International 5.5 Metre Class Association

The Notice of Race for the 2020 European Championship has been published. See here.Further details and entry form can be found here (soon):https://www.yachtclubsanremo.it/en/regata/europeo-5-50/The following article about the event appeared in the 2020 edition of fivepointfive magazine:Sanremo, in the Liguria region of Italy, offers an idyllic location for the 2020 European Championship with five days of autumn racing on the Mediterranean in a famous tourist and cultural destination at the heart

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An e-book of 150 photos from the 2020 Gold Cup and Worlds in Newport is now available to view on ISSUU.If anyone is interested in having this in hard copy, we can do a short print run, hardback or paperback.The size is Royal (256 mm by 156 mm).The cost will be about £25-30 per book depending on how many copies are ordered. If interested please contact robertdeaves (at) yahoo.co.uk

April 2020 edition published The International 5.5 Metre Class Association has launched a new magazine, fivepointfive, highlighting the increased growth and interest in this classic construction class. It includes all the news from the past year as well as a range of fascinating interviews, technical articles, history and national updates. You can also read it online here. Artemis XIV was the undisputed champion of the past year with back-to-back wins in both the Scandinavian Gold Cup and the

Sailors of the International 5.5 Metre Class have during the last 15 years helped to build up an extensive collection of historical & actual info on boats, crews, events and construction topics, all to be found here: https://5.5inventory.org With well over 700 boats already present, there is a good chance to fill info-gaps, ad images, documents, certificates, links and notes. Just register if not yet done and add from your own material and knowledge - it's easy to do. During these days many of

The 5.5 Metre class was represented at the Stockholm International Boat Show in early March with a display within the classic boat area.The display had a good spot behind the side of a Folkboat and an old VW busUnfortunately, the show was cut short on the Wednesday (instead of ending on the Sunday) due to the risk of the coronavirus.

Fantastic 5.5 Metre video focussing on the Ohlson brothers Olympic era. Einar and Carl-Eric Ohlson were the only 5.5 Metre designers to win a medal at each of the five Olympics and in the 1964 Olympics, their boats were used by six nations on the starting line in Enoshima, Japan.Find out more in this film on our YouTube channel and on www.OhlsonYachts.com

The first weekend in March brought 5.5m Sailors to St. Johann i. Pongau, Austria, for 3 days of skiing and dinner-conversations.Owners & Crews of AUT 4, GER 8, GER 65, GER 80, GER 102 and GER 112 enjoyed snow & sunshine as well as excellent Austrian food. Amongst the participants were also newcomers to the Class, whom we will possibly be seeing racing aboard GER 112 in summer. The costumes will be exchanged for proper sailing gear, then. The slopes around St. Johann i. Pongau do offer easy-ride

Following discussions with Circolo Vela Torbole (CVT) regarding the Alpen Cup, which was scheduled to be held from 23-25 April, we regret to announce that the event has been cancelled. Due to the coronavirus, all sports events in Italy have already been cancelled until April 3, and with the many other issues with logistics and travelling to get to Garda and the restrictions many will have returning home afterwards, there was little choice but to cancel the event this year. The class looks

Thirteen 5.5 Metres lined up for the 2020 Australian Nationals at the Royal Prince Alfred YC, including several crews staying over from the recent World Championship.Ku-Ring-Gai (John Bacon, Cameron Miles & Dave Sampson) dominated the first day with a 1,1,2 while moist other boats had a fairly inconsistent day.Two races were completed on the second day before the boats headed back to the dock as the breeze shut down ahead of a forecasted southerly change which was due in at approx