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| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Ron Holland &Rolf Gyhlenius |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1990 |
| No. built | 350 |
| Builder | Precision Boat Works |
| Role | One-designracer |
| Name | 11:Metre One Design |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 3,527 lb (1,600 kg) |
| Draft | 5.90 ft (1.80 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | fiberglass |
| LOA | 33.80 ft (10.30 m) |
| LWL | 26.90 ft (8.20 m) |
| Beam | 8.20 ft (2.50 m) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fin keel with weighted bulb |
| Ballast | 1,598 lb (725 kg) |
| Rudder | internally-mounted spade-typerudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 32.18 ft (9.81 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 10.18 ft (3.10 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 36.09 ft (11.00 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 13.12 ft (4.00 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | fractional riggedsloop |
| Mainsail area | 294.93 sq ft (27.400 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 138.85 sq ft (12.900 m2) |
| Spinnaker area | 860.03 sq ft (79.899 m2) |
| Total sail area | 1,293.81 sq ft (120.199 m2) |
The11:Metre One Design, also called the11 Metre or11 Meter, is an Americantrailerablesailboat that was designed byRon Holland andRolf Gyhlenius as aone-designracer and first built in 1990.
The design was at one time aWorld Sailing international class.
The design was built byPrecision Boat Works inPalmetto, Florida,United States, starting in 1990. Boats was also built in Norway, Australia and Sweden. A total of around 300 boats was completed during the 1990s.
The 11 Meter is a racingkeelboat, built predominantly of coredfiberglass. It has afractionalsloop rig, araked stem, a sharplyreverse transom, an internally mounted spade-typerudder controlled by atiller and a fixed finkeel with a weighted lead bulb. It displaces 3,527 lb (1,600 kg) and carries 1,598 lb (725 kg) of ballast.
The boat has a draft of 5.90 ft (1.80 m) with the standard keel.
The design has minimal cabin space, intended for storage space.
For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a symmetrical mastheadspinnaker.
The boat is supported by a class club that organizes racing events, theInternational 11:Metre One Design Class Association.
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | SWE 320 Arne Sjöberg (SWE) | NOR 9111 Terje Wang (NOR) | NOR 8212 Torgeir Pedersen (NOR) | |
| 2004 | AUS-220
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| 2005 | AUS-220
| NOR-156
| NOR-127
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