2008 Northvaals
2008 Northvaal Champs are around the corner, but you all knew that anyway! Full documentation inside.
Change in dates for Sterkies Event!
The dates for the Sterkies regatta have changed due to the public holiday on Friday, 2nd May. The new dates are 1st, 2nd and 3rd of May 2008. Racing will start not before 14h30 on Thursday 1st of May. At this time of the year there is always a good promise of breeze. So be there!!! Download youre NOR here.
Thomas
Western Cape Champs Results
Hudson and Rae win 505 Western Cape Champs by a single point! Team Funke was in close second with R Holm and D Rother coming in third!
Ranking system to be implemented
The SA 505 Class Exco is in the process of implementing a member ranking system. All paid-up members will be ranked according to official SA 505 calendar events.
505 Exco approves WC Champs travel allowance
At it´s monthly meeting on 27 Feb 08, the SA 505 Class Association exco approved a travel allowance of R400.00 per boat travelling to the Western Cape Championships over easter, 21 - 24 March 2008.
Ballot on Carbon Spars
A recent Email from our international secretary Peter Roos reads:
Good morning, gentlemen and ladies
I am pleased to be able to release the results of the recent ballot concerning carbon spinnaker poles and booms.
The ballots have been recorded and approved by two members of the IEC as required.
The overall results of the ballot were:
For 168 Against 116
The motion to allow the use of carbon booms and poles is therefore carried. The appropriate wording will be introduced into the current rules of the class.
Regards
Peter
Western Cape Champs - Early entry deadline approaching
Message from ZVYC Race Secretary!
To date we only have entries for two 505’s!! Please encourage your sailors to get their entries in and remind them that the late entry fee will come into effect on 1 March!
Regards,
Lorna Norris
See the WE Champs website for the NOR http://www.zvyc.org.za/downloads/WC%20champs%202008%20NOR.pdf
Warwick
Sanlam Round The Island Race - TV schedule
Hi Guys,
For your info...Could this perhaps be posted on the 505 website?
Regards
Hans Rogotzki
Don't forget to watch the TV broadcast of this years Sanlam Round The Island Race . TV schedule below :
ROUND THE ISLAND IN GOOD COMPANY - Albrecht Holm
Good company is, well you should know, a lot of 505’s well sailed! Seven 505's in the top 14 is well sailed!
I enjoyed Thomas’ report on this years’ RTI and would like to add my impressions and interpretations of the event as well as the lessons learnt from it.
Have you recently broken a mast?
The class currently has 3 M2 masts in stock, fully rigged by Holger Jess to the World Champions specs. These masts have just been landed from Germany and are brand new. Have a look in the classified section, the full specification of the M2 masts are given.
The M2 masts are a lot stiffer laterally (sideways), yet still very flexible fore and aft and are used by the majority of teams in the top 20.
If there are any M5 bolts on your boat, you would not be doing anything wrong by replacing them with M6, especially if it saves you a mast. It is also good practice to regularly check your rigging to ensure that you have no failures while on the water.
Warwick