Round the Island Yacht Race 2024

..a snapshot of the race as seen from Ventnor between about 10.40am to 11.30am...
Very Strong winds and a heavy sea state resulted in a large portion of the original competitors retiring early and heading back to base before reaching the Needles.

[@60isthenew21]

Never get sea sick but watching them that day , wow ! Great footage.

[@ewantheboat]

We made it round , fantastic time surfing at 16 knots down the back of the island, finished first in our division too ... Epic race for us , would 100% do it again

[@tomhermens7698]

Most of these boats are over canvassed.

[@motorbiking18650]

Definitely made the right call to withdraw. Out of the 900+ entries only 154 finished. Looking on the AIS most of those who retired got as far as the Needles and sensibly turned around. Getting minor repairs to a performance sail can run in to many £100s. Most of the boats who attempted the race, reported significant damage. For me if you have winds in F7 gusting 8, sure you can get round, but it wont be fun and not really fair to expect people to rescue you if you have a problem. The X-Yacht (X43?) GB2647R would have likely incurred some damage with the uncontrolled Gybe. Strange that they didn't use a preventer in those conditions, maybe nobody wanted to go out to rig it up.

[@paulmahy]

I bet a lot of those crews had a fantastic time, surfing down the faces, a really decent blow, a good test of man and boat, a good hard race, and something to talk about when swinging the lantern.

[@stephend4683]

We did it, finished 4th in class, 22nd overall with no damage. And yes, we rigged a preventer!

[@paulmahy]

@@stephend4683 Amazing, what an achievement, I can imagine the satisfaction completing the race. It looks like an excellent day.

[@stephend4683]

@@paulmahy we saw 17.9nts, 14+ sustained speed down the back 👌🏻

[@paulmahy]

@@stephend4683 Bloody hell!! That must have been tip top!!!

[@tincoffin]

The modern rig does not seem particularly well adapted to these conditions. They seem to have too large a jib either over-canvassed or semi furled and setting badly. Would they not do better with an inner forestay on which you could set a small staysail or storm jib ?

[@peterheiberg566]

Great race for sail makers

[@logohigh1]

Its an ill wind indeed ... >

[@Coyotehello]

Hahaha.

[@General_Crock]

My compliments to the guy on Consilium who hooked up the whisker pole. Brave dude. Or dudess.

[@bartboosman953]

Indeed! And they also unreefed just before the rounded the Island. That's what I call commitment!

[@willgregor4392]

@@bartboosman953 Totally pointless too. You don't need a whisker when it's blowing that hard.

[@cilldublin07]

Must have been at least one boat who tried to get a kite up? There's always someone who's brave or cocky no matter the wind

[@paulsinclair3401]

Didn't see a single kite unfortunately!

[@csjrogerson2377]

Why does it always blow a bastard on the day of the RtIYR? Everyone I've been on has been a nightmare.

[@Team33Team33]

Wow. This looks seriously stronger than another video I saw! Well done all who were at sea. Moreso than they chose to do so ! ...

[@djowen5192]

There is a point where leaving the dock stops being 'a competitive adventure ' and becomes foolhardy.

[@paulmahy]

Those who can do, those who can't, comment.

[@robertharris7027]

That's looking like some fun out there. Hopefully they all keep a stiff upper lip.

[@pinkharrier47]

Why have the main up, and a dangerous boom to kill people in those conditions? You meander more, so you're not doing better vmg.

[@Coyotehello]

survival mode.

[@captainflipflop8805]

I did my day skipper ticket a couple of months ago and one of the guys in the boat was doing his competent crew so he could do the race. I wonder if he made it to the start line

[@paulsinclair3401]

Perfect conditions! Can't believe that so many turned back, or that the ISC cancelled some classes! We've done RTI many times over the last 5 decades and never turned back yet, even when undertaken in similar conditions in a 'Catch 22' - and finished! Excellent fun!

[@maciejtrybilo]

Most of them look pretty uncomfortable.

[@pjenkins3700]

Some over canvassed and rounding up and out of control as a result.

[@paulmahy]

some armchair sailors on here too.

[@motorbiking18650]

It looked more like the wave got hold of the stern and pushed it round. Thats not caused by too much sail. It's a factor of the sea state.

[@matthewwhishaw2342]

Rounding up is more likely caused by rolling in that sea state on a boat with ab Bulb or fin keel and small spade rudder. Long keeled boats wouldn't have rounded up like that.

[@pjenkins3700]

@@motorbiking18650 I think that’s what happened but I also think that the reason the boat couldn’t go down the wave was because the helm was overpowered due to excessive sail area. I’ve been there a lot myself and if you don’t get the timing right the forces for the helm sometimes overwhelm. The result is not surfing down the wave but rounding up!

[@jameskelly7193]

Lot of inexperienced so called yachties out there I've spliced the main brace of Cape horn in a hurricane don't think they would have been able

[@bonvoyage5377]

me me me me me me

[@dhouse-d5l]

Blimey thats almost a Lee shore... RNLI on a shout?

[@logohigh1]

persumably sea state will flattened off a lot once round the point ,that gybe was certainly not actually catastrophic - it might have been if they hadn't rounded up the other side of it .

[@thecityoutdoorsman9609]

Unfortunately it didn't particularly, although the wave period lengthened... We were surfing all the way down to bembridge ledge... It was a long day, but with the proper precautions was a good race although we definitely sailed conservatively.

[@martinpage7249]

Looks like they were all powering along with reefs in the mainsail and a storm jib, very hard going, but good luck to them.

[@willgregor4392]

Where on earth are you seeing that? They all have full jibs up

[@merlinjones2660]

Some NEED to deduce Who Puts there lives in danger 5 people on RNLI boat have families to WHO WILL PROVIDEFOR THE RNLI PEOPLES FAMILIESIF THE WORSTSHOULD HAPPED,to rescue those who's boat is not up to force 7/8seas and a crew with limited skills to know when it's bad weather just a thought is all

[@Wksfr]

Stay in bed then

[@tuisitala9068]

@@Wksfr Only an idiot would not reef in those conditions.

[@marklewis9959]

Wow that's crazy rough

[@heatherrawls6015]

Wow! Sporty indeed....

[@firedicer]

bit windy out there ...

[@RichardMauri]

Queue up Christopher Cross

[@davidbrettle4547]

Who won o.a.?

[@windseeker2357]

Death wish

[@andrewpease3688]

Some queens of drama here!Actually less accidents than usual,the experienced ones made it round safely and those who were not confident wisely decided not to leave the Solent.All good

[@motorbiking18650]

Less accidents because 1/10th of the competitors perhaps.

[@andrewpease3688]

@@motorbiking18650same number of competitors,good management of risk by the whole fleet whether they finished or abandoned

[@andrewpease3688]

@@motorbiking18650same number of competitors,the vast majority took the right decision for their individual circumstances whether they abandoned or not

[@frenchdot]

Nope

[@miladsayadan6807]

Woww

[@greggbutler9344]

How many masts were lost?

[@matthewwhishaw2342]

I saw one come down in the Solent.

[@WeAndTheSea]

Madlads - nr 5610 is sending it without a reef 😂😂