2007 SAP 505 Worlds in Adelaide/Australia with race by race commentary
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 ต.ค. 2024
- The SAP 505 worlds in Adelaide brought together some of the world's best dinghy sailors.
Race commentary by competitor Jordan Spencer.
ACCORDING to the competitors, the 2007 SAP 505 world championships were wesome.The balance of sailing and social events was spot on, making their journey down under memorable. Held in Adelaide and hosted by the Brighton & Seacliff Yacht Club, the worlds brought together many of the best dinghy sailors on the planet.The headline acts included former 505, 18Ft and International 14 world champion Howie Hamlin, three-time 505, 49er and 18Ft skiff world champion Chris Nicholson and Ian Pinnell, winner of 35 world, European and national championships. Beyond them, there was a plethora of brilliant sailors. The 505 is a wonderful boat to sail, plus the class includes some really great people, which makes competing at world championships all the more worthwhile. This time around there were 93 boats from 13 countries, with the Australians outnumbered by the overseas sailors.
Several things made the event so successful. Brighton & Seacliff YC has a strong tradition with the 505s, built from the 1960s when their sailors won the worlds three times. When B&S YC hosted their first 505 worlds in 1966, it was also the first time anyone had hosted a world championships in the southern hemisphere. They wanted it to be great then and all the members and the volunteers wanted it to be great again this time. B&S YC is not a rich club, so it didn't have money to throw at the event; what it did have was people. Over 75 people volunteered their time, their homes and their expertise to make sure all the competitors could enjoy themselves. The overseas competitors were blown away by this generosity, particularly the billeting. It made the event for many of the competitors.
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How cool, a lot of work for the poor bloke putting the video together and trying to compete at the same time. Of course he has now gone on to host Bar Karate - the Sailing Podcast.