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International rule (sailing)

Index International rule (sailing)

The International rule, also known as the Metre rule, was created for the measuring and rating of yachts to allow different designs of yacht to race together under a handicap system. [1]

33 relations: America's Cup, Beam (nautical), Builder's Old Measurement, Chain girth, Dixon Kemp, Freeboard (nautical), Hull speed, Imperial units, Langham Hotel, London, Lloyd's Register, Nathanael Greene Herreshoff, New York Yacht Club, Paralympic Games, Royal Yachting Association, Sailing at the Summer Paralympics, Scantling, Skerry cruiser, Skin girth, Thames Measurement, Ton class, Tonnage, Universal rule, Waterline length, World Sailing, 10 Metre, 12 Metre, 15-metre class, 2.4 Metre, 5.5 Metre (keelboat), 6 Metre, 7 Metre, 8 Metre (keelboat), 9 Metre.

America's Cup

The America's Cup, affectionately known as the "Auld Mug", is a trophy awarded to the winner of the America's Cup match races between two sailing yachts.

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Beam (nautical)

The beam of a ship is its width at the widest point as measured at the ship's nominal waterline.

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Builder's Old Measurement

Builder's Old Measurement (BOM, bm, OM, and o.m.) is the method used in England from approximately 1650 to 1849 for calculating the cargo capacity of a ship.

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Chain girth

Chain girth is a measurement of a yacht hull.

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Dixon Kemp

Dixon Kemp (1839–21 November 1899), a British naval architect, was a founder of the Yacht Racing Association (now the Royal Yachting Association) and at one time its secretary.

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Freeboard (nautical)

In sailing and boating, a vessel's freeboard is the distance from the waterline to the upper deck level, measured at the lowest point of sheer where water can enter the boat or ship.

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Hull speed

Hull speed or displacement speed is the speed at which the wavelength of the boat's bow wave (in displacement mode) is equal to the boat length.

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Imperial units

The system of imperial units or the imperial system (also known as British Imperial or Exchequer Standards of 1825) is the system of units first defined in the British Weights and Measures Act of 1824, which was later refined and reduced.

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Langham Hotel, London

The Langham, London, is one of the largest and best known traditional style grand hotels in London.

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Lloyd's Register

Lloyd's Register Group Limited (LR) is a technical and business services organisation and a maritime classification society, wholly owned by the Lloyd’s Register Foundation, a UK charity dedicated to research and education in science and engineering.

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Nathanael Greene Herreshoff

Nathanael Greene Herreshoff (March 18, 1848 – June 2, 1938) was an American naval architect, mechanical engineer, and yacht design innovator.

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New York Yacht Club

The New York Yacht Club is a private social club and yacht club based in New York City and Newport, Rhode Island.

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Paralympic Games

The Paralympic Games is a major international multi-sport event involving athletes with a range of disabilities, including impaired muscle power (e.g. paraplegia and quadriplegia, muscular dystrophy, post-polio syndrome, spina bifida), impaired passive range of movement, limb deficiency (e.g. amputation or dysmelia), leg length difference, short stature, hypertonia, ataxia, athetosis, vision impairment and intellectual impairment.

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Royal Yachting Association

The Royal Yachting Association (RYA) is the British national governing body for all forms of boating sport, including dinghy and yacht racing, motor and sail cruising, RIBs and sports boats, powerboat racing, windsurfing, and personal watercraft.

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Sailing at the Summer Paralympics

Sailing has been an official part of the Summer Paralympic Games between 2000 to 2016, after being a demonstration sport in 1996.

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Scantling

Scantling is a measurement of prescribed size, dimensions, or cross sectional areas.

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Skerry cruiser

thumb Skerry cruisers (or Square metre yachts) are yachts, usually wooden, which are constructed according to the Square metre rule.

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Skin girth

Skin girth is a measurement of a yacht hull.

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Thames Measurement

Thames Measurement, also known as Thames Tonnage, is a system for measuring ships and boats.

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Ton class

Ton classes are categories used to identify classes of yachts.

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Tonnage

Tonnage is a measure of the cargo-carrying capacity of a ship.

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Universal rule

The Universal Rule (Universal Rule for Yachts) determined a yacht's eligibility to race in the America's Cup from 1914 to 1937 and for this the J-class was chosen.

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Waterline length

The waterline length (originally Load Waterline Length, abbreviated to LWL) is the length of a ship or boat at the point where it sits in the water.

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World Sailing

World Sailing (WS) is the world governing body for the sport of sailing recognized by the International Olympic Committee and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).

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10 Metre

The International Ten Metre Class is a construction class, meaning that the boats are not identical but are all designed to meet specific measurement formula, in this case International Rule.

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12 Metre

The 12 Metre class is a rating class for racing sailboats that are designed to the International rule.

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15-metre class

The IYRU Fifteen Metre class yachts are constructed to the First International rule of 1907.

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2.4 Metre

The International 2.4mR is a one-person keelboat.

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5.5 Metre (keelboat)

The International 5.5 Metre class was created to yield a racing keel boat giving a sailing experience similar to that of the International 6 Metre Class, but at a lower cost.

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6 Metre

The International Six Metre class is a class of classic racing yachts.

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7 Metre

The International Seven Metre Class is a construction class, meaning that the boats are not identical but are all designed to meet specific measurement formula, in this case International Rule.

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8 Metre (keelboat)

The International Eight Metre class are class of racing yachts.

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9 Metre

The International Nine Metre Class is a construction class, meaning that the boats are not identical but are all designed to meet specific measurement formula, in this case International Rule.

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Redirects here:

International Rule (sailing), Metre Rule, Metre rule (sailing), The International Rule, The International Rule sailing, Yacht handicapping.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_rule_(sailing)

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