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We strive to keep this schedule accurate and up to date, but cannot guarantee it is. Always contact a regatta organizer to confirm events rather than simply relying on this schedule.
| Event | Venue | Contact | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3-5 | Florida Midwinters | St. Petersburg Sailing Center, St. Petersburg, FL | Ethan Bixby |
| 4-5 | RYC Midwinters #2 | RYC, Richmond CA | Steve Bartz | |
| 12 | Turnbuckle Tightener | Alamitos Bay Yacht Club, Long Beach, CA | Mike Martin | |
| February | 1-2 | RYC Midwinters #3 | Richmond, California | Steve Bartz |
| 15-16 | SCYA Midwinter | Alamitos Bay Yacht Club, Long Beach, CA | Mike Martin | |
| 22-23 | 505 SKI WEEKEND @ Alpine Meadows | Where? | Craig Perez | |
| March | 15-16 | St. Francis YC - Spring Dinghy | San Francisco, California | Matt Jones |
| 28-30 | Europa Cup France | Cavalaire France | French 5o5 Association | |
| 30 | Easter Regatta | ABYC, Long Beach, California | Don Smith | |
| April | 5-6 | 1997 High Performance Dinghy Regatta | California Yacht Club, Marina del Ray, Los Angeles, California | Don Smith |
| 26 - May 3 | Bermuda Race Week | Bermuda | Ali Meller | |
| 26-27 | SCYC Spring 505 Invite | SCYC, Santa Cruz, California | Bruce Edwards | |
| 26 - 27 | AYC Centerboard Regatta | Austin, TX | Scott MacKay | |
| 27 | ABYC Spring Tune Up | ABYC, Long Beach California | Mike Martin | |
| May | 3-4 | West River Spring | West River Sailing Club, Galesville MD | Macy Nelson |
| 8-11 | Europa Cup Swiss/Italy | Riva del Garda, Italy | Swiss 5o5 Association | |
| 10-11 | Richmond YC - SBRA | Richmond, California | Steve Bartz | |
| 10-11 | Hoover | Hoover, Columbus Ohio | Graham Alexander | |
| 11-12 | RCYC Dinghy Fest | Dallas, TX | Scott MacKay | |
| 17-18 | Hampton Trapeze | Hampton YC, Hampton VA | Ken Elliott | |
| 17-18 | Bristol 505 | Bristol Yacht, Club, Bristol, RI | Nick Trotman | |
| 17-18 | SCC May on the Bay | Houston, TX | Scott MacKay | |
| 17-18 | SOCKS - Seattle One-design Centerboard Keelboat Series | Seattle, WA | Alan Johnson | |
| 24-25 | Memorial Day | Alamitos Bay Yacht Club, Long Beach, CA | Mike Martin | |
| 24-25 | Mid-Atlantic Regional Regatta | West River SC, Galesville MD | Macy Nelson | |
| 30 - June 1 | Europa Cup Belgium | Nieuwpoort, Belgium | Belgian 505 Association | |
| June | 6-8 | East Coast Championship | Hampton Yacht Club, Hampton VA | Ken Elliott |
| 7-8 | Carter Lake Open Regatta | Carter Lake, CO | Kem King | |
| 7-8 | Alberta/Saskatchewan Challenge & Wabumun Open | Wabamun S.C, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | Wayne Rootsaert | |
| 7-8 | Jericho Classic | Jerico Sailing Club, Vancouver BC Canada | Terence Reynolds | |
| 13-15 | Canadian Championship | Wabamun S.C, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | James Brown | |
| 14-15 | RIISA | Barrington Yacht Club, Barrington RI | Tom Kivney | |
| 14 | Ian Meller Regatta | Britannia Yacht Club, Ottawa, Ontario | Michael Hoffman | |
| 14-15 | St. Francis YC - 505/I-14/Europes | San Francisco, California | Matt Jones | |
| 14-15 | Junebug | Fanshawe, London, Ontario, Canada | Graham Alexander | |
| 21-22 | Wyoming Governors Cup | Alcova Res., Alcova, WY | Kem King | |
| 21-24 | Europa Cup Germany (Kieler Woche) | Keil, Germany | Christine Komma | |
| 28-29 | Lake Mills | Madison, Wisconsin | Graham Alexander | |
| 28-29 | AYC Governor's Cup | AYC, Austin, TX | Scott MacKay | |
| 28-30 | W.A.V.E.S. | Royal Vancouver Yatch Club, Vancouver BC Canada | Terence Reynolds | |
| July | ||||
| 5-6 | Hampton Annual | Hampton YC, Hampton VA | Ken Elliott | |
| 5-6 | Dillon 4th of July Regatta | Lake Dillon | Kem King | |
| 5-6 | pre NAs regatta | Alamitos Bay YC, Long Beach, CA | Mike Martin | |
| 5-6 | Kits Invitational | Kitsilano YC, Vancouver, BC, Canada | Terence Reynolds | |
| 7-11 | 1997 SeaLand 505 North American Championship | Alamitos Bay YC, Long Beach, CA | Mike Martin | |
| 12-13 | Sandusky, Ohio summer | Sandusky, Ohio | Graham Alexander | |
| 19 | Nepean Sailing Regatta | Nepean Sailing Club, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | Michael Hoffman | |
| 25-27 | Hyannis Annual Regatta | Hyannis Yacht Club, Hyannis, MA (site of '98 Worlds!) | Gerard Kivney | |
| 26-27 | Huntington Lake (unconfirmed) | Where? CA | Mark Elliot | |
| August | 2-3 | Santa Cruz YC | Santa Cruz, California | Bruce Edwards |
| 2-3 | Dillon Open | Lake Dillon, CO ( The highest regatta in the country) | Kem King | |
| 9-10 | Jackson Park | Jackson Park, Chicago, Illinois | Graham Alexander | |
| 9-10 | Fishing Bay Annual | Fishing Bay YC, Deltaville VA | Macy Nelson | |
| 9-10 | Montrose or Le Forest??? | Montrose or Lake Forest??? | Graham Alexander | |
| 9-10 | National Capital Regatta | Britannia Yacht Club, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | Michael Hoffman | |
| 10-12 | Pre Worlds | Gilleleje Denmark | info. | |
| 13-21 | World Championship | Gilleleje Denmark | info. | |
| 16-17 | NBYC 505 Regatta | New Bedford Yacht Club, South Dartmouth, MA | Neal Fowler | |
| 16-17 | CORC - Colorado One Design Club - Open | TBA ??? | Kem King | |
| 21-24 | Eastern Canadian 505 Championship (CORK) | Portsmouth Olympic Harbour, Kingston, Ontario, Canada | Steve Yates | |
| 30-31 | ABYC Labor Day | Alamitos Bay Yacht Club, Long Beach, CA | Mike Martin | |
| 30-31 | Palacios Labor Day Regatta | Palacios, TX | Scott MacKay | |
| 30-Sept 1 | Nebraska Governors Cup | Lake McConaughy, Ogallala Nebraska | Kem King | |
| 30-Sept 1 | Alberta 505 Championships (tentative) | Alberta | Wayne Rootsaert | |
| September | ||||
| 6-7 | EBOC closer | Jerico Sailing Club, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | Terence Reynolds | |
| 13-14 | Fleet Four Regatta | Nepean Sailing Club, Nepean, Ontario, Canada | Marg Hurley | |
| 13-14 | West River Mid-Atlantics | West River SC, Galesville MD | Macy Nelson | |
| 18-21 | Hyannis pre-preworlds | Hyannis Yacht Club, Hyannis MA | Tom Kivney | |
| 19-21 | Europa Cup England (Hayling) | HISC, Hayling Island, England | Simon J. Lake | |
| 20-21 | Sandusky, Ohio/Fall (Midwest Championship) | Sandusky Ohio | Graham Alexander | |
| 20-21 | Pacific Coast Championship | Richmond YC, Richmond, CA | Craig Perez | |
| 27 | Treasure Island YC -SBRA (27th only) (Not Confirmed) | Where? CA | Steve Bartz | |
| 27-28 | BC 505 Champs | ??? British Columbia, Canada | ||
| October | 4-5 | IUYC 2nd Annual Hoosier | Bloomington, Indiana/Lake Lemon | Mike Goldstein |
| 4-5 | Karl Miller Regatta | West River SC, Galesville MD | Macy Nelson | |
| 4-5 | SCC Endless Summer | SCC, Houston, TX | Scott MacKay | |
| 11-12 | Pumpkin | Fanshawe, London, Ontario Canada | Graham Alexander | |
| 11-12 | Nashville, Tenn/? | Nashville, Tenn/? | Graham Alexander | |
| 11-12 | AYC Fall Regatta | AYC, Austin, TX | Scott MacKay | |
| 11-12 | Sandy Hook 505 Regatta | Sandy Hook, NJ | John Wyles | |
| 11-12 | Shilshole Bay One Design Fleet Championships | Seattle WA | Alan Johnson | |
| 18-19 | Pumpkin Patch | West River SC, Galesville MD | Macy Nelson | |
| November | 1 | Halloween | Alamitos Bay Yacht Club, Long Beach, CA | Mike Martin |
| 1-2 | LCYC Wurstfest Regatta | LCYC, New Braunfels, TX | Scott Mackay | |
| 1-2 | Training/Coaching | West River SC, Galesville MD | Allan Freedman | |
| 16-17 | Hampton 505 training/regatta | Hampton YC, Hampton VA | Henry Amthor | |
| 22 | 505 Santa Cruz Winter Series | Santa Cruz YC, Santa Cruz, CA | Mike Holt | |
| 22-23 | Turkey Day | Alamitos Bay Yacht Club, Long Beach, CA | Mike Martin | |
| 29-30 | Training/Speed Work | West River SC, Galesville, MD | Macy Nelson | |
| 30 | 505 Santa Cruz Winter Series | Santa Cruz YC, Santa Cruz, CA | Mike Holt | |
| December | 6 | RYC Midwinters | Richmond, California | Steve Bartz |
| 6 | 505 Santa Cruz Winter Series | Santa Cruz YC, Santa Cruz, CA | Mike Holt | |
| 13-14 or 20-21 | 505 Training somewhere in NC/SC/Georgia | (very tentative) | Jonathan Phillips |