Round The Island Race

After braving the skies above the Cumbrian and Lancashire countryside on their skydive a couple of weeks ago, fellow Bone and Joint Centre orthopaedic consultants Peter Brownson and John Davidson took to the water to take part, along with 6 fellow sailors, in the Round the Island race held on the isle of Wight.

Despite a record time being set by Sir Ben Ainsley 12 months before, the winds were light and times were slow. Peter and the team chartered a Bavaria 36, a mid range yacht for their voyage, unfortunately after 7 hours racing they were among another 668 yachts forced to retire due to the weather conditions.
The 2014 winning time was a full 6 hours behind the record set the previous year.

Peter explains, “The opportunity to sail in the race, which I have been told is the fourth largest participation sporting event in the UK behind the London Marathon and Great North and South runs, was too good to miss.
Although the wind wasn’t on our side the weather was stunning and the day a huge success. With the Queen Mary 2 passing us in the Channel we knew we were lucky to be there.”