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NSW states is on at Coffs Harbour 13/14 Feb as part of the East Coast Tour.  Several races each day starting 2pm on Sat and 10:30am on Sunday.  Dinner at the yacht club on Sat night.  One drop if more than 3 races completed.  Good accommodation options at Observatory Apartments or Pacific Marina Apartments. (Click on the name to go to the website)  Please ensure 505 association memberships are up to date before arriving.

The regatta at Toronto 23-26 Jan was a great success.  13 boats sailed including young guns and old salts with boats from Lake Macquarie, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.  10 short races over 4 days in typical lake sailing conditions but the light winds and short courses combined to keep the fleet quite close together and made for great racing.  There was plenty of interest in the boat park and up to 5 spectator boats following the racing.  We had some pretty good sailors like Chris Nicholson and Tom Slingsby buzzing around in their foiling moths and checking up on the 505s.  Big thanks to Robbo for organising the regatta and hassling people to get their boats wet.  Thanks to Tom from Brisbane for helping on the start boat.

Young guns Ryan Menzies/Joel Castle won from old salts Earle Alexander/Ian Gregg and Scott Ovenden/Morgs, detailed results click here.

Mark (Jacko) Jackson was out watching and took some great photos.  Click on the photos for a larger version in a new window.