Tom Gillard & Richard Anderton’s change of horse from Five-Oh to Fireball pays dividends at a blustery Bloody Mary

A chance for the fast boats to shine at this Saturday’s pursuit race classic?

Racing his Blaze singlehander, Mike Lyons faces some tough opponents at this Saturday’s event on Farmoor Reservoir

It’s looking like a windy Brass Monkey is in store for this Saturday’s event at Yorkshire Dales Sailing Club. The third event of the GJW Direct Sailjuice Winter Series hit its entry limit a couple of weeks ago, so 100 boats are set for a breezy battle around one of Great Britain’s most beautiful sailing venues.

With a light-wind forecast and 288 boats pre-entered, is 2014 the year the slow boats take their revenge at the Bloody Mary? Two years ago Jason Belben powered to victory on his foiling Moth and looked set to do so again last year, crossing the finish line in first place but subsequently was disqualified after fellow Moth sailor Rob Greenhalgh protested Belben for missing a mark of the course....

Mike Lyons ghosted to victory in his Blaze singlehander to win the inaugural Oxford Blue, the fourth event to take place in this season’s GJW Direct SailJuice Winter Series. For a first-time event, 115 entries was an impressive turnout. No doubt most competitors were fearing a windy outing, hoping for a less breezy gap in the storms that have been battering the UK in recent weeks. Well they got their wish, and then some....