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Round The Island Race with First Class Sailing is an annual event. Set off with over 1000 other racing yachts to circumnavigate the Isle of Wight. Round The Island Race is organised by the Island Sailing Club in Cowes. This is a one-day yacht race around the Isle of Wight. An island situated off the south coast of England. With over 1,000 yachts and around 15,000 sailors, it is one of the largest yacht races in the world and the fourth largest participation sporting event in the UK after the London Marathon and the Great North and South Runs. From Olympic gold medallists and world champions to amateur crews and those trying their hand at racing for the first time, this really is a race for all With First Class Sailing you can take part and experience this top racing event with no experience required. Full training is given. Training days and post-race festivities are all included in our race packages. Whether you compete in yacht races regularly or are new to the sport, sailing in the Round The Island Race, one of the world's most iconic sailing events, and in some of the best (and most challenging) sailing waters is a day to remember! "The race itself for me was tremendous - Perfect amount of wind and plenty of sunshine. Sail back on Sunday was relaxing - the wind had dropped. Skipper excellent. Confident and clearly in control of the boat and the race." - a happy sailor from one of our previous RTIR To find out more head to our website or follow us on our social channels. Please do call or email if you have any questions. Website: https://www.firstclasssailing.com/ Email: info@firstclasssailing.com Call: 0203 006 3717 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FirstClassSailing Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/first_class_sailing/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2262271 Video credit Kevin Deville

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Our biggest project yet! Our old bottom paint was failing and our thru hulls were corroding! We hauled out at Bert Jabin Yacht Yard to take care of both problems at once. Doing most of the work ourselves, we didn’t know what we were getting ourselves into! Incredibly hot weather and back breaking labor, after 4 days the thru hulls were complete and we finished prepping to start the paint. Thankfully we didn’t sand the bottom paint ourselves. Instead we wanted to start fresh and got the bottom professionally blasted down to bare gel coat. After days prepping the bottom of the boat we toiled for two MORE days to apply four coats of Interlux 2000 barrier paint followed by two coats of Trinidad Pro. We thought this was going to be easy peasy, right? I’ve painted the entire inside of my house, how hard could it be to paint a boat? We were so wrong… Constant crouching on our knees then standing back up - lather, rinse, repeat… The Trinidad Pro has so much copper in it, holding that heavy roller full of paint above our head for hours was brutal! On the bright side, we both got a full body workout two days in a row 🤣 We finished up the last coat of paint around 9pm and it wasn’t until the next morning that we could appreciate the fruits of our labor, it was so worth it. 💙 Will I ever volunteer to paint the bottom of another boat…? Oh, heck no! If you’re wondering how much money projects like this cost, check it👇🏼👇🏼 Thru hulls = $800 Barrier paint = $1000 Anti-fouling paint = $1050 Bottom blasting = $2000 Yard fees = $1650 Misc parts, supplies, & consumables = $300 TOTAL without labor = $6800 Cost of therapy = TBD…… 😵‍💫 #boatwork #sailingcouple #beneteau411 #sailboat #boatproject #diy #shorts

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Wind up two-blocked much? Here is how to fix it! Check out this tech tip for getting the maximum range out of your purchase systems. Music by https://www.free-stock-music.com

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