With the spring season just around the corner, Southern Regional High School sailor Turner Ryon has gained valuable experience so far this winter. Not around here, of course.

Racing in the Melges 15 Winter Series in Sarasota, Fla., the teen representing Little Egg Harbor Yacht Club had an outstanding effort during the second event of the series Feb. 26-27, placing second among a 63-boat field with 32 points through five races, finishing 18 points behind Lake Geneva YC’s Eddie Cox.