5 Metre

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	Fixed
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
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5 Metre is a development sailing class of French origin.

History

The 5 Metre rule was created in France in 1929 and not an according of the International rule in contrast to other Metre yachts.

5.000{\mbox{ metres}}={\frac {L+{\sqrt[{2}]{S}}-F-{\frac {B}{2}}}{2}}

where

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

Development
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.
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	Fixed
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
[edit on Wikidata]