5 Metre

Class symbol
Two 5 Metres in 1940: the left yacht is Hazard designed by Knud Reimers and the right one is Maribell by Tore Holm.
Development
Year1929 (rule design)
DesignDevelopment class
Boat
Crew3
DraftMaximum: 1.1 m (3 ft 7 in)
Hull
TypeMonohull
Hull weightMinimum: 1,500 kg (3,300 lb)
LOAAbout: 8.5 m (28 ft)
Hull appendages
Keel/board typeFixed
Rig
Rig typeBermuda rig
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5 Metre is a development sailing class of French origin.[1]

History

The 5 Metre rule was created in France in 1929 and not a according of the International rule in contrast to other Metre yachts.[2]

The formula

The measurement formula is given in the 2021 International Five Metre Rating Rules:

5.000  metres = L + S 2 − F − B 2 2 {\displaystyle 5.000{\mbox{ metres}}={\frac {L+{\sqrt[{2}]{S}}-F-{\frac {B}{2}}}{2}}}

where

  • L {\displaystyle L} = length for rating (as defined by rule 3.4)
  • S {\displaystyle S} = measured sail area
  • F {\displaystyle F} = freeboard in metres (as defined by rule 3.5)
  • B {\displaystyle B} = width in metres (as defined by rule 3.6)

See also

  • 5.5 Metre

References

  1. ^ Gelin, Curt (2005), 500 segelbåtar i test: bakgrund, egenskaper, omdömen (in Swedish), Stockholm: Nautiska förlaget, p. 194, ISBN 91-89564-19-7
  2. ^ Gelin, Curt (2005), 500 segelbåtar i test: bakgrund, egenskaper, omdömen (in Swedish), Stockholm: Nautiska förlaget, p. 194, ISBN 91-89564-19-7

External links

  • The Five – sporty open racer for a group of three