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World Cup 2005
ISMA News International 6mJI Association
Dear Friends and Six Metre Sailors,
With winter almost behind us we are all turning our thoughts to the activities of the warmer days ahead and another season of 6 metre sailing.
The Swedish sailors have not been frequent communicators or contributors to this extraordinary bulletin but we would like to take this
opportunity to make up for absent lines by introducing our summer 2004 events and next years World Championships 2005
in Sandhamn, to all our fellow sailors. We are delighted to be hosting the WC next year and we are now in full swing planning and preparing
for the event,
which we have started to promote to 6 metre sailors world-wide.
Last year was a success for our modern fleet with 1st and 3rd in St:Tropez. Our classics have been struggling with few boats but are now on the move increasing the fleet steadily for the Worlds on home
waters. Swedish 6mR Association have big plans for the WC 2005, which is also an important event for hosting yacht club The Royal
Swedish Yacht Club (KSSS), celebrating their 175th Swedish 6mR Association
March 21st 2004
year anniversary 2005, making the KSSS one of the oldest yacht clubs in the world.
The WC races will be organised as a joint venture between the Swedish 6mR Association and KSSS who are exceptional keen regatta
organizers. The course will be set outside the island of Sandhamn with exiting open sea racing in water famous for it’s excellent racing
conditions hosting numerous regattas each year.
The main theme of the World Championships will be “a historic event”, covered by modern techniques! In line with our theme we are
producing a hardback book featuring all participating boats, boat history and highlights from WC in Sandhamn. Only teams racing at the WC
2005 will have access to this “one off” exclusive hardback 6mR book.
Nordic Metre sailing date back as early as 1906 when the International metre rule was implemented. For almost a century the Nordics have
kept this long lived traditional type of sailing alive with Finland and Sweden in particular adding boats to classic fleets and Sweden
contributing with some of the top designers in the world using their expertise to improve designs and help developing the metre rule to it’s
present form.
We estimate to have, at least, 50-70 entrants on the start line and to meet our targets we have appointed ambassadors for each 6mR-country.
Their task is to get in contact with local teams and boat owners, supply them with information and assist in anyway they can to get each team
to the Worlds in Sweden.
A few selected people from our committee are already raising funds and speaking to sponsors. We hope, if all goes well, this will lead to a
fully sponsored WC including media, web casting, big screens at the event and a social events diary to be remembered. And there will be
something for everyone after racing… Aftersail” with big screen entertainment, the chance to compete in 2.4 metre match racing and, for the
young at heart, radio controlled sailing boat rallies at the marina. (An evening events diary will be released in the near future).
Location:
KSSS Yacht Club, Sandhamn “Tavern of the Swedish Seas”
Pre- Worlds Tune Up!
Why not join us for a pre-WC “tune up” with The Swedish Championships, Sandhamn.
An excellent opportunity to pick up local knowledge and tune your boat.
o 20th July, tune up International Swedish Champs (SM)
o 21st – 23rd Swedish Internationals (SM)
World Championship 2005 Preliminary Dates:
o 24 July, Measurements
o 25th - 29th July, World Cup
You will find all supplementary informations on the ISMA web-site www.6metre.ch later.
Happy & Safe Sailing! Swedish 6mR Association