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ISMA News International 6mJI Association Bulletin 1/2007 77
6mJI Historic Place
Blue Book of 6mJI Draft E
At last!!! The moment you have been waiting for. The
first ever Master List of all the Fleets and registered
Six-Metres in the World, for you perusal and information.
I would like to thank those of you who have helped
me with information, although in most cases I and
my computer were unable to open your attachments,
which I had to get TIm Russell to do for me and then
send back. Not all addresses or contacts are included
as most countries sent me very little information, or
indeed noneat all. Indeed several countries asked me
to provide them with their class lists. Furthermore, I
had to wait while two countries, Australia and The Netherlands,
actually formed their Associations and held
their first AGMs, before I could include them. Much
of the information about boats received was incorrect
but, after much research, I think that every entry has
been identified and is now correct. Where addressees
and contacts were omitted, I have inserted as many as I
have knowledge of.
The list does not include the boats that I know of in
Norway (10), Denmark(6), Italy(11), Austria (perhaps
6), Argentina (1) or Spain(5), as there is no one in these
countries who is prepared to take on the task of forming
and running a fleet, although I am happy to say that at
last, TODAY, I have had a response from Italy where
two new owners have provisionally agreed to take it
on. In the case of Canada, I have seperated their boats
into a seperate fleet, although for administrative purposes
it is assumed that they will remain part of the North
American fleet.
I must emphasise that this list does not include all
known Six-Metres, only those which form part of an
established fleet. Many owners do not wish to belong
or do not know that they have a national fleet; other
boats are laid up, for sale and/or awaiting restoration.
This however is the list which would appear in our first
„Blue Book“, when substantially refined and I would
suggest that, without the contact e-mails, and addresses,
it could appear in Beat‘s next ISMA Bulletin. Indeed,