About Class

About Us

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.

2024 Membership Application Form

The Class Association mission is to promote and increase the sailing of the Osprey dinghy, whilst ensuring old boats remain competitive.

The vision of the Osprey Class is to make it the premier 2/3 person symmetric trapeze dinghy in the UK and further afield.

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 1^st each year.

Meet the Committee

The Osprey Class Committee has 3 Officers (Chair, Secretary & Treasurer) supported by up to ten other class members who take various roles such as Technical Officer, Webmaster, Junior Rep.

Generally advises & guides the Association and liaises with 3rd parties.

Peter is a member of Poole Yacht Club and sails Osprey 1290 'Swiftwun'.

organises committee meetings and AGM [EGM]
manages Constitution & GDPR
receives membership applications
issues measurement certificate
can be contacted by using email address secretary@ospreysailing.org.uk

Ros is a member of Tata Steel Sailing Club and sails Osprey 1114 'Just Pogo' with her husband.

manages class finances and bank accounts
can be contacted by email using treasurer@ospreysailing.org.uk

Kevin is a member of Castle Cove Sailing Club and helms Osprey 1296 'Whitestar'.

maintains and proposes changes to Class Measurement Rules
monitors World Sailing changes to Equipment Rules of Sailing
can be contacted by email using technical@ospreysailing.org.uk

David is amember of Tata Steel Sailing Club and crews Osprey 1114 'Just Pogo'.

organises UK and area open meeting circuits
can be contacted by email using eventssecretary@ospreysailing.org.uk

Alex is a member of Hayling Island Sailing club and helms Osprey 1291 'Waimanu' with dad as crew.

Represents young Osprey sailors on the committee. New media especially videos of Osprey sailing which are available on YouTube.

Jamie is a member of Great Moor Sailing Club and crews for his dad in Osprey 1382 'Ghost Ship'. When not sailing an Osprey, Jamie sails his ILCA7 (Laser Standard).

Background to come

Richard is a member of Poole Yacht Club and helms Osprey 1373 'Great White'.

Background to come

Looks after the class website, hosting platform and class email. He also tries to maintain the class boat register.

Huw no longer sails an Osprey but owned 4 during the time he was sailing:

Osprey 242 'Lady Ann' an all wood Plycraft MkII which was later converted to MkIII
Osprey 1077 ' Tri Ardour' a Westerly all GRP MkIII
Osprey 1218 'The Misstress' a Porter all GRP MkIII
Osprey 1240 'Cognito' a Porter all wood - only two all wood boats were built by Porters