15 Metre

Class of yacht 1907-Ma'oona-The Yachtsman 1908.jpg The 15mR Ma'oona in 1908. 15 Metre.png Class symbol Development class 1907 (design rule) The IYRU Fifteen Metre class yachts are constructed to the First International rule of 1907. A total of twenty 15mR yachts were built between 1907 and 1917, the four that have survived are still actively raced. History The IYRU International Rule was set up in 1907 to replace the YRA 1901 revised Linear Rating Rule. The IYRU 15mR boats would replace the YRA 52-raters and open competition to foreign nations, replacing local or national systems with a unified rating system across Europe. The rule changed several times, but the 15mR boats only raced in the first rule of 1907. The twenty boats that were built, were raced in Spain, France, Britain and Germany. The rule was proposed for competition in the 1908 Olympics but there were no entries. 1907 Rule thumb|The four restored 15mRs in their first races together The 15-Metre class is a construction class, meaning that the boats are not identical but are all designed to meet specific measurements in a formula. In their heyday, Metre classes were the most important group of international yacht racing classes, and they are still actively raced around the world. "Metre" does not refer to the length of the boat, but to her rating; the length overall of 15mR boats measuring almost 30 m ft. The 15mR formula used in the First International Rule from 1907 to 1920: where L = load waterline length in metres B = beam in metres G = chain girth in metres d = difference between girth and chain in metres S = sail area in square metres F = freeboard in metres Boats LaunchYachtSail no.DesignerShipyardFirst ownerDetails1907Ma'oona Alfred MylneSCO Robert McAlister & SonJ. Talbot Cliftonlater sold to Almeric Paget1907Shimna William Fife IIISCO Alexander Robertson & SonsWilliam Yateslater rechristened Slec, and Yildiz in 1938. damaged and broken up in Turkey 1949.1908MariskaD1William Fife IIISCO Fife & SonA. K. Stothertrestored by the Charpentiers Réunis de Méditerranée in 20091909OstaraD2Alfred MylneSCO Robert McAlister & SonWilliam P. Burton1909Anémone II C. Maurice ChevreuxFRA Chantier Vincent, CannesPhilippe de Vilmorin1909Encarnita Joseph GuédonESP Karpard de PasajesMarquis of Cuba1909HispaniaD5William Fife IIIESP Karpard de PasajesKing Alfonso XIIIrestored by the Astilleros de Mallorca in 2012http://www.fundacionislaebusitana.es/?q=node/11 Hispania Fundación Isla Ebusitana 2019-08-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20160502224427/http://www.fundacionislaebusitana.es/?q=node%2F11 2016-05-02 dead es 1909TuigaD3D91William Fife IIISCO Fife & Son17th Duke of Medinaceliowned in the 1920s by Warwick Brookes.Royal Southern Yacht Club 1922-08-07 The Times 3, column F rechristened Betty IV, Dorina, Kismet III. restored by Fairlie Restorations in 1993http://www.fairlierestorations.com/tuiga/indexpage1.htm Fairlie Restorations 2015-11-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304073500/http://www.fairlierestorations.com/tuiga/indexpage1.htm 2016-03-04 dead 1909VanityD4William Fife IIISCO Fife & SonW. & Benn Payne1910Paula IID2D8Alfred MylneSCO Robert McAlister & SonLudwig Sanders1910TritoniaD3Alfred MylneSCO Alexander Robertson & SonsGraham C. Lomerlater rechristened Jeano, Gerd II, Rinola, Fortuna II, Cisne Branco and Albatroz. served in the Gremio de Vela da Escola Navala in Brazil until 19861910Sophie-ElisabethD6D4William Fife IIISCO Fife & SonL. Biermann1913/1914 sold to G.Eyde, Norway, and rechristened Beduin,"Die Yacht", 1914, Vol.27, p.672 later Magda X1911Senta Max OertzGER empire Max OertzDuke of Saxe-Altenburg1912IstriaD7Charles E. NicholsonENG Camper & NicholsonsCharles C. AllomWorld's first Marconi topmast. broken up in Norway 1924.1912The Lady AnneD10William Fife IIISCO Fife & SonGeorge Coatsrestored by fairlie Restorations in 1999 with her 1914 rig configuration1913PamelaD1Charles E. NicholsonENG Camper & NicholsonsS. Glen L. Bradley1913Paula IIID2D8Charles E. NicholsonENG Camper & NicholsonsLudwig Sanders1913Isabel AlexandraD5Johan AnkerNOR Anker & JensenE. Luttrop1913MaudreyD3William Fife IIISCO Fife & SonW. Blatspiel Stamp1917Neptune Johan AnkerNOR Mandrup AbelS. Klouman References Sources http://www.15mrclass.com/ 15mR Class 2015-11-09 2015-10-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20151011053726/http://15mrclass.com/ dead https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOI8pUVKqDg https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/kOI8pUVKqDg 2021-12-15 live vintage photographs and current footage of the 15mR class youtube Yacht Club de Monaco, Grupo Panorama 2012-08-22 Bibliography Le Chasse Marée http://www.chasse-maree.com/numeros-51-a-100/1078-chasse-maree-n-78.html 78 Abri du Marin Tuiga et les Quinze Mètres JI Dr. William Collier April 1994 38 2015-07-16 2015-07-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20150716032409/http://www.chasse-maree.com/numeros-51-a-100/1078-chasse-maree-n-78.html dead Tuiga 1909 Yachting Heritage http://www.yachtingheritage.com/en/books-collection/13-tuiga-1909.html Dr. Daniel Charles August 2005 978-0-9550777-0-8 François Chevalier http://www.abbeville.com/bookpage.asp?isbn=9780789209955 Classic Yachts Tuiga Thomas Reed Publications 2008 978-1-4081-0518-4 2015-07-15 2015-09-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20150908164541/http://www.abbeville.com/bookpage.asp?isbn=9780789209955 dead Category:Lists of individual sailing yachts Category:Development sailing classes