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52nd Osprey Nationals at Mount’s Bay Sailing Club - Preview
26-29 July 2009By Paddy Lewis 03 Jul 2009 15:51
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The 52nd Osprey National Championships are taking place this year at Mount's Bay Sailing Club for the first time since 1994. The event starts on Sunday 26th July and runs over 4 days ending on Wednesday 29th July. There are just short of 40 boats entered so far and the Class Association is hoping to emulate the success of the lasts years' event at this outstanding venue. There are boats enter from all over the UK as well an entry from across the channel.
The 2008 Nationals were held at Poole YC with 52 boats taking part. The increase in numbers is largely thanks to the introduction of the new Hartley Laminates built MK IV, which was introduced in 2006 since when over 30 new boats have been built and there are more on order. The future of the class has been secured and as a result sailors are jointing from other classes.
Mount's Bay is one of the premier Nationals venues in the UK and the club is no stranger to big fleets having hosted the Fireballs in 2008 with a 90 strong fleet. In 2007 they had the GP14s and the year before the RS400.
There has been a long history of Ospreys at Mounts Bay. When Ian Proctor designed the boat in 1950 it did not take long before a fleet was established at the club growing to 40 boats at its peak. Mounts Bay members have won the National Championships on nine occasions and the Osprey remains an established Club class today.
If you have an Osprey and would like to enter please visit the Osprey Nationals web link below for more information or call any of the Association members listed on the website. This is an extremely friendly class with buckets of help and advice available in the boat park for those who are new to Ospreys.
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The Ospreys arrived for the last Gul event of the season and the Inland Championships at Rutland Water. The wind looked perfect even if the mist and fog blocked out the lovely scenery.
Sunshine greeted the thirteen Ospreys who came together at Kielder. It was fantastic to have two visiting crews all the way from Sheppey, and Martin Cooney and Peter Frith from Poole, as well as regular visitors.
A bit boring! We were sent out about an hour before the race actually started, because they put up a postponement. It was cold and wet because it was raining, and the clouds brought a dence and chilly atmosphere with it.
Wet, wet and windy. Today was good fun once we were out there. We came 16th and 20th! It was good fun! On the way in, we got hit by a squall! Force 8, which was very scary! We got flattened!
Osprey Nationals at Mount’s Bay Sailing Club - Days 1 & 2 - 27 Jul 2009It was a bit scary out on the water. Race 1 was very scary, although the wind dropped off during the race. It was really good fun though! The waves were big and the wind was light and fluffy. We finished 13th! YIPPEEEE!