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 Class symbol | |
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Design | Development class |
| Boat | |
| Crew | 8 |
| Draft | 2.2 m (7 ft 3 in) |
| Hull | |
| Hull weight | 12,000 kg (26,000 lb) |
| LOA | 16.5 m (54 ft) |
| LWL | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Beam | 3 m (9.8 ft) |
| Rig | |
| Former Olympic class | |
The International Ten Metre Class is a construction class, meaning that the boats are not identical but are all designed to meet specific measurement formula, in this case International Rule. At their heyday, Metre Classes were the most important group of international yacht racing classes, and they are still actively raced around the world. "Ten" in class name does not, somewhat confusingly, refer to length of the boat, but product of the formula; 10 Metre boats are, on average, 16.5 meters long.