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manroland sheetfed wins 2012 J P Morgan Round the Island Gold Roman Bowl

Wednesday 04. July 2012 - Tony Langley's TP52 race yacht Manroland Sheetfed is the winner of the prestigious Gold Roman Bowl for first boat overall on IRC handicap to complete the J P Morgan Round the Island yacht race, which is held annually around the Isle of Wight. Competing in class IRC 0, Manroland Sheetfed was the second monohull to complete the course, finishing in 4hrs, 42mins and 12secs to win on corrected time by just 3 minutes.

Langley’s Farr 45 Atomic, loaned to Toe in the Water – the charity which provides sailing for servicemen who have lost limbs in action – was the 1st of nine competing Farr 45’s to complete the course in challenging conditions.