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.






