Not a breath

No play on the first Sunday of the Garmin Hamble Winter Series

There was disappointment for more than a thousand sailors when lack of breeze caused racing to be abandoned for all of the eleven classes on the first day of popular Garmin Hamble Winter Series on the Solent.

A gentle zephyr was all that was available when racing was due to begin at 10.00, but it turned out to be the best the morning had to offer, and by 11.30 it had dropped to nothing. The inevitable result was the raising of "AP over A", which was the signal for the huge fleet to return reluctantly to the Hamble.

Better winds will surely be on offer during the series, which is scheduled to run until 2nd December. Next weekend will see the first five races of the Garmin Hamble Big Boat Series on Saturday and Sunday, which will take place in addition to Day 2 of the Winter Series, and will be concluded on 27th and 28th October.

The navigation electronics company Garmin is the principal sponsor for the third consecutive year of the Winter Series, the Big Boat Series and the Autumn Championships which will take place on 21st and 22nd October.

For more information see: www.garminhamblewinterseries.co.uk