THE Raymarine Warsash Spring Series came to a close at the weekend with many class winners decided on the final race.

But all those raring to go had to wait patiently for a light breeze to fill in slowly from the south-east.

The restarted IRC1 fleet included the boats competing in the Big Boat Series and it was one of these, John Bainbridge's beautiful Farr 45 "Renaissance", which was fastest on the day.

The next two boats, Nick Haigh's DK46 "Dark and Steamy" and Jerry Otter's Farr 45 "Werewolf", dead heated for second with John Shepherd in another new boat, the Ker 46 "Fair Do's VII" just one second behind.

By the time the fleet reassembled for the second race, the wind had dwindled to 1.5 knots with a building tide. After a short interval, it was decided to abandon racing for the day.

There was also a lengthy early morning delay on the Sportsboat course.

The 1720s were first away and Ruairidh Scott sailing "King Quick", having won all four races in the Spring Championships the previous day, built a one minute lead.

The SB3s had what has become their normal general recall and went to the back of the sequence.

The runaway winner in the J80s was "Jimbob", although series leader "Just Savage" did enough to keep the overall title.

Warsash Sailing Club invite all competitors to the prize giving ceremony at Shore House, Warsash, on Friday, May 19 (8pm).

Week 6 results Black Fleet: IRC1: Fair Do's VII (Ker 46, JohnShepherd) IRC2: Cool Runnings (X-35, Thorkild Juncker & Jochem Visser) IRC3: No Doubt (First 34.7, Chris & Hannah Neve) IRC4 (tied first): Glide-X (X-332, Ian Dawson), Jammin of Poole (J-110, Mike Riley) IRC5; Shadowfax (Sigma 33, Andrew Johns) Bowsprit: Nebulas (J-105, Mike Franklin & Rob Garlick) J109: Johnny Blue II (Charles Ivill) Sigma 38: Festina Lente (Meakins family) White Fleet: Hunter 707 Race 1: Pocket Battleship (Mike Gillett) Cork 1720 Race 1 & 2 (King Quick, Ruairidh Scott) Laser SB3 Race 1: Team Netgear (Chris Jennings, Neil Hardie & Niko Metherell) J80: Race 1: Jimbob (Mr Heath) Sportsboats Race 1: Quarter Back (Backman 21, messrs Thrower, Duniam & Mitchell)