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    Posted: 12 Nov 05 at 9:17am
Watch out for the new Mk4 Osprey, official launch on the Ronstan Stand at the London Boat Show.  There will be three on display at the Dinghy Exhibition in March. New builder is Hartley Laminates of Derby who also build the Kestrel and Supernova. Major re-design by Phil Morrison.  Brand new patterns for hull and deck moulds have been produced by Ian Teasdale and Kevin Driver.  This boat will 'fly'. The Osprey can now also carry Carbon spars, and Kevlar sails,

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does that mean the hulls are getting lighter too?
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Do you think Vandercraft will be in on the act at some stage?
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No intention to reduce weight of hull.
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Are the Ospreys intending in using gust responsive rigs like Bethwaite have developed?



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At the moment only Selden and SuperSpar are being developed, the Selden has been trialled and has proved to meet the requirements of a modern responsive rig.
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Can't wait for it.  Although I have been told by my wife that I can't have one as I've got one already. (Mk3 GRP).  She just doesn't understand the seriousness of the situation.
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It never ceases to blind me with wonder as to why classes are forever trying to 'improve' by embracing new technologies.

The Osprey's main attraction (so far as I can see) is that older boats compete on such an even footing with the new stuff.... somthing that dispite what most classes say, is very rare in a UK dinghy class.

There should only be two reasons why a class should introduce changes.... to incourage more people to sail it by making it nicer to sail or reduce costs, which in turn encourages people to sail it.

If your new boat is faster than the existing boats won't that make the class more expensive and elitist and if it doesn't..... why are you getting all exited about a flying boat thats just the same?????????
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The Osprey hasn't had a GRP/FRP builder for 12 years. The hull shape has not changed but the deck layout has been re-vamped to make it easier to produce in FRP. They won't outclass the Mk3's or even a well-sailed Mk2. The word 'fly' was merely a play on words referring to the Osprey bird itself which had disappeared from these shores until re-introduced quite recently. Like the bird, the boat was in danger of extinction, the new FRP boats will be some £5000 cheaper than a new wood one which currently costs around £14000 and is beyond the pockets of most people.  
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Originally posted by morph

Selden has been trialled and has proved to meet the requirements of a modern responsive rig.


Really, you mean you've gone fully battened? (Cause you can't have a modern style gust response rig without) Seems rather a drastic thing to do to the Osprey, I thoughtitwas rather stylish as it was, if not my sort of thing.
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