{"id":26977,"date":"2014-01-11T17:36:45","date_gmt":"2014-01-11T15:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/2014\/01\/exciting-one-design-sailing-headed-for-port-elizabeth\/"},"modified":"2014-01-11T17:36:45","modified_gmt":"2014-01-11T15:36:45","slug":"exciting-one-design-sailing-headed-for-port-elizabeth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/exciting-one-design-sailing-headed-for-port-elizabeth\/","title":{"rendered":"Exciting One Design sailing headed for Port Elizabeth"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The 2015 505 World Championships<\/a> hosted by the Algoa Bay Yacht Club<\/a> and the South African 505 Class Association will be sailed in Port Elizabeth<\/a>, South Africa from 23 March to 3 April 2015.<\/p>\n

The International 505 Dinghy Class Association has held a World Championships every year since 1956 and on only three occasions were they sailed in Africa \u2013 all three in Durban<\/a>, South Africa in: 1979 when Americans Steve Taylor and David Penfield won; in 1994 when Australians Chris Darren Nicholson won and in 2000 when Swedes Krister Bergstrom and Thomas Moss were crowned World Champions.<\/p>\n

The Worlds Regatta will be 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.<\/p>\n

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\u2019s racing only one race has been completed.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Based on previous World Championships organisers are expecting a minimum of 70 teams from all over the world. Previous world champions have come from these countries: Australia, Denmark, France, Germany, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States of America.<\/p>\n

One design sailing is contested between boats all conforming to the same dimensions and rules which makes for exciting and close racing on the water and, in the absence of a handicap system, the spectator can easily see who is leading and winning at any point in the race.<\/p>\n

Will 2015 see an African Champion?<\/p>\n

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505 Sailing off of Hobie Beach during the 505 National Championships in 2012. Photo By: Alan Straton<\/p>\n

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