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45th Hamble Winter Series Entries Open

by Trevor Pountain 7 Jul 07:22 PDT
With Alacrity wins Yacht of The Series - Hamble Winter Series 2025 Race Week 8 © Paul Wyeth / www.pwpictures.com

The 45th Hamble Winter Series will start on the 4th October 2026 and run until the 29th of November 2026.

There will be eight weeks of class racing for IRC yachts, which will follow a tried and trusted formula of two races each Sunday for the first four weeks, followed by one race a day for the last four weeks, when daylight and air temperatures are both a little lacking.

The mid series break will be the weekend of 1st November. Earlybird entries for the winter series, which are terrific value, are available until the 4th of September 2026.

The Hamble IRC Autumn Championship will take place on the weekend of the 10th and 11th of October this year and weather permitting will see an increase to seven races.

Yachts that enter the full winter series will be automatically entered into the IRC Championship.

The Hamble One Design Championships will once again be on Race Week 1, the 3rd & 4th of October and Race Week 3, the 17th & 18th of October.

Prize-givings will be held every Sunday at the Hamble River Sailing Club after racing.

Entries are online at: www.hamblewinterseries.com

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