Round the Island Race: 470 double medallist takes the Gold Roman Bowl

8:48 PM Sat 25 Jun 2011 GMT

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Double Olympic Silver medalist, Nick Rogers, who usually sails a 470 double-handed Olympic dinghy with Chris Grube, helmed Contessa 26 Sundowner to victory at the J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race today, Saturday 25th June. With more than 1,900 boats and 16,000 competitors jostling for space on a crowded Solent, Rogers mastered difficult conditions to win the Gold Roman Bowl, awarded to the best corrected time around the 50-nautical mile course, after handicaps are calculated. Indeed, winning the trophy has become something of a family affair in recent years, with uncle Jeremy Rogers claiming the coveted prize in ...

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by Peta Stuart-Hunt