The Metre Regatta
The Metre Regatta
The Metre Regatta
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<strong>The</strong> International <strong>Metre</strong> Rule"One of the most important influences on yachting in the 20thCentury was surely <strong>The</strong> International Rule for measuring andrating yachts.Doyle Sails EnglandShamrock QuaySouthamptonSO14 5QLTel: 023 8033 2622Fax: 023 8023 2905Email: info@doylesails.co.uk<strong>The</strong> sailmakerswho make it possiblewww.doylesails.co.uk<strong>The</strong> greatest marine architects worked within the confines of<strong>The</strong> International Rule; boatyards all over the world receivedmetric class commissions and for a century most of themodern innovations in techniques and materials of yachtconstruction derived from the development of these classes.<strong>The</strong>se yachts have contributed to some of the most gloriouspages in the history of yachting."Luigi Lang and Dyer Jones1