With a bumper entry, cold and shifty winds, GJW Direct SailJuice Winter Series 5 was always going to be a tough event. The Merlin sailors made it two wins in the series so far.
Nine classes in top 10
Full report to follow
| Rank | Class | sailnos | Club | Helm | Crew | PY | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total | Nett |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Merlin | 3749 | Frensham Pond | Nick CRAIG | Alan ROBERTS | 973 | (9.0) | 3.0 | 1.0 | 13.0 | 4.0 |
| 2nd | Scorpion | 2022 | Staunton Harold | Pete GRAY | Rachael RHODES | 1032 | 2.0 | (15.0) | 6.0 | 23.0 | 8.0 |
| 3rd | Devoti D-Zero | 108 | Daniel HOLMAN | 1015 | (20.0) | 7.0 | 3.5 | 30.5 | 10.5 | ||
| 4th | Blaze | 789 | Felpham SC | Jonathon SAUNDERS | 1032 | (37.5) | 6.0 | 5.0 | 48.5 | 11.0 | |
| 5th | Halo | 812 | Burghfield SC | Mike LYONS | 1015 | (16.0) | 8.0 | 3.5 | 27.5 | 11.5 | |
| 6th | Phantom | 1345 | Rudyard Lake | Andy COUCH | 1008 | (12.0) | 4.0 | 7.5 | 23.5 | 11.5 | |
| 7th | RS 200 | 1540 | Chris CATT | Katharine MARTIN | 1059 | (15.0) | 12.0 | 2.0 | 29.0 | 14.0 | |
| 8th | Contender | 2465 | Datchet Water SC | Stuart JONES | 980 | (78.0) | 5.0 | 9.0 | 92.0 | 14.0 | |
| 9th | Fireball | 15107 | Christian BIRRELL | Sam BREAREY | 963 | (52.0) | 2.0 | 13.0 | 67.0 | 15.0 | |
| 10th | Phantom | 1435 | Northampton SC | Will GULLIVER | 1008 | (11.0) | 10.0 | 7.5 | 28.5 | 17.5 | |
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Photo © Tim Olin
| Events | |
| Draycote Dash | 22/23 November |
| Datchet Flyer | 13/14 December |
| Brass Monkey | 27 December |
| Oxford Blue | 3 January |
| Bloody Mary | 10 January |
| Steve Nicholson Trophy | 24 January |
| Tiger Trophy | 31 January/1 February |
| Grafham Grand Prix |
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The GJW Direct SailJuice Winter Series is based around the UK's biggest winter handicap events. Sailors from many different dinghy fleets now consider this series as one of the main goals of their winter racing. With great prizes on offer, it attracts some of the best sailors in the country to compete against each other. The series is managed by SailRacer.
