5 Metre

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

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

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:

where

  • = length for rating (as defined by rule 3.4)
  • = measured sail area
  • = freeboard in metres (as defined by rule 3.5)
  • = width in metres (as defined by rule 3.6)

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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