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What's New on the 505 North American Home Page? (and some other sites) July - October '96

October, 1996

• 505 Bulletin Board. Post your comments and thoughts...
• Photos illustrating some typical Waterat 505 rigging
• Schedule for the 1998 505 World Championship in Hyannis, MA, USA, September 1998
• West River Sailing Club Pumpkin Patch Regatta by Allan Johnson
• A Brief Description of different spinnaker pole systems
• Awesome photos of the 1996 Ronstan 505 UK National Championship, courtesy of Sail Shots
• Updated photos of the '96 West River Mid Atlantics
• News from the Seattle 505 fleet from Alan Johnson
• Ottawa Ontario (Fleet Four) 505 Web Site
• Austin Texas 505 Fleet Web Site
• Thoughts on refinishing wood work on 505s from the e-mail list
• Report on the Wittensee Regatta in Germany in Germany 53 505s!
• A Comparison of the Lindsay and Hamlin/Waterat Hull Shapes
• Higher quality images from the UK National Championship
• Higher quality images of the ISAF Evaluation/Observation on Lake Garda. We scanned prints and replaced the poor quality digital images we had up earlier.
• Main Halyard Alternatives
• Making a Split-bridle Mainsheet for Transom Sheeting
• The Carl Miller Regatta at West River Sailing Club
• More used 505 gear for sale
• First Annual Hoosier 505 Regatta at the Indiana University Yacht Club
• Two MS Powerpoint Presentations about the 505 and 505 Class
• Thoughts on roll tacking and roll gybing from the e-mail list
• More 505s sold, more 505s listed
• Rondar Pricing for a multi-505 (polyester model) order

September, 1996

• Results of the Niantic Bay Yacht Club/Region I Regatta
• The 1997 Worlds Poster is on the web site.
• Allan Johnson and Ali Meller waiting for some wind at the North American Championship
• New! Danish 505 Web Site by Soeren Arleth
• Images from the West River Mid Atlantics Regatta
• ISAF Coverage of the Evaluation/Observation for the 2000 Open High Performance Dinghy
• ISAF Forums (bulletin boards) where you can comment on various aspects of the ISAF and sailing.... check it out
• ISAF Press Release explaining that four boats, the B14, Boss, 49er and 5000, have been chosen for further consideration for the 2000 Olympics Open High Performance Dinghy
• A discussion from the e-mail list about whether the 505 class should make the entry at the world championship unlimited. Also discussing line versus gate starts.
• More...."Recent 505 News....." from September 1996
• Photos from the Lake Garda Evaluation/Observation for the 2000 Olympic Class
• Photos from the UK Nationals at Hayling Island
• Some notes from Ebbe Rosen on his Rebell sails, Waterat hull, and some tuning numbers
• Notice of Race for the 1997 505 North American Championship
• Photographs of Ebbe Rosen/Olle Wenrup of Sweden
• Membership form for Canadian 505 Class Association
• 505s at the St. Francis Yacht Club Fall Dinghy Regatta by Mike Martin
• List of International 505 Class European Champions
• Minutes of the 1996 AGM in Townsville
• Notice of Race for the Harboe Cup 505 Regatta in Denmark, September 28-29
• Capsule reviews of sailing books including 505 material, thanks to Doug Hagerman
• Notice of Regatta for the first Annual Hoosier 505 Regatta, September 28-29
• Coverage of the 1996 Ronstan UK International 505 Championship on the Intersail web site.
• The 505 Class at the ISAF 2000 Olympic Open High Performance Dinghy Evaluation, held at Torbole on Lake Garda, Italy

August, 1996

• Photos of the 505 Pacific Coast Championship and 49er Inter-galactic championship, in the Gorge.....Does the 49er come with a snorkel?
• Table of skipper/crew weights and gear from the '95 Worlds and UK Nationals
• A quote from Debbie Jarvis about female's racing 505s in ALL conditions
• Line/wire lengths and diameters on two Waterats this can be expanded to include "standard" line lengths for various ways of rigging a 505...
• 505 Regattas at West River Sailing Club fall '96
• Information about the 505 New England Championship, September 21-22
• Some quotes from Shona Moss on females - and juniors - racing 505s
• More updates to the NA boats for sale - and sold list This is updated several times a week as boats sell!
• Table of Gear and skipper/crew weight for the top ten at the European Championship
• Grafham mini series information
• Finally! Bransford Eck's second article on foil design! (In Adobe Acrobat format).
• 505 Western Canadian Championship, Notice of Race
• Great quote from Sally Lindsay about the 505
• Sailing World article comparing the 49er, Boss and Jet to the International 505
• The Swiss team of Bohren/Fischer clinch the European Championship with a race to spare
• 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.
• Coverage of the 1996 505 Pacific Coast (of North America) Championship by John Dean
• 505 European Championship, first two races completed.
• Another report on the 505 French Championship, this from the Intersail UK web site.
• News on the upcoming English 505 National Championship, which will be held at Hayling Island 8th-13th, September. Also from the Intersail UK site.
• Coverage of the 1996 International 505 European Championship in Switzerland
• Notice of Race for the 1996 505 Ontario Championship (and Fleet Four Championship)
• 1996 505 Canadian Championships by Hugh Morrin
• 505 North American Championship

July, 1996

• Preliminary Notice of Race for the 5o5 Ontario Championships and Fleet Four Championships.
• Crew, Skipper and Boat Matching Service for the 505 Canadian and North American Championships
• The French National Championships by Jacques Bochu
• Biggest Turnout since the early '70s at 505 East Coast Championship!
• Updated quotes about the 505
• Heavy Air Technique, from the e-mail list
• Ronstan 505 Welsh National Championships 1996 From the Intersail INTERNET YACHTING MAGAZINE.
• The Ronstan 505 South East Areas 1996 From the Intersail INTERNET YACHTING MAGAZINE.
• Lake Garda Europa Cup From the Intersail INTERNET YACHTING MAGAZINE.
• News Release on the '96 Canadian 5o5 Championship August 3-5 at Britannia Yacht Club in Ottawa, ONT.
• A little more information about Sailing World's evaluation of the 49er, Boss, Jet and International 5o5
• A Survey from the Canadian 5o5 Association
• 505s Largest Class at Hampton Annual
• Single Handing the 505
• The Ronstan 505 Inland National (UK) Championships 1996
• Light Air Reaching Techniques
• More Used 505s Sold in North America boats have sold at an incredible pace as new people get into the class. Very few boats remain for sale, and several of those that remain may be very close to selling.
• Results added to St. Francis 505 (and I14) regatta report
• A message from "pip" Pearson, President of the International 505 Class Yacht Racing Association
• Information on the French 505 National Championship

What is New on the 505 Home Page... Jan-Jun 1996
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