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The first 5O5 launches at ABYC

21 March 2015

On Friday 20 March, with feverish building activity going on, the first 5O5 dinghy to be competing in the 60th SAP 5O5 World Championships gave the upgraded slipway a test and sailed out the channel and into the harbour.

Sail number 8584 – a South African entry by Hans Rogotski and Peter Roos from Point Yacht Club now claim the honour of being first to test the water. Click on the images to see a HUGE(ish) version.

5O5 World Sailing Champs
Peter Roos and Hans Rogotski from Point Yacht Club were the first to launch their 5O5 for a test of the conditions.
5O5 World Sailing Champs
Eager to be set free – Peter Roos.
5O5 World Sailing Champs
The first 505 to launch
5O5 World Sailing Champs
View of the Marina, ABYC and Sailors Lounge from the SAP Cube on the hard
5O5 World Sailing Champs
The exterior of the club gets a new lick of paint – didn’t we just do this recently? Look at the colour difference!
5O5 World Sailing Champs
SAP Sailors Lounge Interior

Filed Under: 505 Worlds Tagged With: 505, 5o5, World Championships

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