2007 Nationals Final Results
The President of the South African 505 Class Association is proud to announce the top 3 positions in the 2007 505 Nationals sailed at Aeolians from the 22nd-24th September.
1. Thomas Funke & Peter Funke
2. Graeme Willcox & Tiffany Baring-Gould
3. Albrecht Holm & Warwick Ham
Well done you guys!
The complete results can be found on the results page.
Nationals 07 - Provisional results out
505 Nationals 2007, Aeolians, Vaal Dam
The 505 nationals at Aeolians featured 17 boats, ideal sailing conditions and some of the most competitive racing seen in the 505 fleet for some time, with the lead changing constantly throughout each race. Especially encouraging was the number of new young faces seen for the first time in the 505 class.
Three provinces were represented, i.e. Western Cape, Natal, and Northvaal, and our thanks goes out to those who travelled up from the Cape and Natal to take part.
The official results are unfortunately not yet available as they are subject to a protest hearing which is to take place on Thursday 27th September. We will keep you informed as to the outcome.
Luckily this only influences the first two places so for the rest of us the provisional results are under the Results link.
505 Nationals Prep Training
Eight boats arrived at Aeolians early this morning for measurement and training in preparation for the 505 Nationals next long weekend.
505 KZN Provincials - Richards Bay
The 505 class were kindly hosted by Zululand Yacht Club for their KZN provincials together with the catamarans on the long weekend 9-12 Aug 2007. Unfortunately only 4 boats arrived, all from Gauteng, so the regatta could not count as a provincial, but the weather and sailing conditions at ZYC made up for that. Next year we would like to see more Natal and maybe even some Cape boats there.
The ZYC really made us feel at home and we were treated to a great camping venue, a well organised event and some fantastic sailing conditions which we would rate as some of the best in the country. Where else can you sail 12-25 knots of breeze with a 2-3m swell and a 25degC water temperature in August, in shorts and a splash vest. Where else in the world are you welcomed back on the beach after the last days racing by the Commodore, dishing out glasses of OBS?
This is a fantastic place to sail!
Provincials 2006
In Todays News:
1) Northvaal Provincials
2) Freestate Provincials
