Holger Jess 505 Tips & Details
 for "the how to do book" (a work in progress project)

Also published on www.int505.org/blog/2020/11/17/rigging-tips

1. KEEL BANDS, SLOT GASKETS, HULL & FOILS SANDING, TRANSOM FITTINGS photo folder

2. TRANSOM FLAPS, TOE STRAP & SPIN SHEET photo folder

3. THE BOOM VANG SYSTEM photo folder

4. SHEETS AND BLOCKS photo folder

5. THE SPINNAKER AFTERGUY photo folder

6. HULL MAINTENANCE, TRANSPORT AND PACKAGINGphoto folder

7. MAST DETAILSphoto folder

8. MORE MAST DETAILS AND HALYARDSphoto folder

9. CENTERBOARD SYSTEM UP & DOWN, GYBING & POSITION IN BOATphoto folder

10. RUDDERBLADE, FITTINGS AND TILLER EXTENSIONphoto folder

11. JIB SHEET SYSTEM BLOCKS PLUS ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM IN, OUT AND DOWNphoto folder

12. BOOM AND POLES DETAILSphoto folder

13. THE SHROUD SYSTEMphoto folder

14. SHROUD BASE MOVEMENTphoto folder

15. JIB UP & DOWN SYSTEM AND CONNECTION TO THE MAST RAKE SYSTEMphoto folder

16. MAST RAKE SYSTEM WITH ADJUSTMENT THROUGH BOW AND A HOOK-IN FORESTAY AT MASTphoto folder

17. POLE LIFT SYSTEM AND SPINNAKER HALYARD OPTIONSphoto folder

18. BOW SYSTEMS FOR MASTRAKE AND JIBphoto folder

19. MAST RAKE AND MEASUREMENTphoto folder

20. 505 TUNING SHEETphoto folder


During the past week (January 04, 2021) Holger has contributed with a series of tips via email.
For the time being, we have used Holger's information with pictures and uploaded them to a Google Drive folder

Interview dated 2007 with "Super Holger" who has been sailing 505 since 1981: click here.

TRIM WEEKEND IN GOTHENBURG WITH HOLGER JESS IN AUTUMN 2021

Mast rake, the meaning of a symmetrical boat,
mast, centerboard etc. Trim and how to measure as well as some about the function of the kicker

Spinnaker, how long sheets, how to attach the sheets to the spinnaker, suitable sheeting points at the stern, how to gybe, what height of the spin pole,
but also a little about the mast strut.

How to measure mast rake
and how to increase or decrease power

How to trim the mast
in different wind strengths

Shows how to measure the position
of the mast and the centerboard

The centerboard
and its position in different winds

Holger Jess goes through
the basics of tuning a 505

The importance of choosing
the right fittings for each type of task

How to Splice a Dyneema
Core Trim Line to Endless

September 2023 Systems for Success:
How Rethinking Practice
Can Lead to Winning Results

 

Tip: Jump ahead to the
  Q&A session with Mike Martin & Adam Lowry
 



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