(Hamble, England- 24th October)- The third weekend of the 2010 Garmin Hamble Winter Series produced more good racing. Sunday's steady northerly breeze produced challenging conditions. Saturday's racing was marked by an unexpected squall when 12–15 knots of westerly breeze leapt to 40 knots at precisely 1300hrs. It was soon over but Race Director Jamie Wilkinson had immediately signaled an abandonment, and the two fleets returned for a restart of Race 3.
In the Big Boat Series IRC 0 Class, the J/122s and J/133s continue to sail in a challenging series. Ian Matthews' J/122 JINJA is sailing well, still lying in second place. Jackie and Robert Dobson's J/133 JERONIMO sailed a reasonable set of races on the third weekend, but dropping them into 6th place, but only 5 points from 3rd overall! The tale of the tape in this class goes race-by-race; especially since JINJA is counting a DNF in Race 9 in her scores.
The Bugle's Oliver Weeks presented the overall trophies and prizes, and the whole fleet were invited to enjoy live music at The Bugle in Hamble that evening. The Spinlock day prizes were presented by James Hall and Simon Crowther. There will also be more cakes on the menu in response to popular demand! Me thinks carbo-loading with sausage patsy's and Guinness were standard issue crew meals. Have times changed? Sailing photo credits- Paul Wyeth Pictures For more Garmin Hamble Winter Series results and sailing information.
