International rule (sailing)
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The International rule, also known as the Metre rule, was created for the measuring and rating of yachts to allow different designs of yacht to race together under a handicap system. Prior to the rati
An international 8-metre boat
the 15mR Ma'oona in 1908
The 19mR Octavia racing with the 15mR class (Kiel Week, 1913)
Two time America's Cup winner 12 metre Intrepid
6 Metre
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The International Six Metre class is a class of classic racing yachts. Sixes are a construction class, meaning that the boats are not identical but are all designed to meet specific measurement formul
International rule (sailing)
…the years. Whilst many different Metre Class yachts were constructed during those first heady years, three sizes have maintained their popularity; the 6, 8 and 12 Metre Classes. The year after the ratification, the 12 Metre Class were chosen for the Olympics—the 6 and 8 Metres were also used at different…
Danish Nurdug II. Silver medalist at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm.