Success in the second day of racing in the Helly Hansen Warsash Spring Series on April 15 went to those skippers who played the strong tides in the Solent and managed to stay in breeze. Having lost two Sundays of racing due to the weather, the race committee was keen to get racing going. Despite the breeze not reaching the numbers forecast, it managed to run two races for the Black Group and the usual three races for White Group. The White Group was started with a tight beat near the mainland shore and a light Southerly breeze that then started flicking more Easterly. The first start was against the tide, which helped ensure no premature starters. The committee boat moved more offshore for race 2 and again everyone was well behaved and got away cleanly. In race 3, there was one boat over the line and a collision, and the windward mark had to be moved for subsequent laps as the breeze swung. Graham Clapp’s JEEPSTER is leads the J/70 fleet with three bullets in their scoreline. However, tied on points with them is Doug Struth’s DSP counting all firsts and seconds. Sitting in third is Jon Powell’s PEGGY. For more Helly Hansen Warsash Spring Series information, visit http://warsashspringseries.org.uk/2018/index.htm.