505

Notation

Boat dimensions
Length above :	5.05 m
Width above sea level :	1.88 m
Draft :	approx. 1.60 m
Weight (ready to sail):	min. 127.4 kg
Sail area
Sail area close to the wind :	16.3 m²
Mainsail :	11.7 m²
Jib :	4.51 m²
Spinnaker :	27 m²
Others
Rigging type:	Sloop
Yardstick number :	95
Class :	international

505 on the wind

The 505 is an international two-man dinghy . Its name is derived from its length (5.05 m). The logo consists of the two digits "5" and a circular "zero" in between. She is considered to be very fast, agile and very lively. It is ideally suited for demanding regatta sailors . The 505 regattas are sailed at a very high level, as many top sailors (world champions / European champions / Olympic champions) from other boat classes have switched to this boat. The international class since 1955 was designed in 1954 by the Briton John Westell.

The 505 is now widely used, with a total of 9100 boats registered by 2012. In Germany, around 100 participants have been taking part in at least three ranking regattas for years; the number of ships is around 200. The centers are in northern Germany (especially Hamburg, Kiel and Eckernförde ), the Berlin area and Bavaria.

Regatta and races

In 2005 the 50th world championship of the class took place. 170 ships from twelve nations from four continents took part. This was the largest world championship in history to date. We sailed in front of Warnemünde . The winners were the 2001 and 2003 world champions - 2004 European champions and eight-time winners of the Kiel Week - the German team Wolfgang Hunger / Holger Jess .

Hayling Island (GB), located on the Solent, hosted the 2006 World Cup. 113 boats of this class from 13 nations competed. The winners were Mark Upton-Brown and Ian Mitchell (GBR) from England, ahead of Howard Hamlin and Jeff Nelson (USA) and Jens Findel and Johannes Tellen (GER).

At the 52nd World Championship of 505s in Adelaide , Australia from January 22nd to February 2nd, 2007 the Danish team Jan Saugmann and Morten Ramsbæk won. Two German teams placed in the top 10.

In 2012 the World Cup took place in La Rochelle / France and with 190 boats it had the largest participation ever at a 505 World Cup. In 2013 in Barbados, the Hamburg team Lehmann / Oehme became world champions.