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
Year| 1929 (rule design)
Design| Development class
Boat
Crew| 3
Draft| Maximum: 1.1 m (3 ft 7 in)
Hull
Type| Monohull
Hull weight| Minimum: 1,500 kg (3,300 lb)
LOA| About: 8.5 m (28 ft)
Hull appendages
Keel/board type| Fixed
Rig
Rig type| Bermuda rig

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

## Contents

* 1 History
* 1.1 The formula
* 2 See also
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## 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+S2−F−B22

where

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

## See also

* 5.5 Metre

## References

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

## External links

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

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