5 Metre

5 Metre is a development sailing class of French origin.[1]

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

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]

See also

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
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