Following a highly successful 70th Anniversary year in 2023 there are exciting things happening in the Osprey Class for 2024 as witnessed by the many visitors to the Osprey and Hartley Boat stands at the RYA Dinghy & Watersports Show held at Farnborough International on the 24th and 25th February.
The 2024 season kicks off with the season opener at Tata Steel SC in South Wales on April 6th & 7th. A warm welcome awaits all the teams at Tata Steel SC and the local pub is currently stocking up with beer and food as the Osprey fleet are known to work up a thirst when sailing.
May sees the fleet return to Mounts Bay - a long-time favourite of the class for the Southern Championships and Panmorra Cup. The Notice of Race can be found at www.ospreysailing.org.uk.
At Spring Bank Holiday, the fleet will return to another, but very different, old favourite at Coniston Sailing Club for the Scottish & Northern Championship. Hopefully both events will attract a sizeable fleet.
There is a full calendar of open events throughout the season which provide something for everyone and involves visiting some interesting parts of the country.
In July Ospreys will be sailing in the Classic and Vintage Racing Dinghy Association rally at Roadford Lake in Devon. This will be a weekend of semi formal racing and socialising for older boats. It is always a fun event and great to see vintage and old boats competing and to admire the handiwork of those who have restored older boats. The event is open to any Ospreys built prior to 1990 and is a great opportunity to dig those old boats out of the garage and give them an outing.
A recurring theme throughout the Dinghy show was people remembering Osprey fleets racing in Singapore and Lagos. Hartley Boats are reported to have delivered an Osprey to a customer in the USA and an entry has been received for the 2024 Championships from a team based in Bremen, so you never know a European Championship could be on the agenda in future years. Watch this space.
Finally congratulations to our very own DJ Edwards and Vyv Townend on their marvellous second place finish in the recent Fireball World Championships in Australia.
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