2020 Australian 505 Championship at Royal Brighton Yacht Club - Overall
by Michael Quirk 23 Jan 2020 01:35 NZDT
16-21 January 2020
It is said that if you don't like the weather in Melbourne you just have to wait a few hours for something different.
The week of the Australian 5O5 Nationals was held in classic Melbourne weather. There were temperatures in the high 30s, cold 25 knot winds, beautiful sunshine, torrential rain, hail storms, light winds and perfect 8-15 knot winds.
In the end eight of the scheduled nine heats were completed. The event was won by Americans Mike Holt and Rob Woelfel with Australians Robin Duessen and David Snoad finishing second to become the 2020 Australian Champions.
Overall Results: (top five)
1st Mike Holt and Rob Woelfel (USA)
2nd Robin Deussen and Davd Snoad (SA)
3rd Chris Paterson and Thor Schoenhoff (WA)
4th Sandy Higgins and Paul Marsh (SA)
5th Mick Babbage and James Mcallister
Find full results here
Noticeable at this event was the number of junior competitors. Many sailing with their well known fathers. Check out the interviews with these young guns at int505.org/au-2020-australian-championship
More information at int505.org.