35th Hamble Winter Series - Week 2, HBBC & HODC - Week 1.
Published 13:03 on 7 Dec 2016
Hamble Winter Series
Sunday saw the second race day of the 2016 Hamble Winter Series – which after a changeable forecast delivered some champagne sailing conditions – albeit with some choice shifts to stir up the fleets a little. PRO Stuart Childerley managed to fit two races in from a startline in the vicinity of North Ryde Middle buoy. Two races on and in some fleets the pecking order is beginning to show in the overall results. Top photographer Paul Wyeth was afloat snapping away, and more shots will be available on his website, www.pwpictures.com
In IRC 1, Roger Bowden's Nifty had a cracking day on the water, adding another two firsts to their so-far perfect score. Dusty P, Richard Patrick's First 40 scored two seconds in their first time out this series, while James Wilkie's Reflex 38 Fast Tack Puma and Philip Farrands' Humphreys 40 Old Mother Gun took a third place apiece.
IRC 2 saw Simon Perry's J/109 Jiraffe and Mike Bridges' Elan 37 Elaine take a first and a second apiece, leaving them only a point apart overall. Mike Moxley's Malice put in a solid and consistent performance, adding two third places to their scoreline.
In IRC 3, Robin Stevenson's Upstart added two bullets to their score, taking them comfortably clear at the top overall. Scarlet Jester, Jamie Muir's SJ320 took a second place in the first race, with Jonathan Stevens' J/97 Windjammer taking second in the final race of the day. Sigma 38 quatrosolutions Pandanova II took third in the first race, with fellow Sigma Mefisto finishing third in the final race. That leaves IRC 3's results table very close, with only 9 points separating 3rd and 10th place. All to play for next week!
To read the rest of the report and find out what happened in the Hamble Big Boat Championships and One Design Championships please visit http://www.hamblewinterseries.com/news/35th-hamble-winter-series-week-2-hamble-big-boat-championship-hamble-one-design-championships-week-1
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