Author Archives: Content Elf

The 2024 Eastern Canadian Championships will be remembered for the high wind sailing conditions. Racing was cancelled after one race on Saturday, as the wind speed reached 30 knots. Three races weresailed on Sunday in 15 to 23 knots of … Continue reading →

1966 KC 1926 R. Scheider 1967  1970 US 3240 Chuck Angle 1971 KC 3338 David Court-Hampton, Phil Tillman 1972 KC 3338 David Court-Hampton, Phil Tillman 1973 KC 3339 Rick Hewitt, Colin Blandy 1974 KC 4583 Rick Williamson, Malcom McHattie 1975 … Continue reading →

On July 13-14 eleven 505s convened in Newport, Rhode Island for the 40thAnniversary Newport Regatta that also served as the New England Championship.  Teams travelled from Ottawa, Toronto, Western New York and Florida to compete with a host of other … Continue reading →

Report from Dave Adams: There is no question about it, travelling and participating in regattas is key to a successful 505 career. There is no substitute but sometime you just want to try stuff out in a “sorta” race environment … Continue reading →

An early adopter and pioneer of 505 sailing in Canada. His passion for the class has been passed down through two generations. A fleet builder, to say the least.

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Twelve sailors from 15 to 30+ years old took part in this year Espoir camp on Sunday June 30 at NSC. This year, all participants were members of NSC. They were part of the club’s youth 420 racing team or … Continue reading →

For an excellent website documenting old footage of past regattas, look no further than: https://www.sail-world.com/news/274169/The-oldest-footage-of-505-racing

Record participation at NOD 2024 NOD 2024 saw a record registration of 16 teams including 14 U25 sailors form USA, Toronto and the Ottawa areas. Racing was cancelled on Saturday has the wind did not show up but Ethan Bixby … Continue reading →