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505

505 SAP World Champs Sailors Lounge floor Time Lapse

7 March 2015

Workmen work on the construction of the floor of the Sailors Lounge for the 60th SAP 5o5 World Championships sailed in Port Elizabeth from 23 March to 3 April 2015.

The 60th SAP 505 Worlds Regatta is preceded by a pre-worlds regatta comprising of six races over three days, with a minimum of three races to make a regatta. This will also serve as the 2015 South African National Championships.

The 2015 505 World Championships will comprise nine scheduled races held over seven days. There will be no more than two races scheduled per day. Three races are required to constitute a championship series. Only one race will be sailed on the final day unless at the start of the final day’s racing only one race has been completed.

The racing program will allow for three days of racing followed by a rest day and then three further days of racing. Two races will be scheduled for the first day, and one race for the second race day. Further race days will alternate between two races and one race each alternate day.

Work continued apace at the Algoa Bay Yacht Club as organisers, the Port of Port Elizabeth and the City readied themselves for international guests and the focus of the sailing world turned to Nelson Mandela Bay.

Sailors Lounge
Workman tightening up the base of the Sailors Lounge raised floor. CLICK HERE for more images.

Filed Under: 505 Worlds Tagged With: 505, abyc, SAP, Time Lapse

You may not recognise the club when you next visit

24 February 2015

ABYC
The grass is growing and the members are buzzing as we gear up to welcome sailors to the 60th SAP 505 World Championships from 23 March to 3 April 2015.

Ongoing maintenance and repair work as well as installation of new works (from sponsorship money) continue apace at ABYC.

The electrical box on the hard has been repaired by Zurchers Electrical and has a lock on it. You will have to use a specific plug type in order to draw electricity – these are available in the bar or from the office at a cost of R70.00 each.

Work continues on the fence behind the club (next to Shop 17) – this will form the boat park for the 60th SAP 505 World Championships from 23 March to 3 April 2015. The roadway area from the club entrance to the Stop Street at Eyethu will be closed off just before, during and after the World Championships for the erection of a marquee (SAP Sailors Lounge) and building of a wooden deck.

Please be advised that we start today with the work to the front façade – this will include painting, steel frames and window installation.

There are 3 contractors involved:

  • William Scott for painting
  • Twisted Steel for the window steel supports
  • Alusash for the aluminium windows.

Scope of work involved:

William Scott will start Tuesday 24 February, they will remove the 2 coke umbrellas on the front lawn for access. Their job is to repair and paint the front gable structures and they will be on site until 9 March.

They will use a `cherry picker’ for access. Frank Atkinson has moved the balustrade back already, to move patrons back.

As members of the club please be aware of the safety issues surrounding this work and assistance with safety is going to be an ongoing effort by all!

Twisted Steel will install the steel structure to form the frame for the windows and will be on site from Thursday 26 February to 4 March.

The Aluminium window contractor will be on site from the 4 to 13 March.

Please do take note that ABYC will be extremely safety conscious from 24 February until 13 March and we ask that members please be aware of the ongoing work and bring guests and visitors attention to safety and works procedure as well.

The tables on the deck, of necessity, must be far from the work site at all times.

From 6 March a team of people from the SAP marketing arm will descend on the club and begin with work to remove the vibracrete wall and erect the marquee and wooden deck – please try not to be too friendly and entertain them as they have a job to do in a limited time span.

On behalf of ABYC we extend a warm welcome to our international visitors who will be blown away by how friendly and helpful we can be.

Filed Under: House Tagged With: 505, Maintenance, SAP

Do you have a Membership Card?

20 January 2015

Over the period of the 60th 505 World Championships (23 March to 3 April) 2015 we will be closing the club to the public and only allowing access to ABYC Club Members and accredited persons.

During this time club members will only be allowed access on presentation of a valid members card.

505 World Championship sailors, coaches and support personnel will be issued with an accreditation allowing them access to specific areas.

Sensitive areas, such as the SAP lounges, Boat Park, Jury Room, Measurement Area etc. will be controlled and only people with specifically granted access will be allowed into those areas.

Members are asked to please ensure:

  1. You have a membership card
  2. You carry it on your person during the 505 World Championship
  3. You present the card if asked

If you need to get a new membership card then please speak to Anna-Mari as soon as possible.

Filed Under: House Tagged With: 505, membership card

505 Regatta Day One

3 January 2015

Images from Day One of the 505 New Years Regatta being sailed from the Algoa Bay Yacht Club from 2 to 4 January 2015.

The 60th 505 World Championships takes place from 23 March to 3 April 2015 in Port Elizabeth and hosted by ABYC.

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Filed Under: 505 Worlds Tagged With: 505, New Year

Two great ABYC Regattas

25 March 2014

This past weekend ABYC hosted two great regattas in the Boardwalk Hobie 16 Nationals and the 505 International invitation.

Both fleets enjoyed the best of the Bays wind, water and weather.

The 2014 Boardwalk Hobie 16 National was the last for the Bay for a while as the regatta will probably move to Durban next year.

The international sailors in the 505 fleet will go back to their respective countries with positive feedback.

Boardwalk Hobie 16 Report:

4 days of sailing and 9 races later Blaine and Roxanne Dodds sailing for Knysna Yacht Club finally clinched the 2014 Boardwalk Hobie 16 Nationals – a title that has eluded them for the last three years of keen competition in Algoa Bay.

The three days of sailing presented a range of conditions but Port Elizabeth saved the best for last.

A mid morning start for bridge and officials saw the support team dotted around the still bay in the windless conditions whilst the fleet waited for the call for the final race which came at 1:30 pm as the promised South South East made it’s appearance over Cape Receife and settled into 9 to 10 knots.

An over eager start saw the dreaded Black Flag being raised for the restart and the slow jostle for the line began – two boats were adjudged over at the start; Andrew and Angela Ward from Algoa Bay Yacht Club and David and Rebecca Scott from the Dar Es Salaam Yacht Club earning them an OCS and maximum points of 31 points each.

The Dodds pair sailed a faultless and conservative race – getting ahead of the second placed William and Lucinda Edwards and covering them the whole course. Belinda and Ryan Hayward slipped in between the Edwards’ and Dodds’ boat to gain second place and a clear winner was apparent with Blaine and Roxanne finishing the regatta on 13 points with the Edwards’ 2 points behind and the Haywards’ trailing a further 20 points behind in third place.

The top Port Elizabeth based boat finished in 4th place sailed by Robert Archibald and daughter Alexa. Despite two OCS’ Andrew and Angela Ward sailed to 7th place in the 30 boat fleet.

The top three finishers overall:

  1. Blaine and Roxanne Dodds – Knysna Yacht Club on 13 points
  2. William and Lucinda Edwards – Knysna Yacht Club on 15 points
  3. Belinda and Ryan Hayward – Fish Hoek Beach Sailing Club on 35 points.
Andrew Fourie and Chad Bilsbury exercise the F words - Fun and Fast at the top mark.
Andrew Fourie and Chad Bilsbury exercise the F words – Fun and Fast – at the top mark – scroll down for more images.

Full Results of the 2014 Hobie 16 Nationals:

Rank

Sail No

Club

Helm

Crew

Nett

1st 888 KYC Blaine Dodds Roxanne Dodds 13.0
2nd 1001 KYC William Edwards Lucinda Edwards 15.0
3rd 109132 FHBSC Belinda Hayward Ryan Hayward 35.0
4th 107669 ABYC Robert Archibald Alexa Archibald 45.0
5th 109154 KYC Douglas Edwards Pippy Edwards 50.0
6th 91067 BYC Ewald Erasmus Mark Teasdale 58.0
7th 91091 ABYC Andrew Ward Angela Ward 63.0
8th 111336 PYC Peter Hall Sarah-Ann Hall 75.0
9th 111319 LDYC Andrew Fourie Chad Bilsbury 85.0
10th 109170 ZVYC Nic Ryall Josh Seilig 98.0
11th 111335 SYC Mark Wijtenburg Amy Fisher 98.0
12th 108651 LDYC Mark Kopel Laura Ilgner 103.0
13th 111344 FHBSC Brent Hayward Charlie Boulle 105.0
14th 75202 ABYC John Mc Gillivray Tim Jones 112.0
15th 109118 SYC Brandon Wijtenberg Todd Fisher 115.0
16th 108907 RYC Klaas de Rooy Tracy Whitehead 115.0
17th 91058 Matt Whitehead Daniel Lawrence 116.0
18th 112489 FHBYC John Ryall Sarah Arnold 120.0
19th 91025 PYC Sean Fennessy Bart Fokkens 121.0
20th 112445 FHBSC Michael Goodyer Jennifer Goodyer 121.0
21st 54460 ABYC Andrew Bosworth Ashley Bosworth 138.0
22nd 91054 Dar es Salam David Scott Rebecca Scott 166.0
23rd 106121 TCC Jordan McQueen Gregan McQueen 190.0
24th 101 ELYC Byron Ravenscroft Peter-Blaine Dodds 190.0
25th 73412 Mark Gale Sigi Bailes 192.0
26th 91076 ABYC Russel Morgan Thea Pretorius 195.0
27th 106198 LYC Wessel van der Merwe Christaan Koegelenberg 204.0
28th 113050 PYC Justin Butler Clint du Toit 205.0
29th 108401 TCC Phillip Miller Alan Miller 220.0
30th 91059 Olifantsnek Chris Petersen Anthony Pearson 235.0

2014 Hobie 16 Nationals Images. Photos: Alan Straton.

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Filed Under: Regattas Tagged With: 505, hobie 16, nationals, worlds

Some seriously good sailing this week

18 March 2014

Two sailing regattas are being sailed from the Algoa Bay Yacht Club this weekend, so members wil be spoilt for choice and even more spoilt for a good old chin wag around the teak deck as internationally known sailors descend on our neck of the woods.

The Boardwalk Hobie 16 Nationals will be sailed from 20 to 23 March 2014 and promises a spectacle for sailors and spectators on Hobie beach and the Shark Rock Pier.

In addition the International 505 Sailing class is expecting 14 boats and this year’s current world champion to sail in a practise regatta ahead of the hosting of the 505 World Championships in Nelson Mandela Bay. The 505 Regatta will run on a seperate course off Kings Beach.

Two South African Hobie sailing teams recently completed a one-two finish at the recent Hobie 16 World Championships held in Jervis Bay, New South Wales, Australia sailed between 31 January and 10 February 2014.

William and Lucinda Edwards finished in first place and 4 points ahead of second placed Blaine and Roxanne Dodds also from Plettenberg Bay.

Both teams will be returning to Algoa Bay, Port Elizabeth to sail in the Boardwalk Hobie 16 National Championships from 20 to 23 March 2014. The keen rivalry between these two champion teams is expected to continue as they finished the 2013 Hobie Nationals also in the same one-two placings.

Local sailor, Andrew Ward has been puting in time on the water and slimming down as he and his crew, Angela Ward look to improve their 3rd place in last year’s event.

Racing starts not before 11:00 am on Thursday 20 March and the Hobies will launch from Hobie Beach to sail offshore yet visible from the Shark Rock Pier and beachfront in front of The Boardwalk.

Racing will continue each day thereafter – weather dependent – until Sunday when the new champions will be crowned.

The Boardwalk Hobie 16 Nationals Regatta is organized by the Hobie 16 Class in conjunction with the Algoa Bay Yacht Club (ABYC) under the auspices of South African Sailing (SAS).

The 505’s have 12 confirmed crews taking part:
  1. Peter Funke RSA – Johannes Tellen GER
  2. Thomas Funke RSA – Carl Wlotzka RSA
  3. Dean Souter AUS – Damien Botha RSA
  4. Jonathan Ham RSA – Warwick Ham RSA
  5. Jari Hamstrom DEN – Antti Salonen
  6. Euan Hurter RSA – Sean Hurter RSA
  7. Grant Ballantyne RSA – Evert Groenewaldt RSA
  8. James Largier RSA – Richard Hutton-Squire RSA
  9. Bronwen Klaas RSA – Angela Stenger GER
  10. Kobus Holtzhausen RSA – Henko Holtzhausen RSA
  11. Andrew Arthur RSA – Andrew Arnold RSA
  12. Albrecht Holm RSA – Willem Deyzel RSA
The start line on the second day of sailing during the 2013 Boardwalk Hobie Nationals. Photo by: Alan Straton
The start line on the second day of sailing during the 2013 Boardwalk Hobie Nationals. Photo by: Alan Straton

Filed Under: Regattas Tagged With: 505, hobie 16, nationals, sailing, worlds

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