Hi All

In todays mail,

1) Message from el presidente or however you spell it.
2) Regatta reminder
3) Dolphin (but i thought this was a 505 newsletter) Nationals
4) Tips and tricks stolen from P&B newsletters is attached.

1) Dear fellow members

I would like to thank you for the opportunity of serving you again for another year. It is my intention to grow the fleet as best can be done with the resources available to me, but firstly I must welcome the new members to the class and point out to you our webpage www.int505.org. From there you can access almost anything you want to know about 505 sailing any where in the world an d who does what. I would also like to point out that our local webpage (link) is sponsored by Rudolph Holm and our thanks goes out to him for his continued support.

The most important people are the official class measurers, Greame Willcox and Albrecht Holm. There approval has to be acquired for almost every piece of equipment on the boat. It is not there purpose to make life difficult for you, it is just to ensure compliance and both gentlemen are extremely helpful. The next person to know is the class secretary, Thomas Funke. Apart from co-coordinating NOR's and event compliance, he is also responsible for class rules and their compliance. He is taking over from Peter Roos who is now the international secretary. The afore mentioned are there to ensure the membership keep on the straight and narrow path. The man incharge of the funds is Rudolph Holm as treasurer and he will ensure w e are economically viable. These gentlemen are all volunteers and give of their own free time to the benefit of the class as a whole and I really do thank them and ask you to appreciate their commitment. All we ask is that you respect them for what they do for you and if you feel aggrieved towards any member of the exco please voice you opinion politely.Other members of the class admin are Steve Hegerstrom Natal rep, Hans Rogotski international liasion (shipping worlds etc.), Mark Biagio mail room, Warwick Ham Pretoria sailing club, and of course myself. I just worry about everything to do with growing the class. You must forgive us if we fall down on the job, sometimes its not deliberate, just human and life would be much easier if we where all full time officials.

I am back in action, but still have another year of studying infront of me which has proved problematic recently trying to balance every area of my life. It must be paradise to be a full time student and i'm sorry for not being able to complete all days of the events this last season due to exam pressures. Hopefully this will begin to ease by march next year. I am on worlds at present trying to find sponsors for the class and will try to arrange something soon for those able to go. I'm also starting to sort out the local calender for next season. I have also been offered a boat recently 8481 1992, we are trying to clean her up a bit. Those interested can contact me.

I hope you have a pleasent season

Tony Murray

2) Reminder : Sterkies again on May the 13/14, howlin winds and crystal water - lovely!!!

3) So we hijacked the Dolphin Nationals again! Well done lads (and lasses). Peter Funcke won, Eddie Forster as crew was second, Rudolph and Dietmar 3rd - Broken boat n all. Last day saw 20 knots and plenty dolphn sailors ashore, except the 50 guys. Heeehaaa!. Many thanks to Andrew Ballard for organising boats for most of us.