Spring is sprung, the grass is ris, you wonder where the warm wind is.....cos last night it was freezing! Nevertheless it did not deter the enthusiastic Wednesday evening racers as nearly a full entry list assembled off Gilkicker point. Another ten minutes later in trying to leave Dolphin Pool and the fleet likely would have been two down, both Tinker T and Spirit of Kudu were hard aground in their berths with low water still three quarters of an hour away.

Covering charity and possible affiliate status, the Portland Oystermen Several Order, moorings and the forthcoming cocktail party