Blithfield Sailing Club has a long history of hosting successful Osprey Open Meetings and so it continued in 2023 with the 70th Anniversary "Osprey Final Fling" over the weekend of 14th/15th October 2023 and with a strong fleet of 18 Ospreys.
After three exciting races and after securing the boats for the night, everyone settled into the clubhouse for the evening to regale their stories of the squall whilst enjoying the famous Blithfield hospitality. A Hog Roast with all the trimmings, a plethora of puddings followed by cheese and biscuits ensured no one went to bed hungry. Two firkins of Black Country real ale were squeezed dry before everyone retired to get some well-earned shut eye.
The forecast for Sunday had not been particularly promising, however sailors awoke to clear blue skies and more breeze than forecast allowing two further exhilarating races.
Congratulations to Peter Gray and Geoff Edwards winners of the Osprey Final Fling 2023. In addition to the weekend presentations, the Osprey Travellers Series Wilkinson Sword Trophy was awarded to Alex and Nick Willis - Well done both!
Thanks goes to Richard & Mark Hartley for donating prizes and wine on Saturday evening.
Overall Results:
Pos Sail No Helm Crew Club R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Pts
1 1206 Peter Gray Geoff Edwards Staunton Harold SC 1 ‑4 2 2 1 6
2 1234 Terry Curtis Peter Greig Weymouth ‑5 1 3 3 3 10
3 1381 Richard Hartley Mark Hartley Blithfield (RET) 9 1 1 2 13
4 1382 Roger Blake Jamie Blake Great Moor SC 3 2 7 4 ‑8 16
5 1349 Robert Shaw Ian Little KWSC / RCYC 4 5 5 ‑6 6 20
6 1368 Steve Leney Paul Keeling Blithfield 8 ‑11 4 8 4 24
7 1373 Richard Marshall Arthur Butler Poole YC 11 ‑13 11 5 5 32
8 1291 Alex Willis Nick Willis Hayling Island SC 2 (RET) 13 10 10 35
9 1345 Tom Chadfield Peter Slater Blithfield 9 3 8 ‑15 15 35
10 1383 Ken Brown Mark Mahwinney IOSSC (DNC) 6 6 7 16 35
11 1114 Ros Downs David Downs Tata Steel SC (RET) 8 10 12 7 37
12 1331 Ian McDonald Jon Gibbons Blithfield 6 12 12 ‑13 9 39
13 1363 Rob Burdekin Wouter Swinnock Blithfield ‑12 7 9 11 12 39
14 1360 Steve McCarthy Paul Sennett Blithfield 7 (RET) DNC 14 13 53
15 1341 William Crichton Jon Batt Ribble Cruising Club/Blithfield 10 10 16 (OCS) 17 53
16 1292 Paul Heather Jonathon Osgood TLSC (RET) 14 14 17 11 56
17 1333 Doug Rankin Rob Swinnock Blithfield 13 15 15 16 ‑18 59
18 1175 John Bowden Tim Bowden Weymouth RET (RET) DNC 9 14 60
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