Inland Championship - Carsington SC preceeded by Training Day

The Inland Championship, Carsington Open and Wilkinson Sword Series event will take place on Saturday 29th & Sunday 30th June.

Training day on Friday 28th June at Carsington SC is the only free class association run training day planned this year. So well worth joining in with highly experienced coach Adam Bowers. Adam is a former Osprey National Champion as well as a noted coach in many other classes.

2019 UK National Championship

The 2019 Osprey National Championships will be held at Mounts Bay Sailing Club, Marazion, Cornwall over 4 days from Sunday 4th August to Wednesday 7th August, with 10 races to be scheduled; 2 on Sunday & Wednesday and 3 races on each of the other two days.

The event will be shared with the Enterprise Class which will increase the number of people attending and provide an opportunity for bigger social events and some inter-class interaction.

Early entry closes on 30th June - all entries received by then are entered into a free draw for a new undercover courtesy of Rain & Sun

More information, which will be updated as additional information becomes available, now includes links to Notice of Race & Entry Form downloads plus link to current list of entries and possibles.

Nationals branded clothing available to order

?Irish Excursion 2020

Anyone fancy a European event in 2020? Next year the Royal Cork Yacht Club in Crosshaven in the Republic of Ireland is celebrating its 300th anniversary with a number of events through the summer. If we are interested the Club are minded to invite us to an Osprey event (to a format that suits us) on the week commencing 2nd August in parallel with the National 18 Class Championships.

I am not yet sure if we would be able to align the dates so that this does not detract from our National Championships at Castle Cove, but if there is sufficient interest we can look at possibilities.

Getting there would involve a ferry from South Wales probably to Rosslare and around 130 mile drive in Ireland, but from what I have heard the hospitality at the Royal Cork Yacht Club is excellent and I know from experience that these National 18 sailors know how to party.

If you are interested please get in touch.

Thanks, David

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It’s a series of handicap racing events that take place throughout the year, and it’s open to pretty much any sail-powered craft. The Challenge will involve events throughout the whole year.

Great British Sailing Challenge

The Allen Endurance Series combines 4 already well-established endurance events - The Whitstable Forts Race, Solent Forts Race, East Coast Piers Race and Isle of Sheppey Round The Island Race.

Allen Endurance Series

Events Calendar

Classic Boat Article

Classic Boat magazine have an article on the Osprey. Alan Henderson & Oscar Chess helped them with the article.

2018 National Championship Sponsors

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OSPREY OPEN AT ISLE OF SHEPPEY

Report by Lee Whitehead and photographs copyright and courtesy of Chas Bedford

It’s a windy weekend, with boats and crews tested to the limit. But you’re performing well, and hope to add a third race win to your tally. You’re charging up the last beat, the finish line is in sight, and disaster strikes. Bang - your crew’s in the water, and your rig is collapsing. Incredibly, Race Officer and photographer Chas Bedford has captured this remarkable photo sequence for posterity.

Look for the recoiling snapped jib halliard, a little below the Osprey logo on the mainsail.

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Something owners of older Ospreys may like to participate in are the following events.

Classic and Vintage Racing Dinghy Assoclatlon
20th Anniversary year

The Classic and Vintage Racing Dinghy Association (CVRDA) was formed in 1999 to bring together owners of older boats, encouraging maintenance, restoration and racing together. It is for all dinghies and catamarans of classes designed before 1965 and built before 1985,' wood or fibreglass, tatty or immaculate and also ttiose "lost" classes, designed before 1985 and no longer in production whose class association no longer exists. We also support Classic Dinghy class associations and some specific early models of certain classes - Baker built Larks, early wooden Phantoms etc. that find it hard to compete in the modern sailing scene. We already have joint events with SigneTs and MiniSails and have provided a focus for the
revival of the Lowrider International Moth.

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Report by Lee Marriott and photographs and copyright of Chas Bedford

IOSSC Open: The Osprey class was welcomed to Costa Del Sheppey and promised Champagne sailing conditions as well as the usual fun and enthusiastic social to follow. Only 6 boats entered but did not dampen any spirits.

Day 1: Sunshine, 15/20kts of breeze and flat water greeted the competitors and Race 1 started on time with 1373 (Marshal & Woods) setting a blistering pace and rounding the windward mark first closely followed by 1372 (Greenland & Marriott) and the rest of the fleet. The wind was shifty close to the mark and initially was to tight for the spinnaker, but nearly all boats hoisted it anyway. 1372 being more energetic then most promptly capsized which allowed boat “1” (Wheeler & Mawhinney) to chase 1373. It then became a precession and positions didn’t change, except one boat! Local boy Kenny & Chris Butters (1338) clearly didn’t listen to the PRO brief prior to going afloat nor did he read the SI’s and sailed straight through the start/finish line on the down wind leg (SI’s Rule 8.e). Kenny was quoted saying “ I don’t know why im the only sailing the correct course, All those have got it wrong...” The new team of 1245 (Macdonald & Brittain) sailed incredibly well for their first open beating 1114 (Downs & Downs)

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will host the only  Osprey Class training day of 2019 on Friday 28th June.

 

The class association run training day is the only one planned for 2019 and is free to Osprey Class Association members. So it will be well worth joining in with highly experienced coach Adam Bowers. Adam is a former Osprey National Champion as well as a noted coach in many other classes.

News from World Sailing

26 June 2019

  • Nominations open for 2019 World Sailing Awards
    World Sailing is inviting the sailing community, sports fan and the public to nominate individuals, teams and organisations for the 2019 World Sailing Awards.
  • Japan takes first ever SailGP event win in New York
    In front of large crowds lining the waterfront in downtown Manhattan, the Japan SailGP Team - helmed by double Olympic medalist Nathan Outteridge - beat off strong competition from Tom Slingsby's Australia SailGP Team to win its first event in the inaugural SailGP season.
  • Kusznierewicz and Prada win Star World Championship
    The ninety seventh edition of the Star Class World Championship ended with a victory for Mateusz Kusznierewicz and Bruno Prada followed by Augie Diaz with Henry Boening in second place and Eivind Melleby and Joshua Revkin in third.
  • The Hague to become a city of sails in 2021 and 2022
    The Hague, The Netherlands will become a city of sails in 2021 and 2022 with the 2021 Youth Sailing World Championships heading to the city, one year ahead of the Sailing World Championships.
  • British team set for Hempel Youth Worlds
    Fourteen of the Great Britain's most promising young sailors will represent the nation at the Hempel Youth Sailing World Championships.

RYA Dinghy Racing News

26 June 2019

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