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11:Metre One Design

Development
Designer	Ron Holland & Rolf Gyhlenius
Location	United States
Year	1990
No. built	350
Builder	Precision Boat Works
Role	One-design racer
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	fin keel with weighted bulb
Ballast	1,598 lb (725 kg)
Rudder	internally-mounted spade-type rudder
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 rigged sloop
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)

The 11:Metre One Design, also called the 11 Metre or 11 Meter, is a one-design racer designed by Ron Holland and Rolf Gyhlenius as and first built in 1990.

The design was at one time a World Sailing international class.

Production

The design was built by Precision Boat Works in Palmetto, 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.

Design

The 11 Meter is a racing keelboat, built predominantly of cored fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a sharply reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel 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 masthead spinnaker.

Operational history

The boat is supported by a class club that organizes racing events, the International 11:Metre One Design Class Association.

World Championship

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2002	SWE 320 Arne Sjöberg (SWE)	NOR 9111 Terje Wang (NOR)	NOR 8212 Torgeir Pedersen (NOR)
2004	AUS-220 Stephen McConaghy (AUS) Genevieve White (AUS) Michael Spies (AUS) Ethan Atkins (AUS) Scott McConaghy (AUS)
2005	AUS-220 Stephen McConaghy (AUS) Scott McConaghy (AUS) Matt ALLEN (AUS) Michael SPIES (AUS)<	NOR-156 Team NORTH (NOR)	NOR-127 Morten Kjellås (NOR)

External links

• International 11:Metre One Design Class Association