Getting Into the 505

• Getting A Ride in a 505
  • You can contact an international officer or national secretary near you.
  • contact any 505 sailor near you, or
  • Check the master list of 505 class web sites to find a web site covering an area near you, and find some local 505 class contacts. Then insist they take you sailing!
• Getting Into the 505 Class: How to Pick A Used 505
• What to Look For In A Second Hand Boat, from Your Introduction to High Performance Dinghy Racing
• One person's experience comparing boats of different builders.
• New and used 505s and gear for Sale
• New 505s for sale (505 Builders Around the World)
• Listing of all known 505 builders.... ever, with notes about their 505
• US Built Super boats: Origins and Differences
• Classic 505s, those will hull/sail numbers older than 6500
• Determing what mast a 505 has..
• Discussion of the minor hull shape differences between 5o5 builders - from the e-mail list
• Partial (very) Registry of 505s by hull/sail number indicating when built, builder, and owners. Figure out when a boat was built!
• The Reconstruction of 505 USA-4565 by Andrew Cole. A great explanation with photos of how Andy put in Krister Bergstrom style adjustable shrouds, and re-rigged some other controls. Lots of great pictures.
• Getting Into the 5o5 Class On a Budget, Andrew Cole reports on the rebuilding of 505 4565, an approximately 25 year old Parker that is back on the race course
• Getting Into the 505 Class By Rebuilding an Older Rondar by Bart Hackworth
• Getting into the 505 Class: Stay in the Mainstream
• Capsizing - and Righting - a 505
• Some Hints On Trapezing Technique
• Power Trapezing How to become a weapon on the wire by Mike Mills from the Sailing World web site
• Some thoughts on how to tie your boat down on the trailer for trailing.
• Some thoughts on 505 trailers and trailering
• Some thoughts on clothing to wear while sailing 505s
• How to thread the spinnaker halyard on a launcher 505
• What a "Stuff Luff" jib system is
• Single Handing the 505