The 43rd running of the Hamble Winter Series has completed, thanks to the amazing volunteers at Hamble River Sailing Club. Chris Jones & Louise Makin’s JOURNEYMAKER II won seven races with 9 points net total to take the class title. Second was Paul Griffiths’s JAGERBOMB counting three firsts and five seconds for 13 points net. In third was the Jolene Syndicate’s JOLENE with 22 points net. For more Hamble Winter Series information, visit https://www.hamblewinterseries.com/.

Over Columbus Day weekend was the Gearbuster race run annually every fall by Indian Harbor Yacht Club in Greenwich, CT. It’s a long day race around various government buoys in western Long Island Sound. Winning the 10-boat PHRF B Division was Bill & Jackie Baxter’s J/111 FIREBALL by nearly 24 minutes corrected time. As a result, they also took PHRF Overall honors too. For more Stratford Shoals Race information, visit https://yachtscoring.com/emenu.cfm?eID=16310.

The Royal Ocean Racing Club’s Solent racing season came to a conclusion with the Vice Admiral’s Cup with two days (14-15 September) of windward leeward and tight round the cans races. High pressure dominated the weather conditions, with early autumn sunshine providing brilliant sunshine. On both days, the racing schedule was delayed allowing a seabreeze to fill, and it was worth the wait. Five superb races were run for all classes in up to 15…