It has been a long (but warm) winter, so the opportunity to pull the boat out of the garage and drive to Florida for the annual 505 Midwinter Championship was not to be missed. A quick 23 hour drive from Boston, MA to St. Petersburg, FL and I was away from the cold dark northeast [...]

"The final day of the 2011 505 North American Championship lived up to expectations. We arrived at the club to winds in the 20-25 knot range, gusting into the upper 20s. It was "full on" as we like say. Ramsay and I sat in 5th place overall, one point behind the team in 4th [...]

"DAY 1: Light winds dominated the day and made for some very inconsistent scores across the fleet. We were unable to capitalize on this as we found ourselves inconsistent as well. The first race was started in about 5 knots of wind (very light) and the breeze died from there. We started the race going toward the [...]

"Summer is here!! After a long winter, and a new daughter arriving on June 5, I was able to get back on the water for some much needed 505 racing. There could be no better place than the waters of Buzzards Bay! The event was hosted by the Community Boating Center of New Bedford, MA [...]

"Our first 505 event of the season did not disappoint! Three days of big wind, sun, and beach front property in Wrightsville Beach, NC. To top it all off we pulled off the victory besting 12 others teams from all over the east coast. Our practice day on Friday was a chance to shake off [...]