Osprey National Championships at Porthpean Sailing Club - Day 1
by Alan Henderson, Osprey Class Association 19 Jul 2014 23:24 BST
19-22 July 2014
Day 1 of the Osprey Nationals at Porthpean © Mike Rice /
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Burge & Townend take pair of wins
39 Ospreys started off a perfect day's sailing at Porthpean SC, Cornwall. Despite apocalyptic weather forecasts of lightning, thunderstorms and floods, what actually arrived was a lovely sunny day, with WSW winds rising through the day.
The first race was sailed in 8-10 kts, on four laps of alternate triangles and sausages. Matt Burge and Vyv Townend took control of the race from the first lap, closely followed by another returning Osprey sailor, the 1996 Champion D J Edwards, crewed by James Coxon. Third on the water, but unfortunately OCS, were Gareth Caldwell and Jon Gibbons. A gear failure in the second race compounded a day to forget for Gareth and Jon.
For the second race, the breeze popped up to 12 knots and the sunshine continued to blaze down to create perfect sailing conditions, on a similar four lap course. Burge and Townend, and Edwards and Coxon continued their battle at the front to take first and second again, followed home by Chris Gould and Nick Brooomhall in third.
Tomorrow has three races scheduled at Porthpean, and some new course shapes may add to the mix.
Race 1 Results:
1. Matt Burge & Vyv Townend
2. D J Edwards & James Coxon
3. Martin Cooney & Peter Frith
Race 2 Results:
1. Burge & Townend
2. Edwards & Coxon
3. Chris Gould & Nick Broomhall
Results after Day 1:
1. Burge & Townend
2. Edwards & Coxon
3. Gould & Broomhall