Schakel
Dayboat sailor
Yep,
An everlasting thread for an everlasting custom built class.
An everlasting thread for an everlasting custom built class.
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Here it is: The ever lasting 5.5 metre world cup thread
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Presuming Ed
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Morty is doing five fives in style now that the fast 40s are dead.
One Hollom, one Quigley/David Heritage
One Hollom, one Quigley/David Heritage
Pertsa
Member
Would be cool to build one of those modern desings one day. Because how class rules are written you could make competetive homebuilt boat (in theory).
Liquid
NFLTG
How many Metre classes are there?:
2.4
5.5
6
12
Any others?
2.4
5.5
6
12
Any others?
Pertsa
Member
Quite few, you listed ones that took off, minus 8 mR
As far as I know 5.5 m is not "true" international rule boat as it uses modified rule calculation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_rule_(sailing)
Presuming Ed
Super Anarchist
Under the International Rule, according to Wiki, there have been 23mR, 19mR, 15mR, 12mR, 10mR, 9mR, 8mR, 7mR, 6mR, 5m, 4mR. I'm not sure how accurate that list is. I've seen 5 metres, 7 metres, 9s, 15s and 23s. Apparently, 4 metres had a moment in Sweden in the 40s.
The 5.5 is a different formula, devised by Charles Nicholson and Malden Heckstall-Smith in 1948 as a much cheaper boat than a six - only 3 crew, and jibs rather than overlapping genoas. There's some overlap between the 5.5 rule and the ACC rule.
A link for 5s. https://www.5metre.fi/
Just to also make life difficult, there's a cruiser racer metre rule, that had some traction on the Clyde after the war. But again, AIUI, different from all 3 versions of the International Rule.
The 5.5 is a different formula, devised by Charles Nicholson and Malden Heckstall-Smith in 1948 as a much cheaper boat than a six - only 3 crew, and jibs rather than overlapping genoas. There's some overlap between the 5.5 rule and the ACC rule.
A link for 5s. https://www.5metre.fi/
Just to also make life difficult, there's a cruiser racer metre rule, that had some traction on the Clyde after the war. But again, AIUI, different from all 3 versions of the International Rule.
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Presuming Ed
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Post on Dog's site about Morty's boats & systems https://www.sailing.dog/post/making-complex-simple-written-for-sailing-world which links to https://www.sailingworld.com/story/sailboats/making-complex-simple/ Lots of string!!
also https://www.sailing.dog/post/sailing-dog-involved-with-the-build-of-5-5-metre-class-yachts-in-cowes
also https://www.sailing.dog/post/sailing-dog-involved-with-the-build-of-5-5-metre-class-yachts-in-cowes
Schakel
Dayboat sailor
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That's not good. My dentist wants high rating, he wants to to sail.
I do not I like him, but I have to trust him well...
I'll have the best dentist in the end if I am am rich enough.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9We2XsVZfc
fastyacht
Super Anarchist
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And gorgeous. Always wanted to sail one. Burke Sawyer used to have a 30 square on lido isle, ages ago.
fastyacht
Super Anarchist
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P_Wop
Super Anarchist
Morty's latest 5.5s are the ultimate in absolute refinement. Lovely boats. John Green in Cowes has been sharing some pics.
I love the mast heel on a track, so downwind you move the heel a foot aft and the whole rig dangles over the bow with the kite foot in the water. It's believed to be faster!
I love the mast heel on a track, so downwind you move the heel a foot aft and the whole rig dangles over the bow with the kite foot in the water. It's believed to be faster!
Pertsa
Member
I sailed on 5.5 metre made in 1960´s and it had apparently original mast heel track. It had about 30 centimeters of movement.
Presuming Ed
Super Anarchist
I thought that they did that because J (base of fore triangle) was measured, so the more usual way of adjusting rake - a slot in the deck and mast blocks/lever - was illegal.
A quick skim of the class rules shows nothing like that is immediately obvious.
A quick skim of the class rules shows nothing like that is immediately obvious.