Jack Chippendale built the original Osprey like a large version of one his Merlin Rockets, with an all clinker hull. The more modern hull form, with a single panel for the topsides, would be introduced after the 1953 La Baule IYRU Trials

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Jack Chippendale built the original Osprey like a large version of one his Merlin Rockets, with an all clinker hull. The more modern hull form, with a single panel for the topsides, would be introduced after the 1953 La Baule IYRU Trials

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Jack Chippendale built the original Osprey like a large version of one his Merlin Rockets, with an all clinker hull. The more modern hull form, with a single panel for the topsides, would be introduced after the 1953 La Baule IYRU Trials photo copyright Norbury / Proctor Families taken at and featuring the Osprey class

Osprey