European 6 Metre Championships in la Trinité sur Mer

Contestants from Great Britain, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland and France are already registered.

About 6 Metre boats :
International Six Metre Class are class of racing yachts. Six Metre boats (often called 6mR) are a construction class, meaning that the boats are not identical but are all designed to meet specific measurement formula, in this case International Rule. At their heyday, Sixes were the most important international yacht racing class, and they are still actively raced around the world. "Six metre" in class name does not, somewhat confusingly, refer to length of the boat, but product of the formula; 6mR boats are on average some 11 metres long.

The class sails as two fleets; Classics pre- and Moderns post-1965. Both fleets race together and the faster Classics are competitive with the Moderns.
There are some 1,500 6 Metre boars in existence today. Early Fife boats built in 1907 are still racing - often against new Moderns. A tribute to the designers and builders.

Some classics have been beautifully modified for cruising; several race only occasionally. The class has managed to cover a wide range of sailing need. All have one thing in common: their distinctive sailing silhouette and an adherence to a tried and tested formula.
the Six is the smallest metre boat that can be moved on public roads without an HGV licence or the use of commercial transport.
The 6 metre class was a sailing event held as part of the Sailing at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme

The 6 Metre Class Formula :
An improved formula was introduced in 1906 to provide a number of different sized boats. This Rule formula was known as the First International Rule and the sizes stated as International 5,6,7,8,10,12,15,19 and 23 Metre craft.Competition again pushed the designs to extremes and in 1920, the Second International Rule was introduced. Simple modifications were made in 1928 and the Third Rule was introduced. Build, maintenance and crewing costs depleted the Metre classes and while the Olympic classes during this period were comprehensive, only a few survived. Those that have, have shown the Metre formula to have matured to enable craft covering almost a century to compete together.Three Metre classes remain popular today - 6, 8 and 12. The 12 Metres are the fore-runners of today's America Cup yachts.

Programme :
Thursday June 19th : 09h00-19h00 Registration
Friday June 20th 09h00-19h00 Registration
14h00-18h00 Practice race
18h30 Opening Ceremony
Saturday June 21st 10h30 Warning signal for one or two races
20h00 Dinner
Sunday June 22nd 10h30 Warning signal for one or two races
Monday June 23rd 10h30 Warning signal for one or two races
Tuesday June 24th 10h30 Warning signal for one or two races
18h00 Closing Ceremony