Nautica BFD 100 collection

This year, bold, bright colour is the focus of the captivating Nautica BFD 100 collection. Available in multifunction and date only designs, each BFD 100 features an eye-catching, coloured resin strap that makes a bold fashion statement. The engaging designs are sporty and functional with authentic dive style details, including a turning top ring with oversized numbers, a sport dial with luminous option, and large luminous hands and markers that match the strap colour.

The BFD multi features a Japanese multifunction movement with day, date, and 24-hour subdials, and boasts a mega-sized 50mm case, while the date only version showcases a big date window at 6 o’clock in a slightly smaller 46mm case. Both are water resistant up to 100 meters.

Signature details include open-design hands with luminous arrow tips that provide a quick read in any environment and the J-Class sail etched on crown. But the real story is the bright colours. The multi is available in black, orange, yellow, navy blue, sea blue, lime green, purple and white, while the date adds fuscia, to the spectrum of choices.

“Bold, bright colour is a core attribute of Nautica Watches. It’s part of the heritage of our functional, fashion-driven sport watches. You can’t think about Nautica without thinking colour".

"Nautica Watches is a Race Partner of the 2011 J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race. With their longstanding involvement internationally in sailing sponsorship and timing, this is their 5th consecutive year as a sponsor of this unique event.

RRP: £235.00

Stockist: www.thewatchhut.co.uk

Round the Island Race

The annual JPMorgan Asset Management Round the Island Race, organised by the Island Sailing Club, is one of the most popular fixtures on the Solent racing calendar. Competitors come from Europe and the USA, as well as all over the UK, to follow the 50 mile course round the Isle of Wight.

Starting on the famous Royal Yacht Squadron line in Cowes, the fleet races westabout, to The Needles, round St Catherine's Point and Bembridge Ledge buoy back into the Solent. Spectators can find many vantage points, both on the mainland and Isle of Wight, to watch the race progress.

Over 60 prizes are awarded for the event and every boat completing the race receives a memento of the occasion.

Whether you compete regularly or are new to the sport, you will enjoy superb racing in some of the country's best sailing waters. Whilst the fastest multihull record stands at just over three hours, the bulk of the fleet crosses the line during the late afternoon or early evening and it is often the smaller craft that carry off the top prizes!

If you are a newcomer to the event, the "First Timer's Guide" has more information and advice. Plus, of course, the staff at the Island Sailing Club will be happy to answer your questions – email rir@islandsc.org.uk or call 01983 296621.

Full details of the race are published in the Notice of Race, Safety Booklet and Sailing Instructions which you will find on our Race Documents page.