5 Metre

File:5 Metre insigna.svg Class symbol
File:Hz 1921.JPG 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

5 Metre is a development sailing class of French origin.

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.

The formula

The measurement formula is given in the 2021 International Five Metre Rating Rules:

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

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

External links

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