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Ospreys launch new circuits in 2014

by Alan Henderson, Osprey Class Association 28 Feb 2014 05:27 GMT Stand A4, 1-2 March 2014
Action from the 2013 Osprey nationals in Weymouth © Mike Rice / www.fotoboat.com

This weekend at the RYA Suzuki Dinghy Show, the Osprey class will launch not one, but two, brand new circuits for 2014. Come and see a sleek Hartley Osprey on the Osprey class stand at A4 in the Great Hall. Take a look at this powerful, fast boat, and find out about its racing events all over the country in 2014.

Could this be the year when you try out an Osprey?

Well, you are in luck because there will be a free prize draw on the class stand, for which the top prize is a test sail in the builder's own, all singing, all dancing Osprey, probably the finest boat in the fleet – it certainly should be!

Pick up a flyer which reveals all the dates and venues for the year's Championships and opens, including the two mystery new circuits.

Find out more about the Osprey, the classic design with all the modern equipment. The boat on the stand will be a Hartley boat, complete with all carbon rig, and laminate mainsail.

You can also ask about the Osprey, on the builder's stand, at C56 in the Great Hall.

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