108 One-Design Class Sailboat Handbook 



fornia, Massachusetts and Buffalo, and on the Great South Bay in New 

 York. Numerous fleets give opportunity for interclub racing, while active 

 teams compete for trophies in Canada, Bermuda, Europe and the United 

 States. 



Five-O-Five 



Association Name: North American 505 Association 



Insignia on Sail: Numerals "505" 



Type and Dimensions: Centerboard sloop 



Overall length— 16 feet, 6 inches Draft— 6 inches* 



Waterline— 15 feet, 6 inches 3 feet, 9 inches** 



Beam— 6 feet, 3 inches Sail area— 150 square feet 



Construction Material Allowed: Molded mahogany 



Price Range: New, less sails, about $1,500; dacron main and jib, about 



$235 



Principal Builders: 



Edward K. Hampshire Co., Jackson, N. H. 



Nautica Corp., P. O. Box 26, Paramus, N. J. 



O'Day Corporation, 9 Newbury St., Boston 16, Mass. 



Racing Activity: Fleets throughout the world, and in the United States 



in Long Island Sound, Texas, Florida and California. This class was given 



international status by the International Yacht Racing Union in 1956 



and is governed through the I.Y.R.U., with the North American 505 



Association handling American affairs. 



Flying Dutchman 



Association Name: United States Flying Dutchman Association (an affili- 

 ate of the International Flying Dutchman Class Association) 

 Annual Dues: $7.50 

 Insignia on Sail: Letters 'TD" 

 Type and Dimensions: Centerboard sloop 

 Overall length— 19 feet, 10 inches Draft- 6 inches* 



Waterline— 18 feet 3 feet, 8 inches** 



Beam— 5 feet, 7 inches Sail area— 176 square feet 



Construction Materials Allowed: Hull materials are not specified by class 

 rules. However, rigid shape and low-weight requirements indicate either 

 molded plywood or fiberglass construction 



