'Sailboats Competing in the 12Metre Class Championship, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
What is a 12 Metre Class Sailboat? 12 Metre Class sailboats are so called not because of their overall length, but because they must conform to a formula. The formula takes into consideration various measurements of the boat and the result must not exceed 12 metres.
America's Cup winning yacht, Australia II, drydocked on the space where the Riverside Theatre
Over 180 International Twelve Metre Class yachts have been built since 1907 - a period of more than one-hundred ten years. In the late 1990's there was considerable renewed interest in the racing of Twelve Metre Class yachts of differing periods. This version of the Class Rule, while retaining the development nature of the
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The 12 Metre class is a rating class for racing sailboats that are designed to the International rule. It enables fair competition between boats that rate in the class whilst retaining the freedom to experiment with the details of their designs.
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The 115 year-old International 12 Metre Class encompasses a living history of racing yacht design by the world's foremost naval architects including Olin Stephens, Clinton Crane, William Fife III, Philip Rhodes, Johan Anker, Ben Lexcen and more who pushed their designs to the very limits of innovation. The resulting boats represented the.
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The 115 year-old International 12 Metre Class encompasses a living history of racing yacht design by the world's foremost naval architects including Olin Stephens, Clinton Crane, William Fife III, Philip Rhodes, Johan Anker, Ben Lexcen and more who pushed their designs to the very limits of innovation. The resulting boats represented the.
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Generally regarded as being the fastest light-air 12 Metre Class boat in the world, Canada II competed in the 1987 Louis Vuitton Cup. She delivers a superb dose of speed as she takes on her challengers in daily regattas along the coast of Sint Maarten. Sint Maarten 12 Metre Yachts
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M. William Langan-Sparkman & Stephens: Williams & Manchester Shipyard: USA 44: US-44: 1985: America II: M. William Langan-Sparkman & Stephens: Williams & Manchester Shipyard: USA 46: US-46: 1986: America II: M. William Langan-Sparkman & Stephens: Williams & Manchester Shipyard: USA 49: US-49: 1985: USA E-1: Gary Mull: Stephens Marine.
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This book brings to life the history of the very special International 12 Metre class, from the First International Rule to the America's Cup. Some of the world's greatest designers - William Fife, Charles Nicholson, Olin Stephens, and others - created these large, graceful yachts that played a significant role in the development of yachting in the 20th century.
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The 12m Class and the America's CupBy Halsey C. Herreshoff. The 150-year history of the America's Cup, the oldest and most distinguished prize in world sport, is summarized from the author's vantage point of belonging to a family of boat designers and builders who contributed to the dominance of American yachts from the beginning into the.
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CANADA II Length: 20.11 Metres (66 Feet) Beam: 3.65 Metres (12 Feet) Draft: 2.72 Metres (8.9 Feet) Sail: 166 Sq. Metres (1786 Sq. Feet) THE HISTORY Canada II is generally regarded as being the fastest light air 12 Metre Class sailboat in the world.
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Twelve Metre yachts are quite possibly the most fascinating racing sailboats ever built. They have a beauty and size that, along with their America's Cup history, has attracted and intrigued yachtsmen since their debut. The horsepower used to drive these 65,000 pound racing beauties to speeds as high as twelve knots lies in their massive sail area.
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1930s. Our oldest videos are from the 1930s, and perhaps show a time when the 12 Metres attracted less publicity than the J Class, hence the majority of screen time is devoted to the latter. If you want to catch a quick glimpse of early 12 Metres in the UK, see Royal Harwich YC season opens in 1933 or Harwich Regatta 1934 but there is sadly not.
INTERNATIONAL 12 METRE ASSOCIATION The 112 yearold International 12 Metre Class a
The 115 year-old International 12 Metre Class encompasses a living history of racing yacht design by the world's foremost naval architects including Olin Stephens, Clinton Crane, William Fife III, Philip Rhodes, Johan Anker, Ben Lexcen and more who pushed their designs to the very limits of innovation. The resulting boats represented the.
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The 12 Metre Class is a gorgeous showpiece on the regatta courses, both an ultimate cruising machine and an inshore prestige sled. Like capricious horses, the "12 Metres" have concise, beautifully short names. They are called "Anita", "Anitra", " Cintra ", "Evaine", "Flica", "Heti", "Sphinx", "Thea", " Trivia ", "Vanity" or "Vim".
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The 112 year-old International 12 Metre Class encompasses a living history of racing yacht design by the world's foremost naval architects including Olin Stephens, Clinton Crane, William Fife.
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