DUET is a Second Rule 6m, and although currently setup with a gaff rig for Mediterranean cup collecting, she still could be put back into 6m class with a Bermudian rig (not supplied, but she has a set of North 3DL Bermudian sails available).
On the market as her owner’s plans have changed, and has retired from classic yacht racing. She is a very special piece of our maritime history that also wins races and turns heads. She is being offered at a very modest figure and is VAT paid both in the UK and Europe. We have been instructed by the owner for a prompt sale, and hence the paltry asking price
The 8th Hamble Classics Regatta on August 26th-27th already has some great entries, Whooper, Uandi, and the gaff-rigged Six-Metre Sheila amongst them, and with near forty International Six Metres soon to arrive in Cowes for their World Championship the event is offering these teams a well-organised practice and tune-up regatta with windward-leeward courses in the Central Solent. All Sixes are welcome, modern and classic, with five races scheduled over two days.
Hamble Classics was created in 2016 by Jonty and Vicki Sherwill and designed as a late season celebration of classic yachting to welcome all styles of classic yachts with racing formats to suit each type including:
Classic Racers, Cruisers and Dayboats, the International Metre classes, Old Gaffers, Spirit of Tradition and One-Designs. Hamble Classics 2023 has race management provided by Hamble River Sailing Club, famous for its popular Hamble Winter Series, with Peter Bateson as PRO, and the Royal Air Force Yacht Club as shore base and social venue.
Jonty Sherwill is a three-times Six Metre British Open Championship winning crew in 1988, 1989 and 1994 and a keen supporter of the class: “We look forward to seeing the latest innovative Six Metres and superb classics, and of course our regular supporters with their classic racers including GRP yachts, Old Gaffers and XODs – photographer Rick Tomlinson should be spoilt for choice!”
Entry is available now – programme details, NOR and online entry at the event website: https://hambleclassics.co.uk
With participation and interest in the International Six Metre Class currently running high, the International Six Metre Association (ISMA) is delighted to announce that the 2023 Six Metre World Championships will be hosted by the Royal Yacht Squadron (RYS), Cowes, UK from 31 August to 8 September.
As usual the boats will be divided into Open and Classic divisions with teams from across Europe and North America already confirming their participation. Several new Sixes have been built in recent years and it is anticipated that another new boat will be launched in time to join the fleet in Cowes.
Registration and measurement for the regatta will open on Tuesday 29 August, four practice races will take place on Friday 1 and Saturday 2 September (two each day), and World Championship racing will run from Monday 4 to Friday 8 September. A total of eight championship races are scheduled, with five races required to constitute the championship. Once six races have been completed a single discard will be introduced.
The regatta is being organised in association with the British International Six Metre Association (BISMA), which looks forward to welcoming international visitors to Cowes, the home of British Yachting. The Royal Yacht Squadron’s reputation for top class regatta management is world-renowned and for this event Peter Saxton from the RYS will be running the racing activities as the Race Officer (RO).
Class social events will be hosted at The Castle, the Squadron’s historic waterside clubhouse, and at Cowes Yacht Haven, the marina berthing for all competitors, where competitors will enjoy daily post sailing social gatherings and a special World Championship Class Dinner.
The Worlds will be the culmination of a summer of special Six Metre events in Cowes. For those who would like to train on the World Championship race area, there will be a series of warm up regattas, with events approximately every three to four weeks, including the British Open Championship (22-25 June) and a week of racing in July at British Classic Week (17-21 July).
Special logistical and storage arrangements are being made for the boats in Cowes, further details of which are available from the event website. All Six Metre competitors are encouraged to contact Event Manager & Logistics Coordinator, Jess Gray (jessicagraypr@gmail.com), with details of their individual arrival and training schedules so that all the logistics of storage and launching in Cowes can be arranged.
“The Squadron last hosted a Six Metre World Championships in 2007 and we are delighted to be returning there again for 2023. The British Sixes regard the RYS as their spiritual home, and we are looking forward to welcoming our international friends for a summer of fierce competition afloat and relaxed camaraderie ashore. Racing will be on windward leeward courses in the central and eastern Solent areas and with Peter Saxton and his expert race team from the Squadron, we can look forward to superb racing.” – Tom Owen, BISMA Chair.
The Notice of Race and online entry for the regatta, together with a host of supporting information, are now available from www.6metreworlds.com.
For further information about the event please contact:
Tom Owen Chair, British International Six Metre Association (BISMA) chair@6mr.org.uk
Jess Gray Event Manager & Logistics Coordinator, Six Metre World Championships 2023 jessicagraypr@gmail.com
Fiona Brown Media Officer, International Six Metre Associaiton (ISMA) fiona.brown@fionabrown.com +44 (0)7711 718470
British International Six Metre Association 