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Friday, March 28, 2008
Spring Racing Takes off in the UK
Hosted by the Warsash Sailing Club, the 2008 edition of the Raymarine Warsash Spring Series is now officially underway on the Solent, and J/s are everywhere to be found. Three J one-design classes; the J/80s, J/105s and the J/109s are all enjoying the level playing field that one-design racing affords and three brand new J/122s, two J/133s, a J/92 a J/110, a J/35 and a J/39 are all competing in the IRC classes. On the first weekend the fleet was met with gusts over 30 knots which made for some challenging crew work and flat-out exhilarating downhill rides. The second day of racing (a total of 10 possible races over six weekends) gets going Sunday March 30. event website