queensmead	775	11:59:30	15:41:22	03:41:52	04:46:17
57	Paul Bidwell	RS 100	197	Fishers Green	998	11:29:30	16:17:20	04:47:50	04:48:25
58	Joe Baker/Roger Baker	Dart 18	7322	IOSSC	800	11:59:30	15:50:38	03:51:08	04:48:55
59	Tim Bell/Ian Brunger	Osprey	1335	IOSSC	940	11:29:30	16:01:06	04:31:36	04:48:56
60	Tom Coley	Contender	644	HSSC	993	11:29:30	16:18:21	04:48:51	04:50:53
61	Ian Mills/John Bainbridge	Dart 18	1647	Seasalter	800	11:59:30	15:52:31	03:53:01	04:51:16
62	Joyce Brown/Joyce Clark	Bosun		Hertfordshire County	1198	10:29:30	16:18:28	05:48:58	04:51:17
63	Bert	Halo*	586	Rollesby	1027	11:29:30	16:31:09	05:01:39	04:53:43
64	Mark Wilkes/Falco Swnfen-Wilkes	Laser 2000 (standard)	2244	Burghfield	1090	10:59:20	16:19:48	05:20:28	04:54:00
65	Steve Bailey/Simon Limb	Albacore	5881	Nottingham	1064	10:59:20	16:12:15	05:12:55	04:54:06
66	James Mead/Paul Doyle	Albacore	7180	Fishers Green	1064	10:59:20	16:12:16	05:12:56	04:54:07
67	Bruce Nicholson/Trevor Chante	Laser 2000 (standard)	22064	Bough Beech	1090	10:59:20	16:20:14	05:20:54	04:54:24
68	Ken Downard/Les Tudall	Laser 2000 (standard)	22060	Wilsonian	1090	10:59:20	16:20:49	05:21:29	04:54:56
69	Daniel John Snook	Laser Radial	195760	IOSSC	1106	10:59:20	16:26:31	05:27:11	04:55:50
70	J. Walker/D. Holt	Dart 16 (Standard: 2 crew/3 sails)	1627	Rutland	853	11:59:30	16:12:00	04:12:30	04:56:01
71	Paul Taylor	Blaze	751	Burghfield	1046	10:59:20	16:09:32	05:10:12	04:56:33
72	Adrian Laber/Ian Laber	Dart 18	1829	IOSSC	800	11:59:30	15:56:54	03:57:24	04:56:45
73	Richard Jenkins/Max Jenkins	Enterprise	225	Aldenham	1117	10:59:20	16:34:41	05:35:21	05:00:13
74	Kevin Morton	RS600	875	Gunfleet	920	11:29:30	16:06:55	04:37:25	05:01:32
75	Mike Coleman/Julia Wesley	Dart 16 (2 crew/2 sails)	1957	TBSC	875	11:59:30	16:23:34	04:24:04	05:01:47
76	Paul Carter/David Carter	Dart 18	4871	Seasalter	800	11:59:30	16:01:16	04:01:46	05:02:12
77	Simon Elliott/Ian Symta	Laser 2000 (standard)	21898	Bewl Water	1090	10:59:20	16:29:29	05:30:09	05:02:53
78	Derek Darley/David Jolly	Sprint 15 GTI (2 crew/2 sails)	1991	IOSSC	935	11:29:30	16:14:53	04:45:23	05:05:13
79	Stuart Shields	Europe	181	Bewl	1143	10:29:30	16:18:40	05:49:10	05:05:29
80	Ian Clark/Rebecca Scott	Wayfarer	10520	Shadwell	1101	10:59:20	16:37:09	05:37:49	05:06:50
81	Roy Bushell/James Brookes	Wayfarer	10068	Bough Beech	1101	10:59:20	16:37:36	05:38:16	05:07:14
82	Luke Cook/Allen Cottell	Wanderer	1643	Rye Harbour	1140	10:29:30	16:20:11	05:50:41	05:07:37
83	John Fairclough	Weta*	338	IOSSC	917	11:59:30	16:42:13	04:42:43	05:08:18
84	Richard Beke	Unicorn	1085	Queensmead	775	11:59:30	15:58:54	03:59:24	05:08:54
85	Mark Fletcher	Laser	80706		1082	10:59:20	16:33:42	05:34:22	05:09:02
86	Steven Morgan/Deborah Macvean	Dart 18	5957	Tankerton Bay	800	11:59:30	16:07:29	04:07:59	05:09:59
87	Mike Webb/Philip Bergquist	RS400	799	Silverwing	949	11:29:30	16:25:40	04:56:10	05:12:05
88	Steve Barrett/Richard Hargreaves	505	7474	Fishers Green	902	11:29:30	16:12:14	04:42:44	05:13:27
89	Jo Norrington/Chris Hore	RS Vision	395	Hampton Pier	1085	10:59:20	16:40:03	05:40:43	05:14:01
90	Philip/Steve Sobey	Dart 18	561	Seasalter	800	11:59:30	16:10:48	04:11:18	05:14:08
91	Richard Metcalfe/Andrew Metcalfe	Osprey	1155	Wilsonian	940	11:29:30	16:25:12	04:55:42	05:14:34
92	Brian Clarke/Nick Wilson	Merlin Rocket (sail 3331-3429)	3106	Ranelagh	1026	11:29:30	16:53:11	05:23:41	05:15:29
93	Ean Matthews/Richard Elkan	Wayfarer	10320	Shadwell Basin	1101	10:59:20	16:46:59	05:47:39	05:15:46
94	Martin Wollny/Natalija Wollny	Merlin Rocket (sail 3331-3429)	3422	Ranelagh	1026	11:29:30	16:53:39	05:24:09	05:15:56
95	Tim Pryke	Laser Radial	129844	Tonbridge Town	1106	10:59:20	16:50:58	05:51:38	05:17:56
96	Alex Thomas/David Germond	Wayfarer	10521	Shadwell	1101	10:59:20	16:49:29	05:50:09	05:18:02
97	Liz Faulkner/Jan Spall & Kathy Brandon	Topaz Omega	3956	Hertford County	1075	10:59:20	16:41:14	05:41:54	05:18:03
98	Justin Fifield/Joe Sadler	Laser II	8126	IOSSC	1035	10:59:20	16:28:59	05:29:39	05:18:30
99	James Strother/Giles Strother	Enterprise	21885	Aldenham	1117	10:59:20	16:57:40	05:58:20	05:20:48
100	Chris Bartington/John Rivers	Enterprise	18568		1117	10:59:20	16:59:04	05:59:44	05:22:03
101	Tony Alexander/Olivia Alexander	Buzz	568	IOSSC	1003	11:29:30	16:57:40	05:28:10	05:27:11
102	Richard Smith	K1	20	Bewl Valley	1060	10:59:20	16:47:40	05:48:20	05:28:37
103	Paul Farr/Robert Farr	ISO	659	HCYC	926	11:29:30	16:35:45	05:06:15	05:30:43
104	Luke Whatley/Adam Wilson	505	8164	Queensmead	902	11:29:30	16:30:04	05:00:34	05:33:13
105	David Ayre/Martin Norris	Laser II	10411	Alexandra	1035	10:59:20	16:44:59	05:45:39	05:33:58
106	Alex Suddaby/Stephen Judd	RS400	923	Erith	949	11:29:30	16:46:26	05:16:56	05:33:58
107	Andrew Minney/Mark Davis	Prindle 19	961	Grafham Water	691	11:59:30	15:55:56	03:56:26	05:42:10
108	Paul Jarrett/Rob Grantham	Laser II	8128		1035	10:59:20	16:55:42	05:56:22	05:44:19
109	Tony Brown/Catherine Evans	59er	94	Burghfield	905	11:29:30	16:43:18	05:13:48	05:46:44
110	Leigh Hunnable/Mathew Jonathan Coote	Laser II	7669		1035	10:59:20	16:59:05	05:59:45	05:47:35
111	Simon Boyd/Dare Jessey	B14	688	BBSC	874	11:29:30	16:43:41	05:14:11	05:59:29
112	Bruce G. Eveleigh/Alan Shrimpin	Mystere 5.0	615	Creeksea	815	11:59:30	16:52:50	04:53:20	05:59:55