(Hamble, England)- For the last and final round of races for the Garmin
Hamble Winter Series, the standings saw little change from the weekend
before. Some of the boats that had dominated throughout the series
affirmed their overall leads and a few others that had their sights set
on podium finishes actually managed to pull them off. In IRC 0, David & Kirsty Apthorp’s J/111 J-DREAM continued their consistent series and maintained their solid record with a 5th this past weekend to hang on to their third overall in class as well as their gold position in the J/111 one-design class overall. Some of the spoilers to the party on the last weekend were the arrival of Cornell Riklin’s J/111 JITTERBUG and David Ballantyne’s J/122 JINGS!, each taking a 3rd and 4th respectively in the final race.
Finally, David & Kirsty Apthorp’s J-DREAM were leading the J/111 class after the halfway point and never looked back, taking top honors for the series. By virtue of winning the last race, Cornel Riklin’s JITTERBUG leapt into second overall while Andrew Christie’s ICARUS placed third overall in class. For sailing photo credits- Paul Wyeth Pictures. For more Hamble Winter Series sailing information
