Welcome to the new version of the 5.5mIC World Fleet Online Database!

For the members of the original version, please login with the same email address you used for contributing before.

The costs of the transition to this updated version is to date funded by 25%.

A crowdfunding has been launched : please help !

The closing date of this participative funding for this common project is Monday 9. October 2023, 23h59, after which date the site will either be shutted down, or become chargeable.

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

2023-09-19
Added photography «5.5. GER 122 "No Stress" - downwind» to the gallery.
2023-09-17
Added photography «5.5 GER 115 "Salamander IV" - at the FSC» to the gallery.
2023-09-17
Added photography «5.5 GER 110 "Pittwater" - at the FSC» to the gallery.
2023-09-17
Added photography «5.5 GER 116 "Red & White" - almost ready» to the gallery.
2023-09-17
Added photography «5.5 GER 66 "Meltemi" - Firth of Kiel» to the gallery.
2023-09-03
Added photography «Salzkammergut Preis 2023» to the gallery.
2023-09-01
Added photography «5.5 GER 120 "Löwi" - On Lake Starnberg» to the gallery.
2023-08-31
Added racing result «Enoshima Trophy» to the racing history.
2023-08-31
Added racing result «German Open Champioship» to the racing history.
2023-08-30
Added racing result «Joran Cup CVG» to the racing history.
2023-08-30
Added racing result «Swiss Open CVG» to the racing history.
2023-08-30
Added racing result «Joran Cup CVG» to the racing history.
2023-08-30
Added racing result «Swiss Open CVG» to the racing history.
2023-08-28
Added photography «5.5 GER 60 - Cirrus» to the gallery.
2023-08-28
Added photography «5.5 GER 60 - Cirrus» to the gallery.
2023-08-28
Added photography «5.5 GER 60 - Cirrus» to the gallery.
2023-08-28
Added photography «5.5 GER 60 - Cirrus» to the gallery.
2023-08-28
Added photography «5.5 GER 60 - Cirrus» to the gallery.
2023-08-26
Added racing result «North American Championship» to the racing history.
2023-08-22
Added note «The boat has reached Bregenz, on Lake Constance.».

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 ]