Spring Series Race 1 - Fast Handicap

Published 12:31 on 8 Mar 2026

A dull grey day, with a 510 knot ENE breeze and a spring low tide, probably had a lot to do with the low turnout in the Fast Handicap for the first race of the Spring Series.

Race Officer Fran Gifford wisely avoided The Bag and set a course in the main harbour.

Only the 505 of Peter Colclough and Alistair Morley, along with the Salcombe Yawl of John Burn and Ross Borne, fancied it. The handicap differential between these two boats inevitably meant that both would no doubt find it a little boring as they made their way around the course by themselves.

Still, there was a race to be won, and so off they went, quickly parting company as they raced the clock, both attempting to secure victory on corrected time.

Peter and Alistair did their best, but after an uneventful afternoon on the water, John and Ross comfortably claimed top spot with a six-minute margin.