Hi Everyone,
Following the decision at our AGM to proceed to "re-vamp" our website - I am
pleased to advise the job is now done and the new site went "live"
yesterday. www.int505.org
Check it out!
Our site Administrator is Jonathon Ross from Melbourne, Australia.
The Class Vice President - Simon Lake is our official Webmaster.
Jonathon is seeking a representative from each country to act as a webmaster
for that country.
Please contact him and / or Simon Lake for further instructions.
Already in the last 24 hours we have had some positive feedback regarding
the new site.
Could each of you National Secretaries please advise all your members on
your group email lists, that the class Website is up and running again.
Bruised But Not Beaten - The 505s Complete 2008 North American Championships
Final Day Report by Sue Athmann
Cascade Locks, Oregon, July 20, 2008 - With a profound sense of relief, the
weary competitors of the 2008 International 505 North American Championships
packed their gear after four tough races on the final day of the regatta.
There was no let-them-down-softly, anti-climatic departing shot from The
Gorge today.
Starting the day with almost placid trapezing conditions at 8-15 knots it
was the variability of the shifts and puffs that tripped many sailors. It
was easy to lose four or five places in a single oscillation. Or end up on
your ear. The drained “5-oh” group confronted the conditions boldly and
courageously.
The top 3 after the fourteen races (two throw-outs) are:
1 Mike Martin/Jeffrey Nelson 28
2 Nick Adamson/Stephen Bourdow 34
3 Howard Hamlin/Peter Alarie 37
Day Three continued to provide tight racing and tough conditions as The
Gorge’s breezes continued to pump. Racing was quite tight, with four general
recalls throughout the day, a short line, and a sharp left shift near the
pin. These conditions provided tough conditions and challenged the tempers
of both competitors and Race Committee.
The morning was quite variable, with the breeze ranging from 8 to 12 knots
and full of shifts. Nick Adamson and Stephen Bourdow took Race 6. Race 7 was
won by Dalton Bergan and Fritz Lanzinger, and Race 8 was taken by Howard
Hamlin and Peter Alarie.
For the afternoon racing, the breeze built a bit more, measuring a steady 15
knots with gusts to 25. The large shifts continued, and the breeze
oscillated back and forth quite a bit. The strong breeze continued to favor
the West Coast boats, with Mike Martin and Jeff Nelson taking Race 9 and
10’s bullets and Hamlin and Alarie taking both seconds.
As for carnage, The Gorge continued to prevail, though to a lesser extent.
Damage included a broken gooseneck, a snapped main halyard, and of course, a
few bruised egos. After 10 races, only 9 points separate the top three
boats.
The Race Committee has scheduled four races for tomorrow, and the breeze is
expected to continue. Competitors from the West Coast continue to dominate
heading into the final day. The top five through 10 races:
1. Mike Martin / Jeff Nelson
2. Howard Hamlin / Peter Alarie
3. Nick Adamson / Stephen Bourdow
4. Mike Holt / Ben Benjamin
5. Dalton Bergan Fritz Lanzinger
Resultat från regelomröstningen 9 april
2008 / Carbon vote results
Hi all,
I apologise for the late confirmation of results. This is due to
irregularities in the voting procedure, specifically the use of electronic
voting as this is not recognized by our constitution. These votes have
ultimately been considered, but will not be recognized in future votes until
the constitution is amended to permit their use. These changes which will be
required are now being drafted, and we will put proposals forward at the
Palermo AGM for the class’ consideration and approval to allow us as a class
to use technology in the future.
Attached is the confirmation from ISAF regarding the last two rule changes.
>> 5052008_CRC_080331.pdf
For all 505 sailors and other people
interested in our class polish association of 505 class has prepared and
publish propably one of the first 505' folder.
It is dated of 1955... At
pictures are boats numbers like 4, 19, 25...
Good scans (I hope) of mentioned catalogue: cover, photos, first
constitution and.. boats' numbers registry which starts with the hull number
1 - is really fascinating. We got these papers one year ago during Europeans
here in Poland. We'd thought that as it is not only for our polish eyes we
should publish it for free for all that want to know where and how
everything started.
So... Visit polish site at
www.int505.pl in subpage "galerie" than choose last one named "Folder
klasy 505 z roku 1955. Tak powstała 505ka" or just
click
this link into
your browser
Best regards for all five-oh sailors. Be our guests on int505.pl
Tomasz POL7957
- Secretary of Polish 505 Class Association / int505.pl-webmaster
505 året som gått
- 2007 har været et af de bedste år for danske 505 jolle sejlere. VM guld
gik til Jan Saugeman og Morten Ramsbæk, men Bojsen-brødrene tog EM-guld.
505- VM kommer til Kaløvig i 2010.
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