The Osprey Class are looking for a member to come forward and be the Class Secretary
Most Visited Nationals Venue - Mounts Bay, Cornwall, England
The first National Championship was held in 1958 on the 7th & 8th June at Saundersfoot, Pembrokeshire, Wales.
EA Phillips of Saundersfoot SC, sailing Osprey sail number 8 (Stardust), was the 1st National Champion with the designer of the class, Ian Proctor 2nd overall.
Are there any volunteers who are willing to provide additional information about the history of the class national championships and preferably write the information for this page.
Below is a table of where the UK National Championships have been held and the number of boats competing. This information, without the averages, together with the other class championships - Welsh & Midlands, Southern Area, Scottish & Northern and Inland - are listed in a searchable table format.
| Maximum entries | 123 |
| Minimum entries | 22 |
| Average entries | 59 |
| 5-year rolling average | 38 |
| 10-year rolling average | 37 |
UK National Championship History
| Year | Sail Number | Boat Name | Helm | Crew | Helm Club | Host Club | # Entries | Overall Average | FiveYear Rolling Average | TenYear Rolling Average | Town | County | Host Nation | Start Date | End Date | Start Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 8 | Stardust | EA Phillips | Saundersfoot SC | Saundersfoot Sailing Club | 22 | 22 | - | - | Saundersfoot | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 1958-06-07 | 1958-06-08 | June | |
| 1959 | 81 | Nebulus | Ian Proctor | Hamble River SC | Mounts Bay Sailing Club | 23 | 23 | - | - | Marizion | Cornwall | England | 1959-07-04 | 1959-07-05 | July | |
| 1960 | 48 | Wendy | J Gartrell | Mounts Bay SC | Stone Sailing Club | 36 | 27 | - | - | Stone | Essex | England | 1960-07-01 | 1960-07-03 | July | |
| 1961 | 222 | Fabulus | Ian Proctor | Hamble River SC | Lyme Regis Sailing Club | 39 | 30 | - | - | Lyme Regis | Dorset | England | 1961-07-06 | 1961-07-08 | July | |
| 1962 | 283 | Banshee | PH Davies | Mumbles YC | New Quay Sailing Club | 38 | 32 | 32 | - | New Quay | Cardiganshire | Wales | 0000-00-00 | 0000-00-00 | ||
| 1963 | 183 | Bandicoot | T Needham | Hamble River SC | Hayling Island Sailing Club | 52 | 35 | 38 | - | Hayling Island | Hampshire | England | 0000-00-00 | 0000-00-00 | ||
| 1964 | 420 | Fast Lady | Ken Robertson | N Hewitt | Rock & Nequay SC | Scarborough Yacht Club | 26 | 34 | 38 | - | Scarborough | Yorkshire | England | 0000-00-00 | 0000-00-00 | |
| 1965 | 499 | Quickstep | N Smith | Penarth YC | Mayflower Sailing Club | 74 | 39 | 46 | - | Plymouth | Devon | England | 0000-00-00 | 0000-00-00 | ||
| 1966 | 555 | Schh You Know Who | Ken Robertson | N Hewitt | Rock SC | Mumbles Yacht Club | 69 | 42 | 52 | - | Mumbles | Glamorgan | Wales | 0000-00-00 | 0000-00-00 | |
| 1967 | 586 | Lets a go go | DCS Miles | R Sherborne | Clevedon SC | Mounts Bay Sailing Club | 90 | 47 | 62 | 47 | Marizion | Cornwall | England | 0000-00-00 | 0000-00-00 | |
| 1968 | 577 | Petrel | John Matthews | Raymond Jebbitt | Mounts Bay SC | Isle of Sheppey Sailing Club | 65 | 49 | 65 | 51 | Sheppy | Kent | England | 0000-00-00 | 0000-00-00 | |
| 1969 | 728 | Mad Dogs | Ken Robertson | N Hewitt | Mounts Bay SC | Saundersfoot Sailing Club | 99 | 53 | 79 | 59 | Saundersfoot | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 0000-00-00 | 0000-00-00 | |
| 1970 | 735 | The Susan | John Matthews | Raymond Jebbitt | Mounts Bay SC | Mounts Bay Sailing Club | 117 | 58 | 88 | 67 | Marizion | Cornwall | England | 0000-00-00 | 0000-00-00 | |
| 1971 | 760 | The Other Mans Grass | Ken Robertson | Raymond Jebbitt | Mounts Bay SC | Filey Sailing Club | 114 | 62 | 97 | 74 | Filey | Yorkshire | England | 1971-08-15 | 1971-08-21 | August |
| 1972 | 735 | The Susan | John Matthews | Raymond Jebbitt | Mounts Bay SC | Royal Corinthian Yacht Club | 110 | 65 | 101 | 82 | Plymouth | Devon | England | 1972-08-06 | 1972-08-11 | August |
| 1973 | 946 | Skua | Mark Peek | A Solomanson | Chase SC | Mumbles Yacht Club | 93 | 67 | 107 | 86 | Mumbles | Glamorgan | Wales | 1973-08-05 | 1973-08-11 | August |
| 1974 | 938 | Infidel | Tony Blatchford | Brent Strickland | Lymington Town SC | Minnis Bay Sailing Club | 97 | 68 | 106 | 93 | Birchington | Kent | England | 1974-08-04 | 1974-08-15 | August |
| 1975 | 1085 | Infidel | Tony Blatchford | Brent Strickland | Lymington Town SC | Royal Tay Yacht Club | 98 | 70 | 102 | 95 | Dundee | Angus | Scotland | 1975-08-03 | 1975-08-08 | August |
| 1976 | 1085 | Infidel | Tony Blatchford | Brent Strickland | Lymington Town SC | Mounts Bay Sailing Club | 123 | 73 | 104 | 101 | Marizion | Cornwall | England | 1976-07-24 | 1976-07-30 | July |
| 1977 | 1144 | Infidel | Tony Blatchford | Brent Strickland | Lymington Town SC | Filey Sailing Club | 98 | 74 | 102 | 101 | Filey | Yorkshire | England | 1977-08-06 | 1977-08-12 | August |
| 1978 | 1085 | Two Time Winner | Tony Powell | Glyn Jones | BSC | Mumbles Yacht Club | 110 | 76 | 105 | 106 | Mumbles | Glamorgan | Wales | 1978-07-22 | 1978-07-28 | July |
| 1979 | 1085 | Two Time Winner | Tony Powell | Glyn Jones | Mumbles YC | Shoreham Sailing Club | 52 | 75 | 96 | 101 | Shoreham-by-Sea | Sussex | England | 0000-00-00 | 0000-00-00 | |
| 1980 | 1184 | Nifty Shifter | Andy Barker | Mark Simpson | Rock SC | Mounts Bay Sailing Club | 75 | 75 | 92 | 97 | Marizion | Cornwall | England | 0000-00-00 | 0000-00-00 | |
| 1981 | 1085 | Two Time Winner | Tony Powell | Glyn Jones | Mumbles YC | Mounts Bay Sailing Club | 61 | 74 | 79 | 92 | Marizion | Cornwall | England | 0000-00-00 | 0000-00-00 | |
| 1982 | 1161 | Easy Picker | Oscar Chess | Julian 'Tiger' Bridges | Mumbles YC | Filey Sailing Club | 42 | 73 | 68 | 85 | Filey | Yorkshire | England | 0000-00-00 | 0000-00-00 | |
| 1983 | 1198 | Blue Moon | John Marsh | Malcolm Smith | Mumbles YC | Shoreham Sailing Club | 53 | 72 | 57 | 81 | Shoreham-by-Sea | Sussex | England | 0000-00-00 | 0000-00-00 | |
| 1984 | 1161 | Easy Picker | Oscar Chess | Julian 'Tiger' Bridges | Mumbles YC | Tenby Sailing Club | 76 | 72 | 61 | 79 | Tenby | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 1984-07-21 | 1984-07-28 | July |
| 1985 | 1221 | Plonkadin | Ian Porter | Jonathan Clark | Hayling Island SC | Poole Yacht Club | 79 | 73 | 62 | 77 | Poole | Dorset | England | 0000-00-00 | 0000-00-00 | |
| 1986 | 1233 | Ian Porter | Jonathan Clark | Hayling Island SC | Mounts Bay Sailing Club | 88 | 73 | 68 | 73 | Marizion | Cornwall | England | 1986-07-26 | 1986-08-01 | July | |
| 1987 | 1244 | Ian Porter | Jonathan Clark | Hayling Island SC | Tenby Sailing Club | 76 | 73 | 74 | 71 | Tenby | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 1987-07-19 | 1987-07-24 | July | |
| 1988 | 1085 | Toothpick | Oscar Chess | Dave Griffiths | BSC | Paignton Sailing Club | 68 | 73 | 77 | 67 | Paignton | Devon | England | 1988-07-30 | 1988-08-05 | July |
| 1989 | 1255 | Gremlin | Ian Porter | Adam Bowers | Hayling Island SC | Pwllheli Sailing Club | 56 | 72 | 73 | 67 | Pwllheli | Gwynedd | Wales | 1989-07-22 | 1989-07-29 | July |
| 1990 | 1255 | Gremlin | Ian Porter | Adam Bowers | Hayling Island SC | Tenby Sailing Club | 70 | 72 | 72 | 67 | Tenby | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 1990-07-28 | 1990-08-03 | July |
| 1991 | 1207 | Schiafino | Martin Lewis | Dave Gorringe | Poole YC | Pwllheli Sailing Club | 57 | 72 | 65 | 67 | Pwllheli | Gwynedd | Wales | 1991-07-27 | 1991-08-02 | July |
| 1992 | 1271 | Skuds Missile | Nigel Skudder | Adam Bowers | Poole Yacht Club | 66 | 72 | 63 | 69 | Poole | Dorset | England | 1992-08-02 | 1992-08-07 | August | |
| 1993 | 1085 | Two Time Winner | Oscar Chess | Chris White | Tenby Sailing Club | 55 | 71 | 61 | 69 | Tenby | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 1993-07-25 | 1993-07-30 | July | |
| 1994 | 1234 | Jurassic Barker | Andy Barker | Vyv Townend | Mounts Bay Sailing Club | 72 | 71 | 64 | 69 | Marizion | Cornwall | England | 1994-07-24 | 1994-07-29 | July | |
| 1995 | 1234 | Jurassic Barker | Andy Barker | Vyv Townend | Rock SC | Sunderland Yacht Club | 50 | 71 | 60 | 66 | Sunderland | Tyne & Wear | England | 1995-07-29 | 1995-08-04 | July |
| 1996 | 1234 | Jurassic Barker | Andy Barker | Vyv Townend | Hayling Island Sailing Club | 56 | 70 | 60 | 63 | Hayling Island | Hampshire | England | 1996-07-28 | 1996-08-02 | July | |
| 1997 | 1198 | Blue Moon | DJ Edwards | Adam Bowers | Poole Yacht Club | 70 | 70 | 61 | 62 | Poole | Dorset | England | 1997-07-26 | 1997-08-02 | July | |
| 1998 | 1085 | Two Time Winner | Oscar Chess | Nick Daley-Hunt | Pwllheli Sailing Club | 46 | 70 | 59 | 60 | Pwllheli | Gwynedd | Wales | 1998-08-01 | 1998-08-08 | August | |
| 1999 | 1085 | Two Time Winner | Oscar Chess | Nick Daley-Hunt | Weymouth & Portland Sailing Academy | 60 | 70 | 56 | 60 | Weymouth | Dorset | England | 1999-07-25 | 1999-07-30 | July | |
| 2000 | 1085 | Two Time Winner | Oscar Chess | Nick Daley-Hunt | Sunderland Yacht Club | 37 | 69 | 54 | 57 | Sunderland | Tyne & Wear | England | 0200-07-29 | 2000-08-04 | July | |
| 2001 | 1298 | Barking Mad | Andy Barker | Phil Angrave | Poole YC | Highcliffe Sailing Club | 39 | 68 | 50 | 55 | Highcliffe | Dorset | England | 2001-07-28 | 2001-08-03 | July |
| 2002 | 1298 | Barking Mad | Andy Barker | Phil Angrave | Poole YC | Plym Yacht Club @Mountbatten Sailing Centre | 26 | 67 | 42 | 51 | Plymouth | Devon | England | 2002-08-03 | 2002-08-09 | August |
| 2003 | 1298 | Barking Mad | Andy Barker | Phil Angrave | Poole YC | Poole Yacht Club | 51 | 67 | 43 | 51 | Poole | Dorset | England | 2003-07-26 | 2003-07-29 | July |
| 2004 | 1198 | Blue Moon | Angus Hemmings | Adam Bowers | Stokes Bay SC | Penzance Sailing Club | 34 | 66 | 37 | 47 | Penzance | Cornwall | England | 2004-08-08 | 2004-08-13 | August |
| 2005 | 1114 | Just Pogo | Tim Rush | Andrew Elliott | RYA | Pwllheli Sailing Club | 28 | 65 | 36 | 45 | Pwllheli | Gwynedd | Wales | 2005-07-23 | 2005-07-29 | July |
| 2006 | 1280 | Obsession | Andy Barker | Peter Greig | Rock SC & Mounts Bay SC | Parkstone Yacht Club | 36 | 65 | 35 | 43 | Poole | Dorset | England | 2006-08-12 | 2006-08-16 | August |
| 2007 | 1290 | Swiftun | Martin Cooney | Peter Frith | Poole YC | Porthpean Sailing Club | 29 | 64 | 36 | 39 | Porthpean | Cornwall | England | 2007-07-21 | 2007-07-27 | July |
| 2008 | 1290 | Swiftun | Martin Cooney | Peter Frith | Poole YC | Poole Yacht Club | 51 | 64 | 36 | 39 | Poole | Dorset | England | 2008-07-19 | 2008-07-22 | July |
| 2009 | 1116 | Lethal Weapon | Colin Stephens | Michael Greig | Mounts Bay SC | Mounts Bay Sailing Club | 43 | 63 | 37 | 37 | Marizion | Cornwall | England | 2009-07-26 | 2009-07-29 | July |
| 2010 | 1331 | Odeline | Tim Rush | Robin Tooz-Hobson | Shoreham SC | Porthpean Sailing Club | 33 | 63 | 38 | 37 | Porthpean | Cornwall | England | 2010-07-24 | 2010-07-30 | July |
| 2011 | 1319 | Prey Encore | Matt Burge | Tim Needham | Poole YC | Lee on Solent Sailing Club | 33 | 62 | 38 | 36 | Lee on Solent | Hampshire | England | 2011-07-23 | 2011-07-26 | July |
| 2012 | 1331 | Odeline | Gareth Caldwell | Jonathan Gibbons | Blithfield SC | Parkstone Yacht Club | 29 | 62 | 38 | 37 | Poole | Dorset | England | 2012-07-21 | 2012-07-24 | July |
| 2013 | 1339 | Thomas Too | Andy Barker | Peter Greig | Rock SC & Mounts Bay SC | Weymouth Sailing Club | 40 | 61 | 36 | 36 | Weymouth | Dorset | England | 2013-07-20 | 2013-07-23 | July |
| 2014 | 1339 | Thomas Too | Matt Burge | Vyv Townend | Poole YC | Porthpean Sailing Club | 39 | 61 | 35 | 36 | Porthpean | Cornwall | England | 2014-07-19 | 2014-07-22 | July |
| 2015 | 1290 | Swiftun | Martin Cooney | Peter Frith | Poole YC | Highcliffe Sailing Club | 34 | 60 | 35 | 37 | Highcliffe | Dorset | England | 2015-07-23 | 2015-07-26 | July |
| 2016 | 1198 | Blue Moon | DJ Edwards | Adam Bowers | Tata Steel SC | Mumbles Yacht Club | 35 | 60 | 35 | 37 | Swansea | Glamorgan | Wales | 2016-08-11 | 2016-08-14 | August |
| 2017 | 1281 | White Knuckles | Terry Curtis | Peter Greig | Castle Cove SC | Poole Yacht Club | 37 | 60 | 37 | 37 | Poole | Dorset | England | 2017-08-10 | 2017-08-13 | August |
| 2018 | 1234 | Plan B | Terry Curtis | Peter Greig | Castle Cove SC | Weymouth Sailing Club | 44 | 59 | 38 | 37 | Weymouth | Dorset | England | 2018-08-16 | 2018-08-19 | August |
| 2019 | 1116 | Lethal Weapon | DJ Edwards | Michael Greig | Tata Steel SC & Castle Cove SC | Mounts Bay Sailing Club | 41 | 59 | 38 | 37 | Marizion | Cornwall | England | 2019-08-03 | 2019-08-07 | August |
| 2020 | Event cancelled | due to Covid pandemic | Castle Cove Sailing Club | 50 | 59 | 41 | 38 | Weymouth | Dorset | England | 0000-00-00 | 0000-00-00 | ||||
| 2021 | Tenby Sailing Club | Tenby | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 2021-08-01 | 2021-08-04 | August |
Champion Helm
| Helm | #Championships | First Year | Lastest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Barker | 9 | 1980 | 2013 |
| Oscar Chess | 7 | 1982 | 2000 |
| Ian Porter | 5 | 1985 | 1990 |
| Ken Robertson | 4 | 1964 | 1971 |
| Tony Blatchford | 4 | 1974 | 1977 |
| DJ Edwards | 3 | 1997 | 2019 |
| John Matthews | 3 | 1968 | 1972 |
| Martin Cooney | 3 | 2007 | 2015 |
| Tony Powell | 3 | 1978 | 1981 |
| Ian Proctor | 2 | 1959 | 1961 |
| Matt Burge | 2 | 2011 | 2014 |
| Terry Curtis | 2 | 2017 | 2018 |
| Tim Rush | 2 | 2005 | 2010 |
| Angus Hemmings | 1 | 2004 | 2004 |
| Colin Stephens | 1 | 2009 | 2009 |
| DCS Miles | 1 | 1967 | 1967 |
| EA Phillips | 1 | 1958 | 1958 |
| Gareth Caldwell | 1 | 2012 | 2012 |
| J Gartrell | 1 | 1960 | 1960 |
| John Marsh | 1 | 1983 | 1983 |
| Mark Peek | 1 | 1973 | 1973 |
| Martin Lewis | 1 | 1991 | 1991 |
| N Smith | 1 | 1965 | 1965 |
| Nigel Skudder | 1 | 1992 | 1992 |
| PH Davies | 1 | 1962 | 1962 |
| T Needham | 1 | 1963 | 1963 |
Champion Crew
| Crew | #Championships | First Year | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Bowers | 6 | 1989 | 2016 |
| Brent Strickland | 4 | 1974 | 1977 |
| Peter Greig | 4 | 2006 | 2018 |
| Raymond Jebbitt | 4 | 1968 | 1972 |
| Vyv Townend | 4 | 1994 | 2014 |
| Glyn Jones | 3 | 1978 | 1981 |
| Jonathan Clark | 3 | 1985 | 1987 |
| N Hewitt | 3 | 1964 | 1969 |
| Nick Daley-Hunt | 3 | 1998 | 2000 |
| Peter Frith | 3 | 2007 | 2015 |
| Phil Angrave | 3 | 2001 | 2003 |
| Julian 'Tiger' Bridges | 2 | 1982 | 1984 |
| Michael Greig | 2 | 2009 | 2019 |
| A Solomanson | 1 | 1973 | 1973 |
| Andrew Elliott | 1 | 2005 | 2005 |
| Chris White | 1 | 1993 | 1993 |
| Dave Gorringe | 1 | 1991 | 1991 |
| Dave Griffiths | 1 | 1988 | 1988 |
| Jonathan Gibbons | 1 | 2012 | 2012 |
| Malcolm Smith | 1 | 1983 | 1983 |
| Mark Simpson | 1 | 1980 | 1980 |
| R Sherborne | 1 | 1967 | 1967 |
| Robin Tooz-Hobson | 1 | 2010 | 2010 |
| Tim Needham | 1 | 2011 | 2011 |
Number of UK National Championships hosted by a club
| Club | #Championships | First Year | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Cove Sailing Club | 1 | 2020 | 2020 |
| Filey Sailing Club | 3 | 1971 | 1982 |
| Hayling Island Sailing Club | 2 | 1963 | 1996 |
| Highcliffe Sailing Club | 2 | 2001 | 2015 |
| Isle of Sheppey Sailing Club | 1 | 1968 | 1968 |
| Lee on Solent Sailing Club | 1 | 2011 | 2011 |
| Lyme Regis Sailing Club | 1 | 1961 | 1961 |
| Mayflower Sailing Club | 1 | 1965 | 1965 |
| Minnis Bay Sailing Club | 1 | 1974 | 1974 |
| Mounts Bay Sailing Club | 10 | 1959 | 2019 |
| Mumbles Yacht Club | 4 | 1966 | 2016 |
| New Quay Sailing Club | 1 | 1962 | 1962 |
| Paignton Sailing Club | 1 | 1988 | 1988 |
| Parkstone Yacht Club | 2 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Penzance Sailing Club | 1 | 2004 | 2004 |
| Plym Yacht Club @Mountbatten Sailing Centre | 1 | 2002 | 2002 |
| Poole Yacht Club | 6 | 1985 | 2017 |
| Porthpean Sailing Club | 3 | 2007 | 2014 |
| Pwllheli Sailing Club | 4 | 1989 | 2005 |
| Royal Corinthian Yacht Club | 1 | 1972 | 1972 |
| Royal Tay Yacht Club | 1 | 1975 | 1975 |
| Saundersfoot Sailing Club | 2 | 1958 | 1969 |
| Scarborough Yacht Club | 1 | 1964 | 1964 |
| Shoreham Sailing Club | 2 | 1979 | 1983 |
| Stone Sailing Club | 1 | 1960 | 1960 |
| Sunderland Yacht Club | 2 | 1995 | 2000 |
| Tenby Sailing Club | 5 | 1984 | 2021 |
| Weymouth & Portland Sailing Academy | 1 | 1999 | 1999 |
| Weymouth Sailing Club | 2 | 2013 | 2018 |
