St. Michaels Mount, from the sea. Photo taken from a returning 505.St. Michael's Mount is an island most of the time, but a causeway is revealed at low tide.

Lord St. Levan is the President of the Mount's Bay Sailing Club, and Lord and Lady St. Levan were sponsors of the World Championship.

Tyler Moore & Ryan Cox. The intercollegiate dream team with intercollegiate sailor of the year '94 driving, and intercollegiate sailor of the year '95 crewing. Moore/Cox were 5th in the 1995 505 World Championship.

Nick Trotman & Michael Mills. Nick and Mike sailed the oldest boat in the fleet, Lindsay 7318, to a 9th place finish. There was a crowd of people around the boat every evening, amazed that a 15 year old boat was so competitive.

Check out the beach! Several times, boats were sailed up the beach on their dolly/trolly. One person steers the dolly, while the other sits in the boat, weight aft to balance the tongue, and on the high side to keep the boat flat. The "driver" runs as fast as they can up the beach, just trying to keep up with the dolly.

Sweden´s No. One 505 sailor through the years, Krister Bergström with crew Thomas Moss and fiancé Ulla (married now!). Do we need to point out that KBM is on the right.

Olle Wenrup and Ebbe Rosén, swedish top guys for many years relaxing in the dinghy park after a race. Judging from the empty dinghy park and their grim smiles, nearly from ear to ear, they must have pulled it off!?

3 top vikings in the dinghy park. Ebbe Rosén fiddling with his jib tack while KBM and Kalle Nilsson seem to be discussing skin problems.

5-0-5 oldtimer Pelle Båth (not racing) having a pint with Jan Eriksson, Olle Wenrup and Ebbe Rosén, all from Stockholm. The site is the bar of the Mount´s Bay S.C.

A view from St. Michaels Mount of the fleet launching for a race. St. Michael's Mount dominated the event, as we launched next to it every day, sailed out through it's wind shadow, and looked for it after the race, to indicate which direction the club was in.

Lord and Lady St. Levan invited the competitors to the castle for sherry and a tour one evening. Several fit competitors were so nackered by the climb, they needed several glasses of sherry to recuperate.....

Her Royal Highness Princess Anne, meeting some of the competitors after the pre-Worlds. Pip Pearson and Ian Barker introduce Marcel Buffet.
Her Royal Highness watched the last race of the pre-worlds from the water. Unfortunately, the 505 class was not able to fit a 505 sail into her schedule; perhaps next time. HRH is President of the RYA.

Another Photo of HRH meeting some of the competitors after the pre-Worlds.

Macy Nelson & Peter Alarie. '93 and '94 North American champions Nelson/Alarie were 14th in the World Championship.

Howard Hamlin and California Kool Mike Martin going down the beach.

Mike Martin & Howard Hamlin preparing Spaceman Spiff. Howard keeps Spaceman Spiff in Europe, where it is easily shipped to World Championships.

The 505´s going out to race.

Launching off the beach.
Meller/Fry are sailing away in the background

505s lined up into the wind like gulls on a beach.
Some beach at low tide!

John Fry, in the boat, returning from a pre-worlds race

Packing the container. It's a dirty job, but someone has to take charge! That is John Wyles' boat being loaded.

The WRSC 505 team after packing the container.

The US container packing team assisted by a very elegantly dressed Australian. Are these guys going to make it to the presentation dinner in time?