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26 June 2007, 10:40 am

Record Finishers

JPMorgan Asset Management Round The Island Race 2007

Cowes, Isle of Wight, Great Britain

At 05:00 BST on 23 June, the 76th edition of the JPMorgan Asset Management Round the Island Race gets underway, with 1,799 boats line up for the annual race around the Isle of Wight. A brisk 11-16 knot breeze is forecast for the 50-mile race.

Provisional results show the top IRC boat on handicap and winner of the Gold Roman Bowl is Edward DONALD's (GBR) Folkboat Madelaine. The boat and owner have won the Gold Roman Bowl before, in 1999. DONALD commented, 'We had a taxing day and had to make sure we got out of the tide. Basically we hugged the shore all day long - and saw a lot of the Island. Most of the time we were up with the H-Boats and quarter tonners. We had a great day out!'

DONALD's crew for the race were two more 'dads' from Winchester, Rob REED and Dan RIGDEN, who all met through their children, all at Weston School. The boat is named after 'Maddie' DONALD's 10 year old daughter. He would like to dedicate this race to the memory of his elder brother Richard.

Race Control believe the final boat to cross the line was Elektra raced by Raymarine Young Sailor of the Year Katie MILLER and Dan MONK (GBR). They had encountered problems with gear failure throughout the day but had soldiered on, and in so doing helped The Ellen Macarthur Trust.

Last year the total raised for charity by all the participants was £30,000 and the organizers are confident this has been exceeded in 2007.

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Lithuania's Juozas Bernotas came out on top in the Men's RS:X whilst Russia's Stefania Elfutina was triumphant in the Women's RS:X. Both sailors claim the first Abu Dhabi ISAF Sailing World Cup Final spots whilst Jock Calvert (AUS) and Joanna Sterling (AUS) picked up the Oceanic spots for the Emirati finale.

A tight group of five young Papua New Guinean (PNG) Laser sailors are stepping up their 2015 Pacific Games competition program using this week's ISAF Sailing World Cup Melbourne. PNG is one of 33 countries represented at the important Oceanic event, the largest Olympic sailing regatta in the southern hemisphere.