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THE INTERNATIONAL RULE – 100 YEARS OF 8-METRES John Lammerts van Bueren, 2007

In May 1908 Major Heckstall Smith, secretary of the IYRU wrote: “The rules of yacht racing are now the same in all the countries of Europe.  A few years ago a state of hopeless chaos reigned everywhere.  Different systems of measurement and classification and different codes of sailing rules prevailed, and the average yachtsman was quite unable to master them all.  If he was accustomed to race in England he was very much at sea when he visited Germany, and, similarly, he was apt to find himself high and dry on the coast of France. It was very disheartening, and the situation discouraged not a few from attempting to race beyond their own waters.  Now this has been rectified. In 1906, at two conferences in London, a uniform Measurement Rule was agreed to. In the same year, in Berlin, the details of this rule were completed.  The yachtsmen who had conferred in London were enthusiastic at their success, and determined to meet in Paris and agree upon uniform racing rules.  Accordingly, in October, 1907, the sailing rules were adopted, and the International Yacht Racing Union was formed comprising all the maritime nations of Europe interested in yachting.”

As Heckstall Smith wrote these words in 1908, I don’t think anyone at the time could or would have expected that the International Rule would continue to produce some of the world’s technically most refined yachts for the century to come.  As naval architects learned more and more about the infinite number of variables that make yachts go fast, the International Rule yachts remained at the forefront of development, the complexity of the rule presenting an intellectual challenge that only the very best naval architects were able to master. Although the typical downwind speeds of modern yachts are higher, the metre boats are usually able to hold off most modern yachts when driving to windward.  Uncountable yacht designs and classes have been launched in the past 100 years enjoying a typical life span of some 10 to maybe 30 years to then fade away in obscurity.  So what is that something that kept the metre boats together and made them outlast all other rating rules in the history of yachting?  Appearance helped, the yachts of the international Rule were generally agreed to be the most beautiful of all racing yachts, if she lost her racing edge then her pleasing lines would come to rescue and ensure a new lease on life as a pretty and fast cruising yacht.

Looks may have saved the old boats but that doesn’t help much in the understanding why new boats were be built. Was the magic attraction the unsolved mystery of the rule itself?  What other explanation could be given for the fact that after some 500 individual 8-Metre designs by the world’s best naval architects, that ultimate shape to beat all others has yet to be found?

I often wonder, if the perfect shape has not derived after a century of attacks and plots by the world’s greatest naval masterminds, then isn’t it fair to assume that no-one has ever fully mastered the infinite number of variables that shaped these yachts?  So who am I to think I could explain something no-one ever truly mastered?  It’s probably better, or say, more elegantly closer to the truth, that the complexity of the formula is not indicated by the formula itself but in the infinite variables which influence the shape deriving from it. What was a fast and winning boat in 1908, wasn’t capable of making that same impression 3 years on.  Did that make the 1908 design a bad one?  Boats were designed and built with the knowledge and instincts at the time, not years ahead.  The secret of a great Rating Rule like the International Rule is that it worked like a puzzle, the only known quantity was the physical size but the number of pieces was unknown or known to be infinite.

What differed the International Rule from earlier as well as later rules?  I believe Lloyd’s had a lot to do with it, for sure no other rule before or after had these specific scantling rules included.  Lloyd’s specified construction methods, panel weights and materials.  These seemingly static rules and numbers did however result in boats that lasted, avoided freak constructions and most importantly, shapes rather than materials employed have been, and still are dominant in the performance of the boats.

Knowing that my story is one of today, I have the luxury of being able to look back and start all over again.  I’ll try to navigate through a century of Metre boats, inevitably we need to pick an occasional buoy for a short brake to stop and stare at some of the technical intimacy, but I will try to keep these interruptions as brief as possible realising I am at risk of loosing your attention.  The Metre boats have been defined by the First, Second and Third International Rule in which the two most important factors remained the same: waterline length and sail area.  The guiding principle was simple, longer boats are faster than short ones and, boats with more sail are faster than those with less canvass.  Knowing this the playing field is levelled by making the sum of length and sail area a constant.  If you wanted to increase length then sail area had to be decreased, and if the thought was to go for maximum sail area then you had to pay for that by decreasing the length.  If only it was that simple…., a great number more variables and measurements come into play.

1907 – 1919 The First International Rule

It all started with the launch of the first Metre boats in 1907 under what is today known as the First International Rule.  Arguably these are the most exquisite beauties of our class.  For example, a typical 1912 8-Metre displaces some 6.000kg and carries 120m2 sail to windward placed on a narrow and easy driven hull with long overhangs.  These boats still hold the ultimate recipe to make the hearts of the classic yachtsman jump.  Right from the start the racing was most exciting and many prestigious trophies would be donated for racing these boats, most notably the Coppa d’Italia, La Coupe de France, The Kattegat Cup and The Canada’s Cup and later for the Twelves, the America’s Cup.  The 8-Metre Class received Olympic status in 1908 and would remain the largest and most prestigious Olympic class until 1936.

Originally the anticipated shapes were such that, for instance an 8-Metre, would have a waterline of 8-metre but the formula was soon to be explored well beyond the expected limits.  Length and beam counted equal in the First Rule so the first opening was an obvious one; reduce the beam and add the difference to the length.  In hindsight the weight of sail area in the rule was too light and by tweaking girth measurements “cheap” sail area became available.  No-one knew how far this could be carried but with every boat launched, the limits of extremities were stretched a little further.  The game was a popular one, and within the first eight years over 140 8-Metre boats would be launched.

The pace in which designs followed each other was such that it seemed like a full scale tank testing. The Royal Norwegian Yacht Club at one point held a fleet of 120 Metre boats in one place, the majority coming from the hand of Johan Anker .

Ideas were tested full scale, some based on science, some pure gamble, some paid off, some didn’t.  The window of opportunity for some pretty extreme yachts was larger than expected and the great success of the First Rule was probably therefore due more to the facilitation of good international racing rather than a ridged framework for yacht design.  In the first seven years the boats grew some 10-15% in length, lost 20% of their beam and received some 40% extra sail area!  Seaworthiness was the forgotten factor and the financial expense was staggering.  What proved to work in those early years was mandatory Lloyd’s plan approval and building survey, they ensured the yachts would be built to exceed their competitive life span and would serve as cruising boats after thus retaining some resale value.  The flaw was obviously that factors less dominant to performance were treated equal to those that did which resulted in freak like trade offs which resulted in extreme designs. Positive technical developments came from Norway where Johan Anker pioneered the Marconi rig. Gaffs would quickly disappear from the podium and Anker soon realised that this type of rig was so efficient that he could trade sail area for again more length. Controlling the tall and thin spars was the next challenge to address as rigs would drop over the side regularly for the next 15 to 20 years.  The hull shapes had stabilised at narrow over-canvassed boats, a far cry from the original intent.  Time for change or to say goodbye, luckily the call for change prevailed and the Second International Rule took shape.

Second International Rule 1919-1933

As early as 1914, forums were held to find solutions to secure the future of the Rule but before anything could happen, priorities changed as the Great War intervened.  In between 1917 and 1919 the Yacht Racing Union headed by Heckstall-Smith worked on developing the formula to something that would produce more wholesome yachts. This would result in the most radical change in the history of the rule as the beam would be discarded from the formula and replaced by a minimum of one foot per metre rating. (A pretty unique combination of the metric and imperial measurement systems as the minimum beam for an 8-Metre would be 8 feet, a 12-Metre, 12ft and so on.) Girth penalties were raised significantly and sail area was penalised much more severely. As the rule was young and only few boats had been built, the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp competed in two groups, the old and the new rule boats. The development in the first four years was again frantic with ideas tested to the extreme. The 1924 Olympics in Le Havre displayed the earliest wholesome 8-Metres the most successful being, Bera by Johan Anker, Emily by William Fife and BlueRed by Charles Nicholson . The shapes developed further with more emphasis on length and less on sail area with more draft and displacement to the shapes of the famous Aile VI and Hollandia who were the best boats at the 1928 Olympics. Naval architects now seeked their advantage in the extreme ends as boats were stretched to gain sail area by reducing bow and stern girth measurements. The rigs developed, mast scantlings were developed and the maximum hoist of the jib was fixed at 82.5% of rig height. In 1927 the overlapping genoa was introduced taking full advantage of the unmeasured thus free headsailarea aft of the mast. The rule was good and produced exceedingly fine boats and enjoyed tremendous popularity. The only agreed serious flaw remaining was the 1/4G measurement which resulted in insufficient keel depth and tender boats. Johan Anker’s Silja and William Fife’s Saskia are the best examples of how that was addressed by designing boats with more beam thus adding more form stability. In 1928 North America finally accepted the International Rule for the small classes, i.e. 6, 8, 12-Metres while Europe adopted the Universal Rule J-Class for the largest of all classes.

Despite the great success of the Rule it was still felt that improvements could be made and at it’s expiration in 1933 this was addressed.

Third International Rule 1933-Today

As expected the 1/4G or midship chain girth measurement was dropped from the rule and the bow and stern overhang measurement instructions were changed to no longer measure from the covering board. The divider in the formula was reduced from 2,5 to 2,34 which deliberately did not fully compensate for the changes made. The consequence was that third rule boats became more seaworthy boats while the good second rule boats would remain competitive under light to moderate conditions. Without going in to the fine detail, the second rule boats have less righting moment but generally also have less wetted surface. In light to moderate conditions this allows them to stay with the fleet, especially down wind low wetted surface really makes a difference. In case of the top boats such as Silja and Vision, they remained fully competitive under almost any conditions. The one thing that never really changed throughout the years was the cost, Metre boast would remain out of reach for most sailors and at the top level it remained very much the game of the rich and famous.

For them they were not the largest boat they could wisely afford, they were simply the boat they enjoyed to build, sail and race. Men like Baron Krupp in Germany and Marcus Wallenberg jr. in Sweden would order new 8-Metres every other year and the fierce competition for trophies such as the Coppa d’Italia, La Coupe de France and the Canada’s Cup would result in new and often very fast designs. To name some of those top performers: Bagietto’s Bona in Italy, Tore Holm’s Ilderim in Sweden, Henry Rasmussen Germania III in Germany, Olin Stephens Iskareen and Arthur Shuman Venture in North America and Camatte’s France in France. The Third Rule would produce almost 80 Eights in the seven years before World War II broke out. Within that small world of metre boat sailors, the crews would migrate between the 6, 8 and 12-Metres, that’s how it was a hundred years ago, that’s how it is today.

The Post war years

After the war, the available money was spent on rebuilding Europe and the heavy 8-Metres became a terrifically expensive boat to build. A new generation boats, much lighter and with proportionally less sail area emerged. Somehow the Eights survived, no new boats were built but the old ones proved to be great for club racing. In Scotland a large fleet was actively raced on the Clyde and of course the Scandinavians, French and the Lake Ontario fleets remained active racing, although most of them ran on a shoe string budget. Eugene van Voorhis was the first to build a new 8-Metre in 1967, the awe inspiring Iroquois designed by Olin Stephens. She was to race for the Canada’s Cup but due to a change of rules she never did. The result was that Eugene decided to sell one of his other 8-Metres, Iskareen, and shipped her to Scotland. This would be one of the most significant turning points in the history of our class. The story goes that one night at the Royal Northern Yacht Club, Eugene challenged the Scots for a race, not just a boat race but a battle between the old and the new world. Supported by a generous flow of whiskey the race was to be the 8-Metre World Cup, no-one expected it to be more than tremendous fun but as it happened it is now our oldest trophy in modern times.

The trophy was to be a challenge cup and raced for, if possible once a year with a minimum of 3 nations competing. And so it happened that in 1970 a group of 8-Metres gathered on the Clyde to race for a trophy which was to become a new tradition in the class. Scotland gave Eugene a special welcome. Leaning against a furious gale and torrential rain, Eugene walked across the lawn of the Royal Northern assuming all would stay inside. He was greeted by his hosts with “Fine day for a boat race Gene”. Shortly after six boats crossed the line; Silja, Christina (ex and now again Ilderim), Iskareen, Severn, Turid (ex Froya) and If. In great friendship the boats were raced hard with the Johan Anker designed Silja, owned by the Scotsman Dr. Weir, winning the first World Cup and Eugene van Voorhis making a close second. Both yachts were sold to Scandinavia and the World Cup would see them back as yachts to always be reckoned with.

In 1975, the next World Cup was at Sandhamn and again it was Silja who showed no mercy and took the gold. Finally in 1978 at the NJK in Helsinki it was Iskareen’s turn to inscribe her name on the 8-Metre World Cup. She was the last classic 8-Metre to ever win the World Cup as in 1982 Eugene felt the time had come to ship his now 14 year old Iroquois across the pond to enter the World Cup in Sweden. With Eugene at the tiller, Iroquois brought the World Cup to the Rochester Yacht Club with a clean sweep. The following year the World Cup was hosted by the Royal Norwegian Yacht Club and again Iroquois successfully defended the World Cup. Of great importance to the class was the participation of King Olav V of Norway with his 8-Metre Sira. As IEMA President of Honour, King Olav of Norway recognised that the new breed of Eights could threaten the competition among the old boats and he gracefully donated the Sira Cup to be awarded to the 8-Metre built prior to 1960 with the best overall score in the 8-Metre World Cup. This trophy secured the interest of the classic Eights to enter the World Cup. The Sira Cup is still very much alive and has greatly contributed to the strength of the class today.

Meanwhile Joni Hertell, Eugene van Voorhis and Robin Clark took on the project for our class to regain its international status within the IYRU. The class rules were updated, an inventory of the fleets was made and a strong lobby started in London. It took some convincing to have our then 75 year old Class reinstated but with the support of Tony Watts and the legendary Beppe Croce, the International Eight Metre Class was reinstated. We should never forget the tremendous effort made by our IEMA officers in those days which I believe has been instrumental to the following growth and success of our class as we see it today.

Meanwhile on the water, the two victories of Eugene van Voorhis and his Iroquois again provoked the class and new modern Eights were commissioned. In Sweden two new Eights were commissioned by Per Wermelin. The first one named Mr. E, was supported by the telecom company Ericson. She was designed by Pelle Petterson. Per soon sold her to Ron Palm and immediately commissioned the next Eight named Dolphin (now named Yquem) also from the board of Pelle Peterson. Claes Henningson had Golden Feather designed by Peter Norlin, she was more experimental taking a freeboard penalty and turned out to be a real light air flyer. In Canada the initiative was countered by Elwin Catheart who commissioned Octavia designed by Bruce Kirby while in France, Gaston Schmaltz commissioned Gaulois designed by Jacques Fauroux.

The latest victory of Iroquois in the Norwegian waters brought the 8-Metre World Cup to North America where in 1984, at the Royal Canadian Yacht Club, it was Octavia that brought the Cup to Canada. History repeated itself as Octavia was again a scaled down version of an unbeatable 12-Metre, this time Australia II showed the direction our class would go. And so, again, we enter a new era of the class and in the years to follow new modern Eight Metres were constructed including designs by Jacques Fauroux, Ed Dubois and Pelle Petterson.

Gaston Schmaltz’s Gaulois designed by Jacques Fauroux triggered a further series of new modern Eights built in aluminium. The Rothschild family has a long tradition in 8-Metre sailing and as early as 1924, this famous family of bankers and fine wine, was racing the Eights with great success. Following the tradition in his family Baron Edmond de Rothschild commissioned the second Fauroux 8-Metre Gitana Sixty as his 60th birthday gift and immediately won the World Cup in Cannes 1986.

In 1988, the most spectacular entry to the class was commissioned by professor Sigfrid Svensson from Sweden. Based on Bruce Farr’s 12-Metre Kiwi Magic, his Gefion was the brain child of the British America’s Cup crack Philip Crebbin who persuaded Sigge to ask Ed Dubois to design a winner for the 1988 World Cup in Sweden. Philip Crebbin was hired as project engineer and a star was born. In the hands of Philip Crebbin Gefion turned out to be unbeatable and he drove her to victory with a clean sweep at her first World Cup. Gefion continued her magical victory tour on both sides of the Atlantic and took the honours at another six World Cups, a record that still stands today. In 1989 and in 1990 Ed Dubois designed another 2 Eights that would win the World Cup; Sarissa and The Natural.

For some time a dark cloud had been hanging over the class as the modern Aluminium boats had not fulfilled the requirements by Lloyd’s. The dispute came to a dramatic climax when in 1994 Jacques Mazet won the World Cup in Cannes with his Lafayette and Sigge Svenson filing a successful technical protest on grounds of non-compliance to Lloyd’s. Lafayette had sailed an excellent series beating Gefion on the water but the outcome of the protest and the later appeal with the IYRU meant that Jacques Mazet could not take the Cup home. The result was that the Class not only lost Lafayette but indeed all aluminium boats, if the matter would not be resolved. Supported by TC Chairman Ralph Reimann and class measurer Guy-Roland Perrin, this was my first major challenge as an IEMA secretary and it would take until 1998 to have all boats, including other apparent doubtful cases back in the class.

The nineteenth edition of the 8-Metre World Cup in 1998 at the Société Nautique de Genève, was a turning point in the class. All aluminium Eights participated again. With an amazing drive and energy, Fred Meyer headed the organizing committee and was able to attract 28 boats to the waters of Lake Geneva including the brand new modern 8-Metre Spazzo, designed by the young German naval architect Juliane Hempel. Her Spazzo was built by Josef Martin on the shores of Lake Constance. He used the finest cold moulded mahogany and the best available materials in the true tradition of first class German yacht building.  When building a new Metre yacht one seldom knows if a step forward has been made, only after her first series the potential of the new yacht will be clear. Spazzo held a promise but due to lack of preparation she was defeated by some of the older moderns. One thing Josef Martin surely and most importantly did was inspire the class. Rather than talk he did what many thought was no longer done, he initiated the next generation of modern Eights.

It was again Gaston Schmalz who took up the challenge and commissioned his close friend Jacques Fauroux to design Fleur de Lys. The result was a departure from the typical U-sections, Fleur had a mild V-shaped section forward and a beautiful clean exit, no bustle, no creases, she was the slickest modern boat I had ever seen. And Fleur was fast, dominantly fast, trashing the 38 strong fleet in Helsinki in every race and every day. Fleur de Lys repeated her performance at the World Cup in La Trinite sur Mer but by then she started to get competition again. Yquem owned by Jean Fabre was completely rebuilt with a new keel designed by Van Oosanen in Holland and Lafayette owned by Jos Fruytier as well as Aluette, owned by Peter Groh had fitted a new Ian Howlett designed wing keel under the boats which proved to be very fast. Neither had the sail area of Fleur but in Geneva Lafayette was able to win the World Cup, win without winning a single race but with a very consistent result. Next, Jos Fruytier was joined by Ruud van Hilst and together they commissioned Doug Peterson & Ian Howlett to design their new boat to defend the World Cup. This was Hollandia and she was the first boat that would prove equally fast to Fleur de Lys. In her first season she won the European Championships in Flensburg as well as the World Cup in Toronto. In Toronto the regatta was dominated by Fleur and Hollandia and it ended in a tie on the water with a protest in the final race deciding the championships in favour of Hollandia. The 2005 European Championships also introduced Aun to the class. She is a brand new classic 8-Metre, built to the original 1940 design by Johan Anker. Yutaka Kobayashi from Japan was faced by the clear shortage of good classic 8-Metres available on the market and decided his best option to join the class was to build from scratch. Absolut Restorations in Portugal built his Aun in classic mahogany on steam bent oak frames. In order to avoid controversy, the use of epoxy was banned from the project and the 1924-1949 Lloyd’s scantling Rules were observed in every respect. Even when the specified copper rivets proved impossible to find the yard refused to resort to stainless steel. They opted to make their own copper rivets and so they did. With Tokiko Kobayashi at the tiller the reward for this amazing project was victory in Flensburg as they won the Neptune Trophy, awarded to the vintage 8-Metres. The 2005 World Championship in Toronto would also see Pleione, a brand new type of Eight on the water. In Europe we call this a Spirit of Tradition. Bruce and Leanne Dyson had the vision and courage to build this new modern classic. Above the waterline she is the prettiest classic that money can buy, under water she is modern in every respect, hung keel, spade rudder, trim tab and wings. Pleione was designed by Jim Taylor and has been greatly admired for her performance and beauty. Within our trophies she is rated with the modern boats but as two more of these Spirit of Tradition boats have been built in Australia, the time may well soon come that a new trophy is needed to acknowledge and secure the place these yachts have within our class and events.

Our century of International 8-Metres journey is far from complete without avisit to the true backbone of our class; the classic fleet. Generally we refer to classic 8-Metres if they have been designed and built prior to the year of the Iroquois, 1967. These are the boats that wrote history, often with famous owners, kings and queens, industrialists, bankers, architects, merchants, entrepreneurs. However different their background often was, they shared the same passion and love we have for our boats today. Regardless if their status was gained by birth or entrepreneurship they all shared the same competitive spirit and eagerly commissioned 8-Metres, sometimes just to win that one race in conditions which they expected the new design to perform better than their current.

Sometimes the gods smiled on them and delivered that wind they hoped for, sometimes the bet on the gods moods didn’t pay and they had better taken the old boat. The beauty of our rule is that the window through which the design needs to fit allows optimisation for certain wind and wave conditions but that the trade off was a lesser performance for the balance or remaining conditions giving other boats the chance to beat them to the finish. The best example of a superb light air 8-Metre is the Knud Reimers designed Glana. Short waterline and almost 85m2 of rated sail area made her unbeatable on Lake Geneva. She won the coveted Boll d’Or eight times, a record that still stands today. On the other end of the spectrum you will find the boats built for the 1928 Olympics such as Aile VI, Hollandia and Tamara VIII (ex Noreg). They would have around 71m2 rated sailarea and a long sailing length which perfectly suited the windy conditions of the Zuiderzee near Amsterdam. The life span of the specialised designs was limited and some owners like Virgine Heriot, Marcus Wallenberg jr, August Tobias, King Alfonso and Baron Krupp would commission a new 8-Metre every other year. Today most of these boats still sail and compete in our annual events, thanks to caring owners and crews who kept them going even when heavy wooden boats were far from fashionable. Through their effort the old boats, and with it our class, survived the test of time. The sleek lines and powerful rig would make sailors’ hearts beat faster, and just like today make them take the long way home to see her at the dock and show an interest through a simple stop and stare or a question to what she may be. Through the stories told, the myth carried on and kept our boats on the shortlist of most admired pieces of functional art in the past century. The owner’s love for their Eight would drive them to lay up boats when business was down while refusing to let go as they knew they would not be able to buy her back for a decade or so. As in the sixties right up until the mid eighties classic boats would be broken up one after the other. Somehow the Eights managed to remain their magic and despite their often deplorable condition they would remain a centre piece in the rotting row until mister right would come along. Well before classic boats became a thing of fashion you would see men and women hanging upside down in the bilge fixing the floors and frames, hoping to give their pride and joy a new lease on life. Sometimes the once thoroughbred racer would be converted to cruising, sometime the stern was chopped and the rig shortened to make her rate favourably under RORC, however wrong that may seem now, those decisions were made then and seemed right at the time and most of all, they kept the boats going.

Over the past 15 years classic boats gained status and with that movement the old Eights became some of the most sought after boats. A staggering number of classic 8-Metres has been restored to a standard unmatched in the past. Including major overhauls at boat yards, the number of full restoration projects is likely to be close to 100 world wide. A steady number of around 20 boats are under restoration and it is safe to say that our fleet is in better condition then ever before. The classic 8-Metres are the backbone of our class. They provide spectacle of unmatched beauty, these are the boats that are kept in families for generations and these are the boats that come to mind first when people think about our class.

The tribute for the survival of the class therefore goes to our predecessors who kept the Eights going and made them survive another year. The tribute goes to men like Eugene van Voorhis and Joni Hertell, the founders and long time officers of our association who had the vision to donate trophies worth racing for. They organised the class and staged events around the world.

The tribute goes to Gaston Schmalz and Per Wermelin for building numerous new boats, shipping and competing them around the world and showing the world that the Eights were a class of boats worth fighting for. The tribute goes to all owners around the world for their dedication and care for the old boats, for their seemingly endless enthusiasm and good spirit that make our annual 8-Metre World Cup continue to be the event of the year and last but not least the tribute goes to Johan Anker, William Fife, Charles Nicholson, Beltrami, Alfred Mylne, Olin Stephens, Costaguta, Starling Burgess, Clinton Crane, Francois Camatte, Baglietto, Bjarne Aas, Frank Paine, Tore Holm, Gustav Estlander, Max Oertz, Henry Rasmussen, Jacques Fauroux, Ed Dubois, Pelle Peterson, Ian Howlett, Doug Peterson, Juliane Hempel, Peter Norlin and many more of the World’s most esteemed naval architects who have designed amazingly beautiful, fast and versatile 8-Metres that would stand the test of time.

John Lammerts van Bueren, 2007

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When Per Wermelin commissioned his second modern 8-Metre he, again, turned to Pelle Petterson. As Dolphin she immediately crossed the Atlantic to compete at the Great Lakes ending second in 1985. Since then, each time she changed name, she also won the World Cup. First in Helsinki, then in Sweden and in 1998 Geneva. In 1997 she was bought by Jean Fabre and underwent a major overhaul at the Djurö Båtvarv folowed by a new keel designed by Holland’s Peter van Oosanen who tested the famous wing keel of Australia II, designed by Ben Lexen in 1983. Yquem is a proven superb light air performer and will undoubtedly make her way to the podium again.

Boat Name Sail No Home Port Current Location Designer Yard Construction Rig Build Year Build No First Owner First name First Sail No. First Country © 8 Metre World Cup | an IEMA website | created by: www.insinger.co | 2019-2022 | All Rights Reserved International 8 Meter Class Eight Metre boats (often called “Eights” or 8mR) are a construction class, meaning that the boats are not identical but are all designed to meet specific measurement formula, in this case International Rule. Before WW II Eights were the most prestigious international yacht racing class, and they are still actively raced around the world. “Eight metre” in class name does not, somewhat confusingly, refer to length of the boat, but product of the formula. 8mR boats are on average some 15 metres long. Between 1907 and 2008 approximately 500 8mR boats were built, 177 of them have survived until today. The International Rule was set up in 1907 to replace earlier, simpler handicap system which were often local or at best, national, and often also fairly simple, producing extreme boats which were fast but lightly constructed and impractical. The Eight Metre class was the medium size rating established under the rule and they were chosen as an Olympic class in 1908 Summer Olympics. The Eights remained in the Olympics until 1936. New, modern eights are still built utilising newest contemporary technologies, at the rate of 1-3 boats per year. During 1980s, many old sailboat classes experienced a revival of interest. The Class has undergone a renaissance which has continued to the day, with many old yachts restored or rebuilt to racing condition, and 8mr competition is once again thriving with 25-35 boats participating annually at the 8mR Worlds. “The International Eight Register” includes 177 identified existing boats of a total of approximately 500 boats built from 1907 until today. The 8 Metre is one of the potential Vintage Yachting Classes for the 2012 Vintage Yachting Games. Related posts: 2012 OHC Winner “Quest” International 8 Meter Jim Taylor Designed “Pleione” 8-Meter Class World Championships Gaff-Rigged Ketch LEADER Leave a Comment Cancel Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked * Email Address: Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed . The North American Eight Metre story began In 1928 when the New York Yacht Club commissioned 12 International 8mR yachts from the top designers and boat yards in Europe for delivery to Long Island Sound. In 1930 the RCYC selected the 8mR to revive the Canada’s Cup match racing series for the championship of the Great Lakes - Canada versus the USA. 2023 Trophy Winners Last year was an exciting year for racing. Click below to find out who were the winners in 2023. 2024 Regatta Schedule JUNE REGATTAS RCYC OPEN REGATTA Saturday June 15 & Sunday June 16 SBYC CHALLENGE CUP Saturday June 29 & Sunday June 20 JULY REGATTAS PCYC Open Saturday July 6 & Sunday July 7 FOUNDERS REGATTA Saturday July 20 & Sunday July 21 SBYC NAs (3 days)  Friday July 26 to Sunday July 28 Please click on the link below for more details on Events and Regattas planned for 2024. More about 2024 Regattas and Events World Cup 2024 World Cup Teams   World Cup Results CICSA Event May 2024 NAEMA held the second annual keel boat training event with the Canadian Intercollegiate Sailing Association (CICSA) May 11 and 12, 2024. 22 students from 10 post secondary sailing clubs gained experience crewing 4 8mR yachts from EYC and RCYC. Thomas Fogh Director of Sailing at RCYC ran the event both on the water and on land. NAEMA and Steamwhistle Brewery supplied the post sailing BBQ party. Meet the ITMA Team Class Rules Class By-Laws 12mR Database Measurement Certificates The 12mR Class by Luigi Lang & Dyer Jones- Volume 1 The 12mR Class by Luigi Lang & Dyer Jones- Volume 2 2024 PORQUEROLLES 2023 NEWPORT 2021 HELSINKI 2019 NEWPORT 2014 BARCELONA 2011 FLENSBURG WORLD CHAMPIONS 2017-2019 Series 2021 Regattas 2020 Regattas 2019 Regattas 2018 Regattas 2017 Regattas 2016 Regattas 2015 Regattas 2014 Regattas 2013 Regattas 2012 Regattas 2011 Regattas AMERICAS FLEET NORTHERN EUROPE FLEET SOUTHERN EUROPE FLEET Americas Fleet N. Europe Fleet S. Europe Fleet Coupe de France Series AZZURRA III (I-10) CRUSADER (K-24) LEGACY (KZ-5) VANITY V (K-5) VICTORY ’83 (K-22) WINGS (K-15) 12mRs for Charter 12mR Brand Guide 12mR Team Store U.S.A, US-61 Built in 1986 according to the International Third Rule- America’s Cup. 1986-1987: USA , nicknamed “R-1” for “Revolutionary” was built by the Golden Gate Challenge San Francisco with a torpedo ballast keel and two rudders aft and a forward canard type. She performed well, with Tom Blackaller as skipper and Paul Cayard as tactician in the semi-finals of the 1987 America’s Cup Defender Trials, but was beaten in the finals by Stars & Stripes ’87 by a score of 4-0. She won the Lipton Memorial Trophy (NYYC) in 1987. 1988-2000: Form 1988-1989 she was owned by the St. Francis 12 Foundation, then by Robert B. Cole until 1994, who kept her in Woodside, CA. In 1996 her ownership reverted to the St Francis 12 Foundation, San Francisco, CA. In 2000 she was purchased by Invine Laidlaw, who renamed her Ecosse and brought her to Monaco, FR. 2001-2014: Purchased by Guy Heckman, and renamed USA , she has been actively sailed and raced in the Newport fleet. After the death of Guy Heckman in 2011, his family and son James took care of the boat and kept her racing. 2014: Purchased by Dennis Williams. 2020: US-61 purchased by Pearce Wood, of New Orleans, LA. He plans to restore her, tune-up and train in the “shallows” of Lake Pntchartrain, sail to Pensacola where she will be available for charter. 2021 plans include a trailer-trip north for competition in Newport, RI. *Content courtesy: The Twelve Metre Class by Dyer Jones & Luigi Lang Jump to Twelve Metre Yacht Club, Newport Station Fleet page for USA (US-61) Sail Number US-61 International Rule THIRD Rule-AC Year Built 1986 Designer Gary Mull Builder Robert E. Derecktor, Inc. First Owner Golden Gate Challenge San Francisco First Name USA (R-1) First Country USA Original Homeport San Francisco, CA Other Names Ecosse (N000) Current Location Newport, RI (USA) Construction Aluminum alloy Length Overall 20.12 m. Beam 3.66 m. Work & Careers Life & Arts What caused the fatal sinking of the superyacht Bayesian? What caused the fatal sinking of the superyacht Bayesian? on x (opens in a new window) What caused the fatal sinking of the superyacht Bayesian? on facebook (opens in a new window) What caused the fatal sinking of the superyacht Bayesian? on linkedin (opens in a new window) What caused the fatal sinking of the superyacht Bayesian? on whatsapp (opens in a new window) Victor Mallet and Visual and Data Journalism team in London Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. One of the world’s largest sailing superyachts sank in high winds off Sicily on Monday, causing the death of UK tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and six other passengers and crew whose bodies were recovered from the wreck or from the sea. The trip on the Lynch family’s yacht had been intended to celebrate his recent acquittal by a US jury, with 12 passengers on board, including his wife and 18-year-old daughter, and 10 crew members. The Italian coastguard said the 56-metre, 540-tonne, British-flagged yacht Bayesian sank within minutes after it was hit by ferocious winds of 60 knots (over 110km/h) near Palermo. The rapid sinking of such a large, modern and well-equipped yacht due to bad weather, rather than as a result of a collision, has raised concerns over marine safety as extreme weather events occur with more frequency and intensity. You are seeing a snapshot of an interactive graphic. This is most likely due to being offline or JavaScript being disabled in your browser. Why did the superyacht sink? The yacht may well have been caught in a waterspout — a form of tornado — because the extreme wind speeds were recorded only in a localised area around the harbour of Porticello, where the boat was anchored about 300 metres offshore when it was struck. Karsten Börner, the skipper of a nearby boat, told the FT that Bayesian appeared to capsize. He said he regarded the boat as unstable and his comments suggest that it could have been the combination of high winds and Bayesian’s 72-metre mast — the world’s tallest aluminium mast, according to manufacturers Perini Navi — that triggered the disaster. Even with no sails up, a boat with a tall mast has a lot of “windage”, or surface area exposed to the wind, which can tip the vessel over in a storm. The boat may have heeled over so far that it took on water through open windows, hatches or companionways. According to Perini Navi, Bayesian had a keel that can be lifted to reduce the draught of the boat — otherwise nearly 10 metres — for easier entrance to shallow harbours. If the keel were for some reason in the raised position rather than fully extended, that could compromise the boat’s stability in a strong wind. Skippers of sailing yachts with exceptionally high masts typically aim to move out of harm’s way if strong winds are forecast. Yacht designers and sailors are nevertheless puzzled by the sinking of the boat. AIS (Automatic Identification System) tracking data shows it took 16 minutes from the time Bayesian appeared to started dragging its anchor until it sank. But it is not yet known whether vulnerable hatches were open or when water started entering the boat. Italian prosecutors are investigating possible charges of manslaughter and “negligent shipwreck”. Giovanni Costantino, chief executive of Italian Sea Group, which owns Perini Navi, told the Financial Times that Bayesian was “absolutely safe” and said the crew should have had time to secure the boat and evacuate passengers from their cabins. Should we blame climate change? Climate change is likely to have been at least a contributing factor in the Mediterranean’s unsettled and sometimes violent weather this summer. The Mediterranean is a favoured cruising ground for superyachts during the northern hemisphere summer — in winter, the wealthy prefer the Caribbean or the Indian Ocean — because the weather is typically warm and sunny, and storms are rare.  Meteorological experts have long predicted that climate change and the heating-up of oceans will help trigger more extreme weather events, including floods, droughts and more severe hurricanes. Last week, the Mediterranean reached a median temperature of 28.9C — its highest surface temperature on record — and similar records are being broken in other seas. June was the 15th consecutive month that global sea temperatures hit a record high and forecasters predict the warmer waters may fuel an intense Atlantic hurricane season. Will disasters at sea occur more often? While design improvements and safety regulations have made even the smallest boats safer, the potential dangers posed by bad weather are increasing in line with the rising number of pleasure vessels at sea. Last week, a sudden and exceptionally strong thunderstorm with wind squalls blowing at up to 53 knots (about 100km/h) swept over the Balearic Islands of Ibiza and Formentera, driving several sailing and motor yachts to crash on to the shore. Among those damaged and grounded but later recovered was a luxury, 30-metre vessel made by the Monaco-based Wally Yachts . The cause was a thunderstorm known as a “Dana”, a Spanish acronym for depresión aislada en niveles altos or isolated high-altitude depression. The bad weather also caused serious flooding in Mallorca and Menorca to the north. How can boat makers and skippers help avoid more deaths? The weather in the Mediterranean is often notoriously unpredictable and prone to sudden, unforecast gales — unlike the north Atlantic, where weather shifts are usually signalled days in advance by changing air pressure and cloud formations visible to the naked eye. Safety at sea depends largely on two factors: the seaworthiness of the boat and the skill and experience of the captain and crew. Modern boats — Bayesian was built in 2008 and refurbished four years ago — are normally built to high safety standards and equipped with electronic navigation and communications systems, as well as standard emergency gear such as life vests. Common accidents include people falling overboard, fires on board and accidental groundings or collisions — not sinking in bad weather. Visual and data team: Alan Smith, Aditi Bhandhari, Ian Bott and Jana Tauschinski Promoted Content Follow the topics in this article. Maritime accidents and safety Add to myFT Travel & leisure industry Add to myFT Visual and data journalism Add to myFT Yachts & Marinas Add to myFT FT Edit Add to myFT Comments have not been enabled for this article. Summary Fifth Race Day The fleet headed out for our final days racing. Once again some stormy showers came through but the fleet were greeted in the morning by many rainbows all pointing to our piper piping away. All news from IEMA Will the wind ever stop? Apparently it only gets stronger! One race today, quickly squeezed in before the true storm began. Come to Scotland we said....it's always sunny and a nice steady breeze! Except in August it seems! It appears we ordered a little bit too much on the wind front! The worlds have begun! Here in Scotland we are set. 15 December 1942 – 2 August 2024 Are you planning on attending the 8mR World Cup on the Clyde in August and wondering how to watch these beautiful yachts in action. Karl Johan Hertell 25 June 1939 – 9 February 2024 In 1938, the Norwegian 8 Metre vessel, Sira, set sail with a singular ambition: to seize victory in the prestigious Kattegat Cup. The Management Committee of the 2024 World Cup in Scotland have obtained excellent pricing to transport your boat from Europe to Scotland. Great news everyone, the official website for the 2024 International 8 Metre Class World Championship is now live. Bona has a nice full spread picture in this months edition of Yachting World. On the occasion of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the commemoration of the Centenary of the Regattas of the 1924 Olympic Games will take place in Lorient and Port-Louis, in Morbihan (France) from June 3rd to 9th 2024. We just posted the update to the Neptune trophy There have been some nice updates on the website. Vote now on classic boat for the CB awards 2023 in the category Restored sailing vessel over 40ft These twin sister eights are both built according to Tore Holm’s drawings from 1945. The design was not turned into a boat that time. Instead, Birgit sailed first 2002 and flies the flag of Sweden for Lars Widén and Lars Blomgren of Stockholm. I can’t remember where I found it but I felt it was worth a wee story! This “must have” book is way overdue but also comes just in time for father’s day, mother’s day, birthday, any day really!! Since 1937 this amazing beautiful first rule Int. 8-Metre has been youth boat of the Lindau Segler Club on Lake Constance. In May 2022, Fulmar started undergoing restoration at Rosneath on the Clyde, not far from where she was built back in 1930. “To give birth to an octogenarian”, is the title for yacht designer Juliane Hempel and owner Dr. Rüdiger Stihl at the Classic Yacht Symposium 2023 – 10th Edition. The December issue of Classic Boat Magazine has a very nice piece about the Geneva 2022 Eight Metre World Cup When it comes to 8-Metres then there is always something cooking at Yacht- und Bootswerft Josef Martin. For at least 50 years that yard has been the traditional home for the 8-Metres on the North shore of Lake Constance. During the last weeks most 8mr have been taken out of the water. It’s been a great season. IBIS NOR-29 just joined the Oslo fleet of active eight metre racing yachts. BONA ITA16 has won several World Titles in the past and Vera and her excellent crew has continued to do exactly that again. We are now approaching the end of the first proper sailing season for many of us since 2019. What a relief to be back out on the water racing our beautiful boats! We thought it is an appropriate time to update everyone on current and recent events. Sven Schulz, the new Owner of Severn, the William Five design from 1932, which was built in 2004 by Absolut in Portugal is an enthusiastic classic fan. I am not sure if you know Dora’s story, but of course there is one and it’s special too ! Back in 1983, Gaston Schmaltz (back then the owner of 8 Metre France) decided he wanted to build a new modern 8 Metre. The year ended with a sad note after our fellow sailor Guy Jones passed away on the 29th December 2021 in Toronto surrounded by his family. It has been 3 months since the new Executive Committee was elected in the General Assembly. Unfortunately, we had to do this at a virtual meeting and not at the occasion of the World Cup in Enkhuizen, Holland as planned. As a warm-up regatta for the 2019 World Cup in Cowes, competitors could compete in the Panerai British Classic Week. And challenging it was! All the older post are archived and we are working to make the archive and the whole IEMA and John’s private Library more accessible. This is number 40 of the IEMA 8mR Class irregular newsletter from January 2007. This is number 31 of the IEMA 8mR Class irregular newsletter from October 2004. For some years after the war the International 8-metre Class was inclined to hand fire , but of late it has gone ahead in the most satisfactory manner. It is now one of the most popular classes scheduled under the International rule. Stay up to date with the latest news The balloon drop at the DNC had more meaning than you might know The gigantic balloon drop that capped off the Democratic National Convention wasn’t just to celebrate Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. 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Lynch, who was acquitted in June in a big U.S. fraud trial, was among the six people who remain unaccounted for after their chartered sailboat sank off Porticello, when a tornado over the water known as a waterspout struck the area overnight, said Salvo Cocina of Sicily’s civil protection agency. One body has been recovered, and police divers were trying to reach the hull of the ship, which was resting at a depth of 50 meters (163 feet) off Porticello, near Palermo, where it had been anchored. RELATED STORY | New tools help better predict storms and alert the public for hurricane season It had a crew of 10 people and 12 passengers, the Italian coast guard said. A sudden fierce storm had battered the area overnight, and struck the place precisely where the 56-meter (184-foot) British-flagged Bayesian had been moored. “They were in the wrong place at the wrong time,” said Cocina, noting that another superyacht nearby wasn't as badly damaged and was able to rescue some of the 15 survivors. The Bayesian was known for its single 75-meter (246-feet) mast, one of the world’s tallest made of aluminum and which was lit up at night, just hours before it sank. Online charter sites list it for rent for up to 195,000 euros (about $215,000) a week. One of the survivors, identified only as Charlotte, said she had momentarily lost hold of her 1-year-old daughter Sofia in the water, but then managed to hold her up over the waves until a lifeboat inflated and they were both pulled to safety, Italian news agency ANSA reported, quoting the mother. Eight of the 15 people rescued and taken to shore at Porticello were hospitalized. One body was found near the wreck, but six others were unaccounted for, said Luca Cari, a spokesperson for the Italian fire rescue service. RELATED STORY | Hurricane Ernesto weakens into tropical storm as it moves away from Bermuda over open waters Rescue crews located the vessel and deep-water police divers were trying to access the hull, Cari said. The operations, which were visible from shore, involved helicopters and rescue boats from the coast guard, fire rescue and civil protection service. Fisherman Francesco Cefalu’ said he had seen a flare from shore at around 4:30 a.m. and immediately set out to the site but by the time he got there, the Bayesian had already sunk, with only cushions, wood and other items from the superyacht floating in the water. “But for the rest, we didn’t find anyone,” he said from the port hours later. He said that he immediately alerted the coast guard and stayed on site for three hours, but didn't find any survivors. ”I think they are inside, all the missing people.” He said he had been up so early to check the weather to see if he could go fishing, and surmised that a sudden waterspout had struck the yacht. “It could be that the mast broke, or the anchor at the prow pulled it, I don’t know,” he said. The seven who weren't rescued included one crew member and six passengers, the coast guard said. The yacht, built in 2008 by the Italian firm Perini Navi, can accommodate 12 passengers in four double cabins, a triple and the master suite, plus crew accommodations, according to Charter World and Yacht Charters. The vessel, which previously was named Salute when it flew under a Dutch flag, featured a sleek, minimalist interior of light wood with Japanese accents designed by the French designer Remi Tessier, according to descriptions and photos on the charter sites. 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Whether you're a seasoned competitor or new to the class, explore the rich history, discover upcoming events, and connect with sailors from around the world. 8 Metre The Eight Metre class was the medium size rating established under the rule and they were chosen as an Olympic class in 1908 Summer Olympics. The Eights remained in the Olympics until 1936. Up till 1914 the 8 metre yachts were traditionally Gaff rig. This changed with the launch of Ierne by the Fife yard becoming the first yacht of the class ... World Cup 2024 Royal Northern & Clyde Yacht Club and the Mudhook Yacht Club, in conjunction with the International Eight Metre Class Association (IEMA) The Clyde has a rich history with metre class racing, hosting the centenary of the metre rule in 2007. Now, in 2024, we celebrate significant anniversaries: 200 years for RNCYC and 150 years for MYC. Homepage Homepage to the 8mR class racing yachts. their history started in 1907 but is still very alive, with newly build yachts in every decade. this is the kings class of sailing. Aria 1934 The page of eight metre Aria has been updated with a very special and personal story. Fulmar being restored Back in 1983, Gaston Schmaltz (back then the owner of 8 Metre France) decided he wanted to build a new modern 8 Metre. World Cup 2024. Visit the Worldcup the Clyde · Scottland 2024. Visit the World Cup. ... Are you planning on attending the 8mR World Cup on the Clyde in August and wondering how to watch these beautiful yachts in action ... Eight Metre World Cup comes to Helensburgh The world-famous and prestigious Eight Metre World Cup yacht racing event comes to the Clyde from the 17-24th August this year featuring the World's most beautiful and iconic racing yachts. Historic and world-famous cups are also a key part of this event, with some nearly as famous as the America's Cup. The Coppa d'Italia was donated to the 8mR ... Eights Woge V. Wye. Wyvern. Ya Veremos. Yaramaz. Yquem II. Zenta. List of Eight Metre Yachts Eights by NameEights by CountryEights by DivisionEights by FleetEights by DesignerEights on the ClydeEights for SaleEights ActivatedEights under Restoration Have a look at one of the Eight Metre Yachts already listed in this registry, every. Pleione Pleione shows off a 1930's style and grace above the waterline, but boasts state of the current meter-boat art below the waterline. Her interior will be similar in size to that of many 32-footers, which is just what her owner wants. There is quite active 8-Metre racing in Rochester, NY, Toronto, Canada, and in Europe. 8-Metre The 8-Metre Class received Olympic status in 1908 and would remain the largest and most prestigious Olympic class until 1936. Originally the anticipated shapes were such that, for instance an 8-Metre, would have a waterline of 8-metre but the formula was soon to be explored well beyond the expected limits. ... When building a new Metre yacht ... Yquem When Per Wermelin commissioned his second modern 8-Metre he, again, turned to Pelle Petterson. As Dolphin she immediately crossed the Atlantic to compete at the Great Lakes ending second in 1985. Since then, each time she changed name, she also won the World Cup. First in Helsinki, then in Sweden and in 1998 International 8 Meter Class Before WW II Eights were the most prestigious international yacht racing class, and they are still actively raced around the world. "Eight metre" in class name does not, somewhat confusingly, refer to length of the boat, but product of the formula. 8mR boats are on average some 15 metres long. Between 1907 and 2008 approximately 500 8mR ... 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In 1930 the RCYC selected the 8mR to revive the Canada's Cup match racing series for the championship of the Great Lakes - Canada versus the ... International Eight Metre boats for sale Find International Eight Metre boats for sale in your area & across the world on YachtWorld. Offering the best selection of International boats to choose from. ... United Yacht Sales - South Carolina / North Carolina Area | Henderson, North Carolina. 2024 Sea-Doo Switch Cruise Limited 21. A$72,109. Performance East Inc | Goldsboro, North Carolina. About The International. Eight Metre Association. The International Eight Metre Association (the IEMA) exists to promote international interest in the Class, the building, restoring and sailing of 8 Metre Yachts. The IEMA is governed by the executive committee, which controls and manages the affairs of the eight metre class. Join the Community. 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