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11 Metre One Design

The 11m one Design is a class which is sailed in Northern Europe, the USA and Australia.

11 Metre One Design Class photo:PIER 39/Katie Littlehail.

 The boat is designed for inshore racing.

The 11 Metre is a yacht with One Design rules that specify every hardware and rope. The building manual makes every boat alike no matter where it is built. The class rule has a crew weight limit which allows everyone to race on equal terms

The 11 Metre One Design was developed as an attempt to counter the rising costs and time needed for Keelboat yacht racing. A test program began in 1990 in Sarasota, Florida, to test a variety of keels, rudders and sail plan configurations. The aim of the test was to check the building procedure was simple and cost effective but still maintained high quality construction. It had to give the best value for money for this kind of yacht and enable the boat to be built around the world to exactly the same specifications.

11 Metre One Design Specifications

Overall length		10.3 m.
Length at Waterline		8.2 m.
Beam		2.5 m.
Draft		1.8 m.
displacement		1600 kg.
sail area		42 sq. m.
	Spinnaker	76 sq. m.
Crew		2

11 Metre One Design History

1990	First tests begin in Sarasota Florida
1991	First boats shipped from Florida to Stockholm International Boat Show
1991	11 Metre One Design awarded Silk Cut Nautical Award for best production yacht 1991

11 Metre One Design Online

San Francisco 11:metre sailing association
German 11 metre association

Online Clubs Sailing the 11 Metre

Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club
Sandringham Yacht Club

Offline 11 Metre

Australian 11 Metre One Design Association

Mr Steve Stuart C/- PBS International 1710 Pittwater Rd Bayview NSW 2103

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