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Round The Island Race, June 2019

Round The Island Race, June 2019

Rod, Kacey-Ellen and Luke (three of our Fastnet crew in-training) preparing the Flame for the start

Round The Island Race, June 2019

Principal and Skipper, John, counting the crew down to the start

Round The Island Race, June 2019

Chair of Trustees Paul, at the helm

Round The Island Race, June 2019

Boats as far as the eye could see...

Round The Island Race, June 2019

Some great views of the brightly coloured spinnakers while the breeze was up

Round The Island Race, June 2019

Some great views of the brightly coloured spinnakers while the breeze was up

Round The Island Race, June 2019

Flame of Anor, blue and yellow spinnaker flying, from the Hurst Castle vantage point

Round The Island Race, June 2019

Flame of Anor, jostling for position, from the Hurst Castle vantage point

Round The Island Race, June 2019

Flame of Anor, jostling for position, from the Hurst Castle vantage point

Round The Island Race, June 2019

An impressive view of the field from Hurst Point - Flame is in there somewhere!

Round The Island Race, June 2019

You couldn't see The Needles for boats!

Round The Island Race, June 2019

Paul and Rod (OC Trustee and crew member for the Fastnet in August) take advantage of the drop in the wind

Round The Island Race, June 2019

And the wind drops - who can find the breeze?

Round The Island Race, June 2019

Round The Island Race, June 2019

Trying to catch the breeze - Luke found the ideal position to hold the boom in place

Round The Island Race, June 2019

Becalmed.... no wind meant spinnakers dropped. Time for the Flame crew to change to the Genoa sail

Round The Island Race, June 2019

Round The Island Race, June 2019

Round The Island Race, June 2019

Fresher breezes off shore helped Flame gain speed

Round The Island Race, June 2019

Crew pic (taken by Paul)

Round The Island Race, June 2019

Kacey-Ellen and Rod enjoying the sun

Round The Island Race, June 2019

John at the wheel keeping an eye on progress

Round The Island Race, June 2019

Our experienced Skipper, John - as comfortable on deck as he is on shore

Round The Island Race, June 2019

Round The Island Race, June 2019

We were delighted to spot an old friend in the field - Dream Yacht Charter's boat, named Oarsome Dream in our honour.

Round The Island Race, June 2019

Dream Yacht Charter's Oarsome Dream

Round The Island Race, June 2019

The crew (taken by Emma)

Round The Island Race, June 2019

John scaling the mast to secure the rigging at the end of the day

Round The Island Race, June 2019

John scaling the mast to secure the rigging at the end of the day

Round The Island Race, June 2019

John scaling the mast to secure the rigging at the end of the day

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