UK 505 Circular, 2 April 2000

From rob.napier@clara.net.

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Forthcoming Events

Grafham Training, 8/9 April

Ian Pinnell will take the training at Grafham this coming weekend. I expect the training will be pitched for those with some experience, but I am sure it will benefit everyone, and all are welcome, especially those new to the class. Ian says:

Boats rigged by 11.30 Saturday.
Saturday

Sunday

Thank you, Ian. In addition to the above, if there is an opportunity we might have a session on the new sail measurement rules, if any class sail measurers are present; it might be a good time to get those new sails (?!) measured. We look forward to the event.

Grafham Water Sailing Club is in West Perry on the south side of the reservoir, off the B661, south west of Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire. Full details are on the club website at: http://www.grafham.org.uk/. (or www.gwsc.freeserve.co.uk/). Pauline (admin@gwsc.freeserve.co.uk) advises: Camping and campervans are allowed on club grounds but no caravans. Dogs are allowed only on the visitors' car park so it would be best to leave them at home. Accommodation list will be available at the club. (NB - I have the list as an Excel file, which I can send as an attachment if requested. - Rob)

505 UK Inland Championship, Grafham Water Sailing Club, 15/16 April

Peter Waghorn advises: Three races each day.
Saturday - 12 noon start
Sunday - first start 10.30
There is a meal available on Saturday night £8.00 for two courses - book on Saturday morning. It is a joint meeting with the Flying Fifteen class, who will be on the same course but will start after us. See above for details of GWSC.

This is the première inland event for the 505 class, and it is usually very well attended. It is also the first full trial for the experimental spinnaker. See notes below.

Recent Events

Chew Valley Lake SC: Training, 25 March & Open Meeting, 26 March 2000

George Simpkins reports: Three boats made it to Chew for the training day: 7720 from Dale in Pembrokeshire, 8694 from Port Z and 8690 from Chew. Jim Berry was absent, there being something about taking the wife to France for the weekend to celebrate 25 years of wedded blitz (sorry, BLISS). The on-the-water instruction was undertaken by Chris Romans.

The morning session was taken up with boat set-up and maintenance with a lot of effort going into our Welsh friends' boat, the training proper started after lunch and took place in ideal conditions, force 3 and sunshine. Exercises were the usual tacking and gybing on a whistle followed by two short races.

In the bar afterwards all agreed that it had been a good days exercise and we looked forward to the morrow when we could have some proper racing.

Dinner parties, a Curry house and two pubs with a village idiot in each (see our Welsh friends) meant that we all arrived on the Sunday somewhat less than perfect. We were joined by Rob Napier and Jonathan Rennie, and Mike Leaver and Dylan Marvelly from King George Reservoir SC. We had been promised 12 mph winds that would go from S.W. to N.W. and increase. They were partly right, for the wind did fluctuate between these two directions constantly and the strength went up and down, finally settling on down to almost nothing to give us a very short last race.

Rob excelled at good starts and boat speed. Andy (8694) had good speed but lacked local knowledge and a set of lucky dice, George had good speed, local knowledge and lucky dice. With only two races sailed and both to count, the results were: 

8690 George Simpkins/Mark Owen, Chew Valley SC: 1,1
8429 Rob Napier/Jonathan Rennie, HOLYC & Clyde Canoe Club: 3,2
8694 Andy Williams/Andy Edmonds, Portishead SC: 2,4
8408 Mike Leaver/Dylan Marvelly, King George Reservoir SC: 4,3
7720 Peter Smithers/Owen Morgan, Dale SC: 5,5
A good weekend was had by all who came and thanks to Andy Williams for organising. (Indeed so. And also our thanks to Chris Romans, and to George and CVLSC - Rob)

For Sale

5-0-5 Rapid Transport - GBR8552

1997 World Championship winner. Rondar Special Carbon hull, first to plane - how else did you think we were so fast downwind? New Proctor D mast with new Pinnell & Bax Sails. This boat is the most fully calibrated & therefore easiest boat to set up for excellent boat speed in all conditions. Control lines are lead to the side deck to keep the helm focussed on sailing while making boat speed improvements. GBR 8552 is 5 years old & has been very well looked after. It has newer foils, centreboard summer 99. No expense was spared in the original specification & other parts have been replaced to ensure that everything works as new. This boat is absolutely complete & ready to tow away with all covers & compass etc. Furthermore for the asking price it could come with a set the boat up &/or coaching session or two etc.... Price to discuss £6950. For more details please contact:
Mark Upton-Brown mark.upton-brown@edwards.boc.com
Home: 01903 743527

SWE8619

Ebbe Rosen from Sweden says:
Mikael and Birgitte will get married in the late summer and Mike has therefore (sadly for us here in Scandinavia) decided to sell his fancy 505 to free-up some cash to survive. This is a rocket-boat for anyone who wants to be in front and go-fast! http://hem.passagen.se/waterat/swe8619.htm. Mike bought this five-oh from the Nicholson brothers in Townsville after the worlds in 96.
It is more or less only raced two seasons (96-97) and in very good condition. You must however be prepared to travel to Copenhagen to pick it up. If you already have a boat then at least check-out the photos (taken by Micke), they are nice looking and showing details. Sort of 505 pornographic in a way... . Here are some more shots on SWE8619 on the water, http://hem.passagen.se/waterat/micke.htm. Finally a message by Mike: "Once 505 - always 505, but for me it must be in another boat another year!"
Happy wedding and sailing greetings! - Ebbe Rosen, SWE8232

GBR8707

Race prepared by P&B.
New Rondar, Proctor rig, Tac tic compass, covers, immaculate condition, Pinnell and Bax sails, double trailer. Price: £8,000.
Contact Ian Pinnell: pinbax@skynet.co.uk , Tel: 01604 592808.

Notes on the Experimental Spinnaker

Even if you haven't got a large (6m luff) spinnaker, it may be worth preparing your boat in case there is one to borrow, either for a race or two, or between races. The idea is that as many people as possible should have a chance to race, or at least to sail, with the experimental sail before the next AGM. It is very easy to convert the boat. The only rule changes for the experimental spinnaker are: Maximum luff 6m (instead of 5m); Sail number not required; Highest point of entry onto the block, sheave or fairlead for the spinnaker halyard 5955mm (i.e.850mm higher).

For a quick conversion:
(1) Remove the spinnaker halyard sheave box.
(2) Attach an eye with a suitable turning block 850mm higher up the mast, attached either with self-tappers or with pop rivets.
(3) Pass the halyard through the new turning block. Thus the halyard is external to the mast from the old sheave block hole up to the new turning block.
(4) Splice or whip an additional 1.3m of halyard at the downhaul end.

'Lost' Addresses

Can anyone please give me the email addresses of any of the following: 
A Draper
Andy Williams (big Andy - Paul's crew)
Chris Horn
Ian Stewart
Joe Rowing
Phil Milanese
Phil Rose
Stuart Turnbull
Terry Scutcher
(Some I have lost, some I've never had, but most have changed without telling me.)
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