This in from Peta in her own words. Ed
The Island Sailing Club and J.P. Morgan Asset Management are delighted to announce that the BBC TV commentator and presenter of BBC’s long-running programme ‘Question Time’, David Dimbleby, will fire the 0630 first start gun from the Royal Yacht Squadron Platform and also compete in the 2014 J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race on Saturday 21st June.
David will also attend the pre-Race Press Conference on Friday 20th June in Cowes Yacht Haven to officially launch the Race weekend.
Sailing in the race
David has previously taken part in the Round the Island Race in the 1960s, on a Scod, but spent the first half of the race in the cabin being ill as they went through what the Times later referred to as ‘Atlantic seas off Hurst’!
These days he does most of his sailing in the Summer in the South West on ‘Rocket’, built for him in 1980.
His RTI Race experience on June 21st should be far less gruelling as he is being joined by his son, 16 year-old Fred, on board a Farr 65 entered by Official Car Partner to the Race, Volvo Car UK. The pair will be racing with Team Volvo sailors Luke Patience (a 2012 Silver Medallist) and Elliot Willis (2 x World Champion) who are campaigning for Gold in Rio 2016 in the Men’s 470 class.
Image: © BBC Media Centre
