Additional Event Partners

We are pleased to announce that Harken, the world leader in sailboat hardware, has joined as an event partner for the 2010 505 North American Championships. Harken will be providing some awards and other competitor giveaways for the event. Harken is a long time supporter of the 505 class and their global headquarters is located only a few hours north of Chicago.

1251 East Wisconsin Ave
Pewaukee, Wisconsin 53072-3755
Phone: 262-691-3320
www.harken.com

Additionally, Glaser Sails has also joined in their support of the Championship. Glaser Sails is the west coast USA builder of 505 sails. Teams equipped with Glaser 505 sails took 1st and 2nd at the 2009 SAP 505 World Championships. Glaser is sponsoring the Saturday night dinner that will be held on the CYC patio. Please keep them in mind when you are eating "505 Crew Sized" portions.

15339 Pipeline Lane
Huntington Beach, CA 92649
Phone: 714-892-6700
www.glasersails.com

Event Photography

Layline Photography will be on the water during the 2010 505 NAs. Please check out their website to see their portfolio.

Event Partners

We are excited to announce that North Sails Gulf Coast will partner with the 2010 505 North American Championship as an event partner. Our friends in St. Petersburg have graciously donated a dacron jib that will be awarded to the top under 25 team. This is a fantastic contribution to our event; we hope some young teams will look to capture this prize and fill out their sail inventory.

1320 20th Street North
St. Petersburg, FL 33713
Phone: 727-898-1123

Additionally, LaserPerformance Sail+Sport Chicago will be on-site with gear and parts available for purchase. Formerly Hedlund Marine, LaserPerformance Sail+Sport Chicago has been serving Chicago's small boat sailors for over 50 years. We are excited to have their chandlery services available in the dinghy park.

2112 Jackson Ave
Evanston, IL 60201
Phone: 847-866-7765
Fax: 847-866-7784

In order to illustrate the excitement of 505 sailing, we will be working with sailgroove.org to capture video of the racing. Sailgroove will also be around to conduct competitor interviews during the event; hopefully everyone who wants to can get their mug immortalized on the internet.

CYC Blinker Article

The 505 Class was featured in the Winter 2010 issue of The Blinker, the Chicago Yacht Club's member publication. This issue was recently distributed at the Chicago Strictly Sail boat show. This article provides us with some great exposure to the club members, many of whom have never witnessed a major 505 regatta first hand.