The Osprey fleet headed to Tata Steel Sailing Club in South Wales for its final event of the year, the Welsh and Midland Championships on the 26th & 27th October. They were met with light winds and sunshine all weekend that kept crews on their toes looking for the ladders and trying to avoid too many snakes.
Saturday's racing was dominated by Alex & Nick Willis who kept moving and displayed remarkable consistency. They were pushed hard by DJ Edwards & Ollie Harding who had jumped into a loan boat and quickly found the turbo button.
Roger a&nd Jamie Blake completed the podium for the day. Meanwhile, back in the pack most boats had their moments of glory and gloom in equal measure.
After a good evening sampling Port Talbot beer at £2 a pint, the fleet was raring to go on Sunday. The wind waited until extra time to make an appearance and two interesting races were held.
The Murrays were on a charge towards the front of the fleet after spending the last few months wandering around golf courses.
In the last race with all to play for the fleet let loose on the start line resulting in black flags, three disqualifications and several recalls. DJ & Ollie resorted to some dirty tactics to try and stop the rampant charge of Nick Willis, now helming. Nick & Jonathan brushed DJ & Ollie's blocking aside and took the final win, but unfortunately lost the regatta on a technicality.
It was an interesting and challenging weekend. Tata SC were excellent hosts and it was good to see the Mumbles fleet coming back to life in readiness for next year's Osprey National Championship.
This year's competition for the Wilkinson Sword trophy, a magnificent plinth mounted sword that was much admired at this year's RYA Dinghy Show went to the wire with the Welsh and Midland Championship being the last event. Roger & Jamie Blake were the worthy winners with Alex & Nick Willis second and Richard Marshall plus a plethora of crews third.
There is a rumour that yet another wedding cake will be cut with this mighty beast in the not too distant future.
Overall Results :-
Pos Boat Name Sail No Helm Crew Club R1 R2 R3 R4 Pts
1st 1354 D J Edwards Ollie Hawk Tata Steel SC ‑2 2 2 2 6
2nd Ghost Ship 1382 Roger Blake Jamie Blake Great Moor SC 3 4 1 (DSQ) 8
3rd Bakers Dozen 1312 Mike Murray Pam Murray Tata Steel SC ‑6 3 4 3 10
4th Jammie Dodger 1348 Oscar Chess David Charles Tata Steel SC 5 ‑7 5 4 14
5th Cariad Y Mor 1336 Jason Taylor Matthew Taylor Tata Steel SC ‑11 5 3 7 15
6th Waimanu 1291 Alex Willis Nick Willis HISC 1 1 (DNC) DNC 17
7th Great White 1373 Richard Marshall Arthur Butler Poole YC 4 ‑11 9 5 18
8th Just Pogo 1114 Ros Downs David Downs Tata Steel SC ‑9 8 7 6 21
9th Waimanu 1291 Nick Willis Jonathan Osgood HISC (DNC) DNC 6 1 22
10th Pink Panther 1225 Paul Bambridge Carywn 0wen Tata Steel SC 8 6 8 (DSQ) 22
11th All White Now 1278 Alex Shaw Richard Woffinden Mumbles YC 7 9 10 (DSQ) 26
12th Jennifer 1276 Simon Brewer Phil Rees Mumbles YC 10 10 (DNC) DNC 35
13th Rhianon 1344 Mike Williams Martin Tossell Tata Steel SC 12 12 (DNC) DNC 39
14th Ylost 1341 Willi Crichton Jonathan Osgood SWSC 13 13 (DNC) DNC 41
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