He will be greatly missed by all who knew him.

It is with great sadness that we inform all our Mumm 30 friends of the sudden passing of Dave Ovington, who suffered a fatal heart attack on Easter.

From Geoff Stagg: It was with deep profound sadness that I learnt today of the death of a great person, boat builder and friend in Dave Ovington. At 50 years of age he will be deeply missed by his wife Glynnis, sons Adam and Matthew, his crew at Ovington Marine and the many owners and crews of the hundreds of boats he built around the World over many years. I was privileged to meet Dave many years back when Peter Morton insisted that Dave would be the builder of the Mumm 30 for Europe. In the 10 years I have known Dave I got to know him as the most honest, hard working, fairest, ethical person imaginable with a great sense of humor and to say he will be missed is a major understatement. A dedicated family man he apparently suffered a heart attack while putting his restored Riva on the trailer with his boys while on Easter vacation with his Family. Rest easy my friend I will miss you, and I will do my best to follow the example you set.

Joy, shipmate, Joy!
(Pleas'd to my soul at death I cry,)
Our life is closed, our life begins,
The long, long anchorage we leave,
The ship is clear at last, she leaps!
She swiftly courses from the shore,
Joy, shipmate, joy.

Walt Whitman
1819-1892