Even if you've never seen or taken part in the race, the JPMorgan Asset Management Round the Island Race course really couldn't really be much simpler! Its literally around the island, anticlockwise.

The fleet crosses the start line at Cowes heading in a westerly direction towards Yarmouth. The boats pass round the Needles Lighthouse, along the south-west coast of the Island to St. Catherine's Point and then up across Sandown Bay to round the Bembridge Ledge Buoy. The fleet then makes its way round No Man's Land Fort and across Osborne Bay to the finish line back at Cowes.

The map on the right shows the key points of the race. Find out the best vantage points to watch this spectacular race.

For transport to the Isle of White there are many different ferries running from Southampton to Cowes.