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He is also the guy who invented the "Geek" keel for St. Francis's 12 meter

A wave in the ocean, chance in a million.

Been there done that.  The US Tried Permanent Daylight Saving Time in the '70s. People Hated It | Washingtonian (DC)

Dr. Robert Sutton postulated back in 1973 the cost of a 505 would always be the same as a mid-price Chevy. So far, I think his theory is holding up.

Sleddog As I recall (which maybe wrong) that boat was built by a guy named Ralph who I knew as the caretaker of "Santana" back in the day. That's all I got.

Place to hook up your sea harness to?

It's built like a Laser. The deck is just glued to the hull. Not too many fasteners. They tried to sail one around the Farallons during the "Tragic Doublehanded Farallons" race. All they found was part of the deck washed ashore near Bolinas. Look elsewhere young Jedi, it is not the boat you are...

How about Amaryllis it was so fast they banned it from racing?

Rich sailors from rich nations trying to buy gold medals. It's the 5.5 meter debacle all over again.

I remember that George Olson and Wayne Kocher had a Cal 20+ named Sopwith Camel just before Grendel. Little bowsprit, masthead kites. They raced it in the midget ocean. That boat had a lot of influence on George's design ideas at the time. It was for sale awhile ago here on SA. 

Just got this for Valentines Day. Fascinating read. Thanks for the tip!

Well first of all is that 505's have steered well clear of the all bullshit the Olympics bring to a class. These are not the people you want in your class, they come for a few years and then leave. There is only one place at the Olympic trials, first, and everyone else is last. Not so good for...

I always enjoyed the "story" of Dave Wahle during the SORC riding his motorcycle down to the boat, stomping down the docks in his bandana, motorcycle boots & leathers and climbing aboard Improbable. He was busily working on the rigging when the owner of the yacht next door asked if he might...

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Where do you get the lifting strap. Is it custom? I want to get rid of my rod. Thanks

You need to contact Steve Seal at http://www.sealsspars.com/. He is the master of all things Cal-20. I used to work for him and we did many, many keel bolt replacements. He's got all the Cal-20 parts you could ever want.

Cardboard derivatives

"I'm the owner, I don't grind anything"

We owned Tempest US 13 (RIP). My take was that the bulb hanger was flat (much like a snipe dagger board) and therefore provided little lift. It forced you to foot off to get any kind of action happening. This resulted, because of the large sail area, in needing crews that were at least 6' 6" and...