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Osprey Sailing

Welcome to the Osprey Class website.

The Osprey is mainly sailed in the UK but has been sailed in many parts of the world. Enclaves of Ospreys outside the UK are in Vancouver Canada, Lagos Nigeria and Mombasa Kenya. There used to be many boats in Singapore.

The class would welcome being contacted by owners, past owners or those who have sailed an Osprey wherever they are in the world.

The Osprey is a big, fast sailing dinghy with a single trapeze and a symmetric spinnaker.

Designed by Ian Proctor, the Osprey is sailable in all but the most extreme weather conditions, whether inland reservoir, tidal rivers or mountainous seas.

The Osprey is a well behaved and balanced boat, suitable for racing or cruising, and may be sailed by a crew of two or three. She comes with a spacious interior, giving a generous space to its crew. A choice of hull materials, fittings and layout, rig and sails allow competitive pricing.

Over the years, there has been some development in hull shape and construction, and carbon masts, booms and spinnaker poles are now allowed. Nonetheless, it is the ethos of the class that the hull shape and sail plan remain true to the designer’s original concept.

The class’s policy of gradual development means that old boats still compete successfully at the top end of the fleet against modern examples. This is a very rare attribute in other classes, so it is no wonder that many sailors enjoy the challenge of finding and preparing an old wooden example to compete with the best. Others prefer to purchase a modern example by builders Hartley Boats, with a more standard layout, needing little pimping or tuning to be competitive.

Many Ospreys are sailed by couples, and the introduction of carbon rigs mean that the class now suits lighter weight pairings as well as heavy weight teams.

It is a boat which is quick on all waters and all winds, while in heavy winds and big seas, it is a boat which really looks after you.

Osprey's do not become obsolete

Class Boat Osprey 1385 The Osprey Class have a boat available for crews to borrow under a loan agreement. The boat is now a Hartley MkVI, sail number 1385, with full carbon-fibre rig. This boat was handed over to the class by Mark Hartley of Hartley Boats at the 2024 RYA Dinghy & Watersports Show on 25^th February 2024.

The class boat will be going to Poole Yacht Club for shake down trials with the leading Osprey sailors at the club, before being used by youth section of the club. A Poole Youth team will be chosen to have use of the boat at the 2024 National Championship being hosted by Poole YC.

We need to look to the future of the class and the new blood that can be welcomed into the Osprey family. The details (application form and loan agreement form) on how to acquire the boat for a defined period are available. The forms can be filled in electronically, but with Google Chrome browser when you save a completed form it does not save the information you have entered. This is not much good. So on Microsoft Windows systems, download document and open with either Adobe Acrobat Reader or Microsoft Edge browser.

The Osprey Class Committee are actively looking for crews to take her on and join us. If you know of a suitable crew then get in touch with your committee members or local Osprey representatives.

The previous class boat was used by several different crews, could you be next!

Class boat in action at Oxford Blue Selden Sailjuice Winter Series 2020/2023 The previous class boat, Osprey 1360 a MkV, was the overall winner of the 2022/2023 Selden Sailjuice Winter Series campaigned by Peter Gray & Geoff Edwards.

The Osprey Class Association is an association of owners & supporters of the Osprey dinghy designed by Ian Proctor. It is primarily a UK based class association but owners & supporters of the class in the rest of the world are welcomed.

The committee organise each year the UK National Championship and an open meeting circuit. The committee also liaise with the builder, Hartley Boats, maintain the class measurement rules, issue measurement certificates and try to maintain (keep up to date) the register of boats and the owners of said boats.

The Osprey Class Association invites you to join.

2024 Membership Application Form

Here are some of the things which the Association does on behalf of its members;

Organises class circuits and Championships
Organises training days
Communicates with members and public via Class website, Forum and Facebook etc
Publicises the class in yachting press and websites, and at the RYA Dinghy Show
Provides measurement certificates
Maintains class records and trophies
Advertises Ospreys for sale
Underpins the value of your Osprey

When you are racing your boat you need a valid Measurement Certificate. For the Measurement Certificate to be valid you need two stickers from the Osprey Class Association; one for your measurement certificate and one for the transom of your boat. These stickers are issued annually on payment of the appropriate membership fees.

On change of ownership a new measurement certificate must be obtained. A new certificate can be obtained from the class secretary [secretary@ospreysailing.org.uk]. Please if possible send a copy of the existing certificate with your request for a new one.

To compete in National and Area Championships one member of the crew should be a Full Member and the other crew member must have at least Associate Membership.

The membership categories and fees are as follows:-

Full	Open to Owners or Joint Owners (no more than 2 per boat) of an Osprey. Eligible to helm or crew an Osprey in any race, attend and vote at AGM's or EGM's and become an Officer or Committee Member.	£40
Member	Open to anyone except owners of an Osprey. Eligible to helm or crew an Osprey in any race provided the boat belongs to a Full Member, attend and vote at AGM's or EGM's and become an Officer or Committee Member.	£20
Associate	Open to anyone who does not own an Osprey, also to the second joint owner of an Osprey. Eligible to attend and vote at AGM's or EGM's, but not on financial matters or the Measurement Rules. May not become an Officer or Committee Member	£15
Student	Open to anyone engaged in full-time education at the time of annual renewal of membership.	60% of appropriate rate from above

Note the membership year is the calendar year and annual subscriptions fall due on January 1st each year.

2025 Osprey National Championship Regalia

Roll up, roll up, order your Mumbles 25, ‘Red Dragon’, Craftinsure, polo’s and sweat shirts now!

Golden yellow embroidery on FLB and print on the back.

Order by Monday 16^th June 2025 for championship delivery. Orders after this date accepted but delivery to Mumbles for Championship cannot be guaranteed.

Polo’s or Sweats only £25 each.

Text me with your size and colour (Safire, Navy or Pink but other colours if you really want).

Also note - female tailored options available

Payment Later TBA.

Contact Richard Marshall

Phone: 07816 989700

Email: rminteriors2022@hotmail.com

navy poloshirt

pink poloshirt

19 Jul 2025 - 20 Jul 2025

Open to boats built in 1995 and older.

More information at https://www.cvrda.org/events/roadford-rally-2025/ where tere is a link to the Notice of Race.

Southern Area Tour

ospreysoutherntour Hello Osprey Sailors! As we kick off our season at Margate with five ospreys on the water, we are excited to be a part of this years Southern Area Tour!

We kick things off at Burnham Week Regatta at RCYC (23^rd to 25^th August). The ospreys get their own start line, as well as a formal club dinner and a BBQ. There is ample parking and camping (with power). Entry here;

https://www.burnhamweek.com/fleet/osprey/

Tuesday is a travel/rig day to get yourselves down to Margate. We will be running six races over two days (27^th & 28^th). There will be pasties on the beach at lunch and some of the best fish and chips in the area. Parking along the sea wall.

https://www.margateyachtclub.co.uk/event/osprey-open-meeting

We then all move on to the Isle of Sheppey for another two days of racing (30^th & 31^st). There will be three races on Saturday and two on Sunday (one of which is long distance). Entries here;

https://webcollect.org.uk/iossc/event/osprey-traveller-series-event

Boats can be left in Sheppey for the IOSSC Round the island race the following weekend.

National Championship Venues

Craftinsure 2025 Osprey Class National Championship

Thursday 3^rd to Sunday 6^th July 2025

Overall Results

Club Team Standings

Nationals Report

Links to photographs
Day 1 - https://adobe.ly/4lzCIxY

Day 2 - https://adobe.ly/4lgCD2G

Day 3 - https://adobe.ly/4nq2jv8

Day 3 - https://photos.app.goo.gl/EVkshc8ANRqjxiBb8

Day 4 - https://photos.app.goo.gl/gA32j7PzTpTLrEZB9

Mumbles YC Osprey Nationals Event page

Notice of Race

(published Friday 28th December 2024 at 08:30 GMT)

Sailing Instructions

(published Thursday 26th June 2025)

2025 Membership Application Form

(published Thursday 2nd January 2025)

Online Entry

Entries must be received by 23:59 BST on Sunday 29th June 2025, alternatively print form and send to class secretary

'Expression of Interest' (EOI) closed at 23:59 GMT on Tuesday 31st December 2025 with 42 having submitted an EOI.

The list of full entries, as of 12 noon Thursday 26^th June 2025.

Class Partners & Sponsors


Companies supporting the Osprey Class

Dates yet to be decided.

Awaiting confirmation of venue and dates yet to be decided.

Saturday 2^nd to Tuesday 5^th September 2028

South Caernarvonshire Yacht Club (Abersoch) to host the Osprey Class Nationals in 2028.

Awaiting confirmation of venue and dates yet to be decided.

Osprey Dinghy Show Video (3-minute video)

Osprey Round The Island Race 2023

The Osprey Class are grateful for the continued support of:

Hartley Boats love with the Osprey started over fifty years ago when I was invited as a youngster to crew for Wally Gardner, an excellent sailor, at his local club. Thrilling, exciting speed and challenging, the beer tasted twice as good. “Crew for me at the Nationals" asked Wally. “No, I am not experienced, I will let you down”. Wally’s response was, “I will look after you, you will be OK”.