35th Hamble Winter Series - Week 4, HBBC & HODC - Week 2.

Published 13:10 on 7 Dec 2016

Hamble Winter Series Day 4

It was a day of shifty, gusty winds and steep waves for the fourth weekend of the 2016 Hamble Winter Series, which this week played host to the Hamble Big Boat Championships and the Hamble One Design Championships.

The race team saw a maximum gust of 26 knots, with an average wind speed of 17.8 knots from a wind direction that swung between 050-090°. Combined with a strong cross-tide, this gave competitors some challenging and exhilarating sailing. 'It was a great day's sailing for everyone and a big thank you to all the race team volunteers that make it happen' said PRO Stuart Childerley.

The race team got two races underway from the vicinity of Sunsail buoy, and the exciting conditions can be seen in Hamo Thornycroft's excellent photos. He commented: 'it was a bit wet out there in the photo boat - but everyone was having such a good time it was good to be able to capture some of it on camera!'

One discard kicked in with this weekend's racing completed, which has shaken up the overall results in some classes ahead of a break weekend next week. To read the rest of the Winter Series report click here

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