Osprey Nationals at Highcliffe Sailing Club

Osprey Nationals at Highcliffe Sailing Club - Day 2

by Alan Henderson 25 Jul 2015 00:04 BST 23-26 July 2015

Martin Cooney and Peter Frith during the 2015 Osprey National Championships © Mike Rice / www.fotoboat.com

Dark, wet skies, and rain for most of the day failed to dampen spirits on Day 2, 24 July, of the Osprey Nationals at Highcliffe SC. It was another day of brisk breezes of around 15 knots, but offshore and with some lulls to punish the unwary.

Two races were sailed on a triangle sausage course, and breezes were again sufficient for some of the top boats to take a dip, and sufficient to continue the current epidemic of broken pintles, gudgeons and assorted rudder disasters.

In Race 1 current National Champion Matt Burge crewed by Phil Angrave were the victors, taking the British Steel Salver for their efforts. Osprey builders Richard and Mark Hartley took second with Terry Curtis/ Peter Greig third.

In the second race, Martin Cooney and Peter Frith withstood their rudder issues to remain mildly shaken not stirred and take the Martini Trophy, and move into the lead overall. Burge and Angrave also made progress with a second place, with Curtis/ Greig keeping close in third. This sets up a very close contest with the top three teams separated by just a point, as we go into the third day.

In the evening at the class AGM, Hartley Boats revealed more details of the exciting Mark 5 Osprey, which will be launched in early 2016.

The Osprey Class are grateful to the following companies who are supporting the 2015 Osprey National Championships: Clamcleat, Allen Bros, Hartley Boats, Marlow, SeaSure, Rain & Sun

For further information about the class, see www.ospreysailing.org

Results after day 2:

Pos	Sail No	Club	Helm	Crew	R1	R2	R3	R4	Pts
1	1290	Poole	Martin Cooney	Peter Frith	(DNC [34])	1	4	1	6
2	1272	Poole	Matt Burge	Phil Angrave	‑6	3	1	2	6
3	1281	Weymouth	Terry Curtis	Peter Greig	1	‑4	3	3	7
4	1296	Castle Cove	Kev Francis	Phil Male	2	5	6	(DNC [34])	13
5	1355	Blithfield	Richard Hartley	Mark Hartley	4	‑12	2	9	15
6	1311	Blithfield	Chris Gould	Nick Broomhall	5	2	9	‑18	16
7	1337	Kielder	Rob Shaw	Ian Little	7	8	‑11	5	20
8	1291	Hayling Island	Alex Willis	Nick Willis	3	‑11	8	10	21
9	1298	Poole	Mike Atkinson	Matt Reid	‑15	7	7	7	21
10	1175	Weymouth/Dorchester	Emma Stevenson	Tim Bowden	8	10	(DNF [34])	4	22
11	1207	Poole	Andy Brewer	Richard Hattersley	‑17	9	5	8	22
12	1085	Oxford	George Odling	Harry Odling	11	6	10	‑12	27
13	1341	Isle of Sheppey	Russell Wheeler	Chris Saunders	9	‑13	13	6	28
14	1314	Kielder	Viola Scott	Mike Scott	13	‑15	14	11	38
15	1338	Isle of Sheppey	Kenny Brown	Chris Butters	10	‑17	16	13	39
16	1350	Coniston	Alec Mamwell	Arthur Butler	‑22	14	12	14	40
17	1297	Marconi	Michael Taylor	Jon Willey	12	16	20	(DNF [34])	48
18	1343	Poole	Richard Marshall	Andrew Edmonds	14	19	15	‑22	48
19	1353	Wilsonian	John Shenton	Steve Offer	‑27	18	18	15	51
20	1316	Prestwick	Alan Henderson	Mike Barton	18	‑22	17	16	51
21	1292	Teign Corinthian	Paul Heather	Jonathan Osgood	16	‑24	22	17	55
22	1247	Castle Cove	Marcus Scrace	John Pym	19	‑29	24	19	62
23	1114	Tata Steel	Ros Downs	David Downs	21	20	21	‑23	62
24	555	Isle of Sheppey	Mick Greenland	Lee Marriott	23	‑28	19	21	63
25	1318	Poole	David Best	Tony Pauffley	‑24	23	23	20	66
26	1329	Great Moor	Roger Blake	Jamie Blake	20	26	(DNS [34])	24	70
27	740	Portishead	Paul Roberts	John Clark	25	25	‑27	25	75
28	1340	Shoreham	John Mills	Caz Mills	26	27	26	(DNF [34])	79
29	1325	Great Moor	Robin George	Nicola George	28	30	25	(DNC [34])	83
30	1195	Castle Cove	Pete Barnstable	Richard Cumberbatch	(DNC [34])	21	DNC [34]	DNC [34]	89
31	1352	RYA	Nick Jones	Will Crichton	29	(DNF [34])	DNC [34]	DNC [34]	97
32	1319	Poole	Chris Playfair	Alistair Watkins	(DNC [34])	DNC [34]	DNC [34]	DNC [34]	102
32	1310	Poole	Michael Richardson	David Bourne	(DNC [34])	DNC [34]	DSQ [34]	DSQ [34]	102