505 Tuning Sheets and Hints

Tuning the 505 depends mostly on sails and mast used. Very light or very heavy teams may find themselves using settings for slightly heavier, or slightly lighter conditions, respectively.

The following Tuning Information is arranged by sails used.

North Sails USA

August 2003 North Sails Tuning Information
- A calibration scheme, and
- associated matrix for North Sails by Alexander Meller and Ethan Bixby
North Sails Gulf Coast (Ethan Bixby) Tuning Sheet
An older North Sails tuning sheet by Ethan Bixby
A Late 70s North Tuning Sheet - Not much has changed!
Some basic upwind tuning ideas from Ali Meller
North American Champion Macy Nelson On Tuning
More Tuning/Rig Settings Thoughts From Ali Meller

Ullman Sails USA

Hamlin/Martin Ullman Tuning by Howard Hamlin
An Ullman/Danger tuning sheet by Howard Hamlin, with more detail
Howard Hamlin and Mike Martin Control Settings Numbers Matrix
A slightly updated Howard Hamlin Matrix
Basic Measurements from Mike Martin

Pinnell & Bax UK

Pinnell & Bax Tuning Matrix
Ian Barker Tuning Information from the UK 505 web site
Excerpts from Some Ian Barker tuning information On His UK-Style Rig
Simon J. Lake's Tuning Matrix for Holt Antares Mast

Hyde Sails UK

Hyde Sails 505 Tuning Sheet

Bojsen Moeller Northern Europe

2001 World Champions Wolfgang Hunger/Holger Jess Tuning for the Superspar M2 mast, Bojsen-Moeller sails rig

North Sails Australia

North Sails Australia 505 Tuning Sheet
More Information on the Australian Rig from Mark Robertshaw

General Tuning and Setup Articles

Tuning by Scott Ikle', from Sailing World
Scott Ikle's Ten Speed Tips
How to Use The Mast Ram - a dialog from the e-mail distribution list
Discussions on Tuning from the 505world e-mail list
Greg Fisher's Speed Session

Comparisons and older rigs