505 Gauteng Provincials have been announced for the 2nd and 3rd of September 2023. The date is a good warm up for the nationals, that are taking place in Langebaan from the 23rd to the 25th of September. Come and get your boat sorted. It is bound to be an exciting event.
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Aeolians Club hosted the 505 and Stadt 23 for the 2023 van Nimwegen Regatta and the Stadt 23 Regional Championship. The wind played along and was too strong for some. 8 races were scheduled and on day 1, race officer Brian Sutherland got 4 back to back races in. Racing continued on the Sunday with the wind picking up to 25 knots. Lots of Sailing and nice speeds were achieved. The Funke Brothers dominated the 505 class with 7 bullets and a dnf, while Arend and Dave came in 2nd and Dudley and Dave in third.
In the Stadt class the Biagio Family dominated the fleet with Aaron skippering and scoring 6 first places. The Stadts only sailed 6 races as the wind was too strong for them by 11am on Sunday.
A big thank you to Peter and the Aeolians team for putting on a top class event.
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The 2023 505 van Nimwegen regatta will take place at Aeolians Club, Vaaldam on the 13th and 14th of May. The event will be sailed with the Stadt 23 Class and it promises to be load of fun. Make the trip and join all at the event. Lots of camping available, see you there.
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The 2022 505 Nationals were held at Sterkfonteindam from the 27th to the 30th of October. The event was sailed out of the Qwantani resort. The facilities were amazing and the class hosted a braai and lucky draw on all evenings. Racing got under way early on the 28th of October and 4 back to back races were sailed. The Funke brother won 3 of the 4 races while the team of Alex and Jonno Ham chased hard with a number of second places. Further down the field, racing was also tough with many top sailors competing for good positions. Saturday dawned with lighter breeze. Racing got underway at 11 and in the light winds team Kyle and Robert showed the fleet how it is done with 2 bullets. The Funkes chased hard but scored only one first with Arin and Richard and Alex and Jonno taking one race each. Sunday came with the forecast showing strong wind and with 3 races scheduled, racing was high speed and tough. The Funkes showed their heavy weather speciality by leading the fleet around the course and scoring 3 bullets, followed by a close battle between Arin/Richard and Alex and Jonno.
All in all the Nationals were a great event with many close battles taking place. 12 races were sailed and many stories taken home. The next event is the 75th SAS birthday event at Aeolians Club on the Vaaldam from the 16th to the 19th of December 2022.
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The 505 Northvaals 2022 were held at Aeolians Club on the 17th and 18th of September 2022. The event was well supported with 7 teams making their way to the Vaaldam. Racing got underway at 10h30 on Saturday morning in a fresh breeze from the North west. Racing was tight with a number of teams showing what they are capable of in the fleet. 2 races were sailed before lunch with team Funke winning both followed closely by Kyle Klaas and Warwick Ham. Bronwen Klaas and Marco showed some great speed and this was a highlight of what was to come. The afternoon races saw the wind die away and the fleet sailed 2 races in very light conditions. The funkes managed to sneak one win in and were awarded a second win when Kyle and Warwick were judged to have been Ocs at the start of the race.
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