Quick forewords

Quick forewords

The aim of this participative wiki-type website is to take advantage of the well-named World Wide Web to collect and make public as much information as possible about the « 5.5 metre International Class » yachts, born in 1937, and to build up a documented history of the Class.

6096 documents, links and infos have already been uploaded and made accessible to everybody via the web, since the creation of this wiki in November 2005. [ More ]

Latest contributions

2025-08-05
Added note «The actual owners are Joe Strelow and Michael Bloor, Ann Arbor (MI).»
2025-08-05
Added new owner Joe Strelow for boat USA-103.
2025-08-04
Added racing result «Willi Lehmann Preis 2025» to the racing history.
2025-08-04
Added photography «Willi Lehmann Preis 2025» to the gallery.
2025-08-04
Added photography «German Open 2024» to the gallery.
2025-07-25
Added racing result «European Championship» to the racing history.
2025-07-22
Added photography «5.5 GER 125 "Ali Baba" - at VSaW» to the gallery.
2025-07-22
Added photography «5.5 GER 39 "Unicorn" - detail» to the gallery.
2025-07-22
Added photography «5.5 GER 39 "Unicorn" - after training» to the gallery.
2025-07-22
Added photography «5.5 GER 39 "Unicorn" - in Berlin» to the gallery.
2025-07-17
Added document «MC 1992». Original 1992 Certificate
2025-07-06
Added photography «5.5 USA 116 - testing the new main» to the gallery.
2025-07-04
Added photography «5.5 GER 115 "Salamander IV" - training session» to the gallery
2025-07-04
Added photography «5.5 USA 116 - in Sopot» to the gallery.
2025-07-04
Added photography «5.5 USA 116 - in the Sopot harbour» to the gallery.
2025-07-04
Added photography «5.5 SWE 66 "Wasa V" - Deck view» to the gallery.
2025-07-04
Added photography «5.5 SWE 66 "Wasa V" - Kicker detail» to the gallery.
2025-07-04
Added photography «5.5 USA 116 - at the 2025 World's in Sopot» to the gallery.
2025-07-04
Added photography «5.5 USA 116 - at the 2025 World's in Sopot» to the gallery.
2025-07-04
Added photography «5.5 USA 116 - at the 2025 World's in Sopot» to the gallery.

Latest added boats

2023-03-31
Added the new boat : "The Jean Genie 2" currently located in (GBR)
2023-02-21
Added the new boat : "Fantasy" currently located in

How to contribute ?

Participation is free and open to all, but is subject to prior registration. Anybody can contribute by adding information, gossip, tips, pictures, drawings, rating certificates, racing results, whatever is useful for this history… and also by participating to the maintenance budget via the crowd funding [to come, work in progress]. The language used on this website is English and the interventions are signed (no anonymous contribution).

[sources of the intro: the World Class association website and the Wikipedia dedicated page ]