Press Release #3
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 29, 2005
Top Four Tight Going into Final Day
Annapolis, Maryland. – Skipper Tim Collins and Drew Buttner dominated during the three Saturday races, and now only four points separate the top four boats at the Fawcett Boat Supplies 2005 International 505 East Coast Championship. Saturday brought cooler weather and solid breeze to Annapolis, and three races were completed with gusts up to 18 knots. As only seven races are scheduled, the championship will be decided Sunday in the final race. The weather forecast is for 7-10 knots of breeze and slightly warmer temperatures, with highs in the upper 60s.
Following Saturday’s racing, the sailors enjoyed delicious pasta, beer, and wine provided by Feed Your Crew and homemade cakes upstairs in the SSA Clubhouse in front of a roaring fire. Daily Bullet awards (embroidered lawn chairs) and Door Prizes (spinnaker forks provided by Angliss Boats) were given out during the daily debrief, as the winners shared their knowledge with all of the fleet in typical 505-fashion. Macy Nelson, who won the fifth race, summarized his victory by declaring, “Well, once you sail these boats for fifteen years, you get lucky once in a while.”
Following the debrief, 2005 Worlds runner-up Jesse Falsone presented a photo slideshow from Germany along with a DVD video of the Fremantle Worlds. The costume party began shortly thereafter; John Wyles and crew Peter Beardsley were clearly the best dressed, arriving as escaped convicts.
Thirty-three teams are participating in this year’s event, with sailors traveling to Annapolis from as far away as San Diego, Ottawa Canada, Florida, Ohio, and New England. They have been treated to great local hosting and high-quality facilities at the Severn Sailing Association.
The top 5 in the standings are as follows:
1. Tim Collins (11 points)
2. Barney Harris (11)
3. Ethan Bixby (13)
4. Macy Nelson (14)
5. Henry Amthor (15)
In addition to Fawcett Boat Supplies, the ECC is pleased to have three other sponsors onboard: Ronstan, New England Ropes, and Angliss Boats. Each is providing prizes to competitors and is excited to be part of this awesome regatta. Regatta t-shirts and beer can huggies feature the slick Halloween-themed regatta logo.
The schedule, NoR, and the News / Blog are all available at http://www.int505.org/fleet19/events/200510ECC/ . Questions should be directed to Bob Patterson (Fleet 19 Fleet Captain), at robert_beach@comcast.net.
The International 505 is a high performance two person dinghy with a spinnaker and a trapeze. It is raced in over 20 countries by Olympians, sailing world champions, club sailors, men and women, juniors and seniors. For further information on the 505 class, see http://www.int505.org/
For further information on Severn Sailing Association, see http://www.severnsailing.org/
For further information on Fawcett Boat Supplies, see http://www.fawcettboat.com/
For further information on Ronstan, see http://www.ronstan.com/
For further information on New England Ropes, see http://www.newenglandropes.com/
For further information on Angliss Boats, see http://www.anglissboats.com/
-Mike Renda, Press Officer
October 29, 2005
Top Four Tight Going into Final Day
Annapolis, Maryland. – Skipper Tim Collins and Drew Buttner dominated during the three Saturday races, and now only four points separate the top four boats at the Fawcett Boat Supplies 2005 International 505 East Coast Championship. Saturday brought cooler weather and solid breeze to Annapolis, and three races were completed with gusts up to 18 knots. As only seven races are scheduled, the championship will be decided Sunday in the final race. The weather forecast is for 7-10 knots of breeze and slightly warmer temperatures, with highs in the upper 60s.
Following Saturday’s racing, the sailors enjoyed delicious pasta, beer, and wine provided by Feed Your Crew and homemade cakes upstairs in the SSA Clubhouse in front of a roaring fire. Daily Bullet awards (embroidered lawn chairs) and Door Prizes (spinnaker forks provided by Angliss Boats) were given out during the daily debrief, as the winners shared their knowledge with all of the fleet in typical 505-fashion. Macy Nelson, who won the fifth race, summarized his victory by declaring, “Well, once you sail these boats for fifteen years, you get lucky once in a while.”
Following the debrief, 2005 Worlds runner-up Jesse Falsone presented a photo slideshow from Germany along with a DVD video of the Fremantle Worlds. The costume party began shortly thereafter; John Wyles and crew Peter Beardsley were clearly the best dressed, arriving as escaped convicts.
Thirty-three teams are participating in this year’s event, with sailors traveling to Annapolis from as far away as San Diego, Ottawa Canada, Florida, Ohio, and New England. They have been treated to great local hosting and high-quality facilities at the Severn Sailing Association.
The top 5 in the standings are as follows:
1. Tim Collins (11 points)
2. Barney Harris (11)
3. Ethan Bixby (13)
4. Macy Nelson (14)
5. Henry Amthor (15)
In addition to Fawcett Boat Supplies, the ECC is pleased to have three other sponsors onboard: Ronstan, New England Ropes, and Angliss Boats. Each is providing prizes to competitors and is excited to be part of this awesome regatta. Regatta t-shirts and beer can huggies feature the slick Halloween-themed regatta logo.
The schedule, NoR, and the News / Blog are all available at http://www.int505.org/fleet19/events/200510ECC/ . Questions should be directed to Bob Patterson (Fleet 19 Fleet Captain), at robert_beach@comcast.net.
The International 505 is a high performance two person dinghy with a spinnaker and a trapeze. It is raced in over 20 countries by Olympians, sailing world champions, club sailors, men and women, juniors and seniors. For further information on the 505 class, see http://www.int505.org/
For further information on Severn Sailing Association, see http://www.severnsailing.org/
For further information on Fawcett Boat Supplies, see http://www.fawcettboat.com/
For further information on Ronstan, see http://www.ronstan.com/
For further information on New England Ropes, see http://www.newenglandropes.com/
For further information on Angliss Boats, see http://www.anglissboats.com/
-Mike Renda, Press Officer
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