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

2025-07-06
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.
2025-07-04
Added photography «5.5 GER 115 "Salamander IV" - in the crane» to the gallery.
2025-07-04
Added photography «5.5 GER 115 "Salamander IV" - hull view» to the gallery.
2025-07-04
Added photography «5.5 GER 115 "Salamander IV" - on her trailer» to the gallery.
2025-06-24
Added photography «Downwind 2025 US Championship» to the gallery.
2025-06-24
Added photography «Final Rounding » to the gallery.
2025-06-24
Added racing result «US Championship» to the racing history.
2025-06-01
Added photography «» to the gallery.
2025-06-01
Added photography «» to the gallery.
2025-06-01
Added photography «» to the gallery.
2025-05-18
Added photography «5.5 GER 118 - trimtab» to the gallery.
2025-05-08
Added note «Pride made the 2900 Mile (4600km) round trip to compete at its original hom

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 ]