For many, it was “chilled champagne” sailing on day three of the Helly Hansen Warsash Spring Series. The series is at its midpoint, and the overall results are beginning to take shape as the front-runners and riders start to become apparent. The third Sunday of the Series was more like a classic Spring Series day; cold with sunshine and reasonable winds from the east. In the combined White Group, three races were held. Although the wind moved right for the third race, by judicious moving of marks, the committee managed to avoid having to stop and re-run the race. The J/70s appeared to pull away due to downwind speed. After the three races, Graham Clapp’s J/70 JEEPSTER leads their class with just 9 points in six races for a somewhat commanding lead at this juncture. Sitting in second is Steve Venables’ INJUNCTION with 18 points, and in third position is David Mcleman’s OFFBEAT with 35 points. For more HELLY HANSEN Warsash Spring Series information, visit http://warsashspringseries.org.uk/2017/index.htm.