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This is the home of the South African 505's. Inside this site you will find everything related to 505 sailing in South Africa. You have to be a paid up member of the RSA 505 Class to access the whole site. Please contact the association at rsa505(at)rsa505(dot)org(dot)za to obtain a username and password.Freestate Championships – Aeolians – 12-13 May 2012
Aeolians Club hosted the Freestate Championships over the weekend 12-13 May 2012.
The event was well organised by the husband and wife team of Malcolm and Leanne Tiley who between them ran both the “Bridge” and “Rescue” boats as well as the club facilities over the weekend. Many of the Moms helped in the kitchen and evidence of this was the tasty dishes we received at Saturday evenings braai.
The results and photos can be found in the applicable sections on this website.
505 Freestate Champs NOR - May Newsletter
Hi All 505 sailors,
In this issue:
1. Freestate Champs - 12-13 May, Aeolians.
2. 505 Sailors do well in Stadt Nationals.
3. 505's in Western Cape Points Series
4. 505 Western Cape Championships short report
1. Reminder: The 505 Freestate Champs – Aeolians, 12-13 May 2012 NOR is Approved.
Strong competition at 505 Western Cape Championships
The Western Cape Dinghy Championships organised by Zeekoeivlei Yacht Club and traditionally held at Hoedjiesbaai Beach in Saldanha is a showcase for dinghy sailing in this country. Attendance was down a bit this year, maybe due to several recent petrol price hikes and the general economic climate forcing people to tighten their belts. Only two Gauteng boats made their way down to Saldanha, and joined four of the seven Western Cape 505’s at their Provincial regatta. This is a prime sailing and tourist venue and the 505’s enjoy sailing here tremendously.
505 Northvaal Championships
The 2012 Northvaal Championships were a great success with 12 entries from 2 provinces taking part. 8 races were sailed and the competition for the title went down to the last race.
505 Class performs well at HMYC 9 hour race
Those of you who have ever run the comrades or have competed in an endurance event will understand what mental strength is required to complete the course. Try racing a 505 dinghy for 9 hours non stop in good breeze, very similar!
Does anyone need to bring in new masts/booms?
Is there anyone in the 505 fleet who is needing to bring in a new rig (Mast/Boom)? Steven Du Toit of Performance Craft will be arranging a shipment of new masts, booms and parts from Superspars and has asked if anyone from the 505 class wants to share in the shipment to help reduce overall costs. This is an opportunity for the 505 class members, take advantage of it!
RTIR 2012
The 2012 RTIR took place on Sunday 5 February and with the 505s starting in the Ultra Class it promised to be an interesting event.
505's at HYC WC Points Series - Jan 2012
The 505 class is growing by leaps and bounds in the Western Cape. 6 x 505's joined the open fleet and took part in the Western Cape points series regatta at Hermanus Yacht Club in January. Courtney Ballantyne and Crew were the first 505 in 2nd place overall, narrowly beating Dave Hudson and David Rae by 1 point. Dave Shilton in his new boat with Craig Nolan as crew were the third 505, 2 points behind. Emile Feullette sailing with Sean Ballantyne in Mrs Appleby were 4th, and Grant Ballantyne/Evert Groenewald battled it out at the rear of the fleet, joined in the last race by Olivier and Gabriel.
It is great to see the resurgence in the Western Cape 505 fleet and the addition of Richard Hutton-Squires boat will further strengthen this fleet.
We are looking forward to strong competition in the Western Cape Champs at Saldanha later this year.
2012 Charity Regatta - PSC (RESULTS AVAILABLE! )
The 2012 NSRI Charity Regatta was sailed at PSC on 28 and 29 January. Saturday made for some good racing but on Sunday the wind got it all wrong...
2012 505 Class membership fees due
It is the start of a new year, and guess what that means?
YES - you need to renew your membership of the 505 Class association for this year 2012. Class membership runs from 1 January to 31 December each year and has several benefits.
So please download the 2012 membership form from the downloads section of the website and fill it in. Pay the membership fee R150 - adults, R90 Under 19's and send us proof of payment.