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Round the Island Race 2010 - What's in a name?

5:44 AM Fri 14 May 2010 GMT

'The 'Fraxious' crew competing in 2009 - J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race 2010' Patrick Eden Click Here to view large photo

J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race 2010 isn't far away now and with that in mind, we decided to take a look at Boat names. Boat names, not unlike people, can be packed full of character - charming, mysterious, personal, weird and just plain perplexing! Britain's favourite yacht race certainly plays host to an extraordinarily eclectic mix of boat designs, boat names, and characters. Take for example Rapscallion of Suburbia, a Sigma 33 racing in IRC. What does the name say about its owner Les Stagpool racing in his fourth J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race? ...

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