Easter weekend saw the climax of the SAP 505 World Championships in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. P&B enjoyed another hugely successful week after a 1,2 finish in the Pre Worlds. Five bullets secured an emphatic victory for Mike Holt and Carl Smit winning the 505 World Championships for a second year in a row! P&B's Ian Pinnell and crew Johannes Tellen came in a close second with two bullets of there own and were delighted with the speed of the their new boat. Americans Conrads and Haines came in third to make it a 1, 2, 3 for P&B Sails...
P&B's dedication to the 505 class over the last 12 months is evident, our sails have won the World Championships 2014 and 2015, UK, French and Finnish National Championships. Following an impressive year in the 505 we wanted to highlight some of the important developments made by Ian and the P&B team over the last 12 months.
HULL
2014 saw the release of the NEW fully optimised
Ovington 505 hull with features that include narrower sections forward, flatter and more powerful run-off aft, maximum waterline length and increased stiffness and structural efficiency.
FIT OUT
With years of successful sailing experience Ian and the team worked tirelessly to reduce weight and improve efficiency inside the boat. As a result of continual development and testing of 505s Ian's boat boat was optimised with:
Rope Bridal System - replacing the self tacking car, track and hoop to reduce weight.
Rope Fairlead System For Jib - replacing the track, the new system saves weight and allows for more accurate setting adjustments across three planes.
Central Control Line/Take Up System - hidden away under the cap casing the central system reduces the chances of snags and tangles as well as looking neater.
MAST
The P&B workshop team produced the first
P&B Twin Spinno system. Made in-house by our carbon experts. P&B's new Carbon Twin Spinno's are made with larger ball bearing sheaves which reduces friction and allows for faster and smoother runs. With production in house the
P&B Carbon Twin Spinno has three size options for sheave width placement which adjusts sheave spread to suit your mast.
SAILS
P&B have developed a light yet stable
505 Radial Main along side a
Flat Genoa and
Monster Spinnaker. It is this suit of sails which won the 2014 World Championships and claimed the first three places at this years Championships. Using the latest sail design software the P&B sail loft were able to work from feedback provided by the 505 class to refine panel layout, construction and provide progressively smoother, faster
505 Sails.
With a passion and dedication to the development of dinghy sailing P&B offers a full service from bare hull to fully fitted out race ready dinghies in14 different classes. This breadth of knowledge allows us to provide the best products on the market including
Sails,
Covers,
Chandlery and
Clothing.
Get in touch with us today and speak to one of our class specialists for more info!