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The following table lists for calendar years information
- on publications by the Osprey Class of magazines and yearbooks
- highest sail number
- other significant events
| Yearbook produced | Not known if Yearbook produced | No Yearbook produced |
Where paper copies of magazines and yearbooks are available they are gradually being scanned and made available on this web site in PDF format. Note - some of the files are quite large. i.e. over 5 Mbytes.
| Year | Highest Sail Number | Comments | Class Magazines (Known about) |
| 1953 | The prototype Osprey helmed by Ian Proctor won the Round the Isle of Wight Race. | ||
| 1955 | Bell Woodworking asked Ian Proctor to revise design to make it easier for the boat too be self-built. This it is thought became the MkII. | ||
| 1957 | 102 | First class yearbook issued | |
| 1958 | First National Championships were held at Saundersfoot SC, Pembrokeshire, Wales | ||
| 1959 | |||
| 1960 | 150 | ||
| 1961-62 | 260 | ||
| 1962-63 | |||
| 1963-64 | 408 | ||
| 1964-65 | 1st GRP Osprey built by Paul Wright using a mould taken from Ian Proctor's Osprey 222 "Fabulous" | ||
| 1965-66 | 517 | ||
| 1967-68 | 682 | ||
| 1969 | |||
| 1970 | |||
| 1971 | |||
| 1972 | 900 | ||
| 1973 | 940 | Mark 3 layout approved at AGM. |
May December Editor Peter Agnew |
| 1974 |
969-999 were not issued, started again at 1000 with MkIII layout Westerly late in 1974 started moulding MkIII hulls on their own premises |
March December Editor John Rayner |
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| 1975 | 1070 |
Last year Westerly produced all wood boats Three new trophies presented to class:
The Stubley Trophy - award for boat highest overall at the National Championship with a registered sail number which is 50% or less of the latest sail number |
April July December Editor John Rayner
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| 1976 | 1120 |
July December Editor John Rayner
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| 1977 | 1140 |
July December Editor John Rayner
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| 1978 | 1165 |
Silver Jubilee First MkIII composite 1070 'Race Relations' took to water on 6th June |
October Editor John Rayner |
| 1979 | 1175 |
May Editor John Rayner
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| 1980 |
February (Newsletter) April (Newsletter) Newsheet 1 July (Newsletter) October (Newsletter) Editor(s) unknown
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| 1981 |
March July December Editor Julian 'Tiger' Bridges |
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| 1982 |
March November Editor Julian 'Tiger' Bridges |
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| 1983 |
March June December Editor Julian 'Tiger' Bridges |
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| 1984 | 1214 |
March July October Editor Dave Norris |
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| 1985 | January
March December Editor Dave Norris |
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| 1986 | March
July December Editor Dave Norris |
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| 1987 | March
July Editor Dave Norris |
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| 1988 | March
July Editor Dave Norris |
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| 1989 | March
Editor Dave Norris July Editor Lisa Chess |
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| 1990 |
January March (Newssheet) July Editor Lisa Chess |
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| 1991 |
March Editor Lisa Chess July December Editor Terry McDonald |
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| 1992 | March (Broadsheet)
July December Editor Terry McDonald |
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| 1993 | 1279 | March (Broadsheet)
July December Editor Terry McDonald |
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| 1994 | March (Broadsheet)
July December Editor Terry McDonald |
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| 1995 | March (Broadsheet)
July December Editor Terry McDonald |
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| 1996 | March (Broadsheet)
July December Editor Terry McDonald |
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| 1997 | March (Broadsheet)
July December Editor Terry McDonald |
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| 1998 | March (Broadsheet)
July December Editor Terry McDonald |
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| 1999 |
March (Broadsheet) July December Editor Terry McDonald |
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| 2000 |
March (Broadsheet) July Editor Terry McDonald |
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| 2001 |
January May (Newssheet) July (Newssheet) Editor Graham Mant |
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| 2002 |
January March April (Newssheet) July December Editor John Willey |
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| 2003 | Golden Jubilee |
July December Editor Dave Metcalfe |
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| 2004 |
July December Editor Dave Metcalfe |
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| 2005 | 1301 | MkIV version was approved at AGM. |
July December Editor Dave Metcalfe |
| 2006 | 1317 | 1304-1309 were not issued, started again at 1310 with MkIV layout. The decision was made to leave a gap to allow for boats rumoured to be in build to be slotted in, Although these boats should already have been issued with a sail number when the building fee was paid. |
December Editor Dave Metcalfe |
| 2007 | 1335 |
December Editor Dave Metcalfe |
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| 2008 |
December Editor Arthur Butler |
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| 2009 | 1342 |
December Editor Arthur Butler |
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| 2010 |
December Editor Arthur Butler |
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| 2011 |
December Editor Jerry Dixon |
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| 2012 | 1352 |
December Editor Jerry Dixon |
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| 2013 | 1355 | Diamond Jubilee |
December Editor Jerry Dixon |
| 2014 | 1356 | No magazine or newsletter produced | |
| 2015 | 1357 |
January & May Newsletter Editor Alan Henderson |
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| 2016 |
February & December Editor Alan Henderson |
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| 2017 | 1370 |
February, April & December Editor Alan Henderson |
