Last weekend saw the deciding races in the Brooks Macdonald Warsash Spring Series and the Brooks Macdonald Crewsaver Spring Championship in England. The boats were sailing in a force 3-4 southwesterly on Saturday, which veered close to due west for a time but backed once again during race three so the course did become biased for a couple of the classes but was re-aligned to the new wind direction for the remaining two. Ian Atkins’ BOATS.COM swept to victory once again in the J/70 fleet, winning the class overall with just 31.5 points total. Class newcomer Russell Peters managed to win, place or show in six of 14 races to snag second place with 59 points. Taking third was Jamie Arnell’s LITTLE LOUISE with 65 points. Fourth was Simon Ling’s TEAM RAF BENEVOLENT FUND SPITFIRE, and fifth was Ian Wilson’s GILL RACE TEAM. While Sunday, April 26 was overcast, quite chilly and the wind was back to the north/north easterly direction that has prevailed through most of the series, the competitors remained undeterred. The conclusion of the Brooks Macdonald Warsash Spring Series saw LITTLE LOUISE (Nigel Evans) storm home to a conclusive victory in the J/70 class. 20 points in arrears was David Mitchell’s crew on JUMANJI, and in third was Dave Mcleman’s OFFBEAT. Rounding out the top five was Patrick Liardet’s COSMIC and Simon Cavey’s JUST4PLAY, taking fourth and fifth, respectively. The Sunday afternoon saw a packed Warsash Sailing Club with the last of the weekly champagne prizes presented, with a total of 22 bottles on offer. The prizes were presented by top racing coach Jim Saltonstall. For more Brooks Macdonald Warsash Spring Series sailing information, visit http://warsashspringseries.org.uk/2015/index.htm.

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