Competitors in the first race of the Raymarine Warsash Spring Series, held on Sunday 11 March, were greeted with a warm, sunny day.

Early on, a good 10-12 knot southerly breeze kicked in to cover the starting sequences but instead of building, as it had done the day before, the wind became erratic, swinging towards the south-west and dwindling. This gave both fleets a challenging but rewarding day, particularly for tacticians as they watched to avoid calmer patches and carefully judged the effect of the flood tide.

Results (provisional)

Race 1

Black Group

IRC 1 Legally Brunette X-41 X-Yachts

IRC 2 Vortex X-35 Tim Harrington

IRC 3 Astarte First 34.7 Nick Jones

IRC 4 Glide-X X-332 Ian Dawson

IRC 5 2xS X-99 Aindriu McCormack

J/109 Jahmali Mike Wallis

J/105 Juliette Roderick Knowles

White Group

Hunter 707

Race 1 This is Jeff Tim Hunt

Race 2 Showtime Lloyds Yacht Club

J/80

Race 1 Jenga Trois Paul & Marie-Claude Heys

Race 2 Jenga Trois Paul & Marie-Claude Heys

Laser SB3

Race 1 Blue Job Marshall King

Race 2 Blue Job Marshall King

Sportsboats

Race 1 Go Ferret 1720 Huw Alban-Davies

Race 2 Go Ferret 1720 Huw Alban-Davies