Regattas

In 2023 the famous and beautiful Italian harbour cove Portofino and the Royal Italian Yacht Club will host the eight metre class world championship regatta. This has to be the place to be for magnificent picture and film oppertunities of these Kings Class sail yachts.

2022 Provisionnal SNG racing programme: 11-12 June: Bol d'Or 2022 (8mR welcom! ) 5 June: Genève-Rolle-Genève (organised by YCG, 8mR welcome! ) (13-26 July: Star Sailor's League - Gold Cup ) 18-24 July: SNG 150th Jubilee Regatta (8mR welcome) 23-24 July 8mR Worlds tune-up race (Confirmed) 25-31 July: 8mR Worlds (Confirmed) 8mR Worlds 2022 Organizing Committee: Jean-Olivier Kerr - President René Grebt - President of Sailing section at SNG Axel Meyer - SNG Vice-Commodore Fred Meyer - Honorary IEMA life member - Honorary SNG life member Véronique Leveque Marie Arnuif René Odier [...]

The year 2020 should have been an amazing year. A year where the mighty eights would return to the Netherlands after 25 years. But the global pandemic changed that. Even a rematch in 2021 was to soon. who knows, maybe the royal eights will return to the Netherlands in the near future. Hopefully the Netherlands will have a racing fleet by then. Since there are some eights in the Netherlands still in the process of restauration. Conowago, Ranja & Hollandia 1 to name a few.

The 2019 Eight Metre World Championship hosted by the Royal Yacht Squadron was a splendid event and only seven years since the last time the Eight Metre Class was invited by the RYS in 2012. After a week of races at the Panarai Britisch Race week for classic yachts. The Eight Metre World Cup was held in very good conditions and tremendous socials.

Langenargen on Lake Constance hosted the 2018 World Cup with 23 yachts competing. the world cup Lake Constance is home of the biggest collected fleet of First Rule 8mR yachts anywhere, and this World Cup showed a field of 7 first rulers showing their clouds of sails. Lake Constance showed many faces at the World Cup. Lake Constance showed almost all of its faces – from sun to thunderstorm, from calm to fresh breeze during the six race days. Providing a test of shifting gears. Conquistador (former Hollandia II) from Bregenz, won the World Cup. Sira division was won by [...]

The 2017 World Cup was held in Hankø, Norway and was a birthday present from IEMA’s honorary president; H.R.M. King Harald. The regatta was sailed just outside the Oslo fjord against a backdrop of the “Norge” waiting at the entrance of the fjord greeting sailors going in and out to the racecourse. The fleet consisted of 28 team from 9 nations on 3 continents. The first days started with a stiff breeze, but the spectacle was saved for the last day. There is an epic movie of Wanda dancing downwind, James Taylor shot the million euro shot of Saskia flying [...]

Lake Ontario was the scene for the 8 Metre World Cup Championship, Hosted by the Royal Canadian Yacht Club, 12 nations of World Class sailors raced for the coveted 8 Metre World Cup Champion title.  The fleet’s status was secured when the Canada’s Cup, the most prestigious regatta on the Great Lakes, was sailed in the 8mR class in the 1920’s, 1930’s and 1950’s. Today, many of the 8mR yachts from this earlier era are still competing at regattas on Lake Ontario.

From August 17th to 21st, it was time for the Wessel and Vett Cup 2016 in Copenhagen. At the same time, the Royal Danish Yacht Club celebrated its 150th anniversary and in addition to the eights, the twelves and the 5.5 mR class regattas were on the program. For the 8 mR class it as the European Cup (Copa d'Italia) and the Neptune Trophy. The Worlds are sailed in Toronto, therfore its only the Copa d'italia, the First rule cup and the Neptune Trophy

The 8 mR World Championship ended in Geneva after a hot-summer week, nevertheless sailable with mostly with a light local thermal wind except one fresh-breeze day. 10 races were completed and the title went to Jean Fabre SUI on ‘Yquem II’ with Jean-Marc Monnard SUI steering, achieving a goal he had been aiming for since quite some time. The defending Champion ‘Hollandia’ of Tim Van Rootselaar NED earned Silver, Mark Decelles CAN with his ‘Lafayette’ Bronze. Also in the Neptune Category of the classic 8 meters, the victory was Swiss with ‘Catina VI’ of Fred Meyer SUI ahead of ‘Carron [...]

No less than 27 challengers participated under idyllic racing conditions in the unforgettable championship in La Trinity sur Mer, France. About ten nations spread out all over the world were represented by a selection of 8mR boats which simultaneously testified both to the Class’ glorious past and to its current prowess. The Indian summer conditions which reigned on the water and a ten to fifteen knot east wind blowing on an almost flat sea allowed the boats to do their best. The performance was brilliant. Time and time again, the black flag (disqualification of a boat crossing the line too [...]

Helsingfors Segelsällskap, on island Liuskasaari in Helsinki as the organizing club of the 2013 8mR World Cup, delivered fantastic racing in beautiful surroundings and with a warm welcome ashore for the teams. Hollandia NED-1 owned by Ruud van Hilst took control of the event on day one and sailed a consistent series to beat of rivals Yquem II SUI-2 owned by Jean Fabre and Lafayette GBR-2 owned by Murdoch Mc Killop. The top three boats were showing their superior sailing on modern boats as the difference between the third and fourth position was 18 points. The same top three remained also [...]

For the first time since 1911, the International 8-metre world championships will be held in Cowes this summer. In 1951, at the age of 13, I was allowed to step aboard Sposa II, the last 8-metre at Aldeburgh, and I said to myself: ‘One day I will have one of these’. Some 49 years later I acquired If in Scotland and, after restoring her, found myself sailing in this amazing class. The metre boats (5-23-metre) started in 1907 after meetings in 1906 of the newly formed International Yacht Racing Union, under the leadership of Brooke Heckstall-Smith, secretary of the Yacht [...]

Racing for their Robbe & Berking World Championships, the 8-Metres witnessed an superior performance by Hollandia (NED) who, having been pushed hard by Lafayette (GBR) and YQuem II (SUI) all week, secured the title emphatically with two wins in the final day’s two races. Able to discard a DSQ for an infringement earlier in the week, Ruud van Hilst and Jos Fruytier’s 2005-built 8-Metre won five of the nine races to take first overall.

The Mackenzie 8 metre World Cup 2010 Toronto, Ontario, August 27, 2010 – Aluette of Switzerland wins the prestigious 2010 8 Metre World title on Lake Ontario today. While Toronto’s Raven wins the Sira Cup, in the classic division, and places sixth overall defeating two of her modern counterparts. Another beautiful day of racing on Lake Ontario for the 8 Metre fleet marks the end of the eight race series. About the North American Eight Metre The 8Metre yacht (8mR ) dates back over one hundred years. Today, the 8mR class is comprised of the Classic and Modern divisions. Both [...]

After the weekend tune up races, which served as the annual regatta at sea hosted by the swiss club Societe nautique Geneve (SNG), the sixteen 8mR that were present in Hyeres engaged in their world championship on Monday the 14th of September on a sunny course and in an ideal breeze, ranging from 15 to 29kts. Several false starts resulted in the racecommittee using the black flag before sending the fleet on a windward-leeward course of 6 miles. At the end of this first shifty and windy day, it were the Scots on Lafayette who carried the win with [...]

Royal Norwegian Yacht Club (KNS) is pleased to welcome you to the International 8 metre World Championship. The sailing will take place just off the Hankø island in open water, where wind and sea conditions are quite predictable. The World Championship will be a central part of celebrating the 125th anniverary of Royal Norwegian Yacht Club. Many sailors have memories of the jubilee races in 1983 with King Olav sailing his Sira. Now King Harald is following up the tradition from his father and will be a keen participant with fully refurbished Sira.

Lafayette, owned by Murdoch McKillop and skippered by Allan Manuel took the lead on the first day of the 8 Metre Centennial World Championship 2007, run by the Royal Northern Yacht Club at Rhu, sponsored by Chopard. The Scottish yacht has yet to sail in a championship and not be on the podium. She has always been pretty much unbeatable in heavy air and since her keel was changed she has become a superb all-round performer for the conditions in Scotland. In spite of poor visibility the first race started on time at 11.00 in 12 to 14 knots of [...]

Day two of the Eight Metre International World Championship 2006 Chopard - Races being held at the Lindauer Segler-Club on Lake Constance. And a new leader after Sarissa, P Roh, recorded two wins to overtake Hollandia, the day one leader. After the promised force 3 died at the start time of the first race, finally at 14:00 a weak west wind got the fleet away on a course which had to be shortened. The second race was sailed under the black flag after a general recall and a second race was finally completed, both going to Sarissa. Froya, T Ellegast, [...]

Lake Ontario is the scene this week for the 8 Metre World Cup Champion. Hosted by the Royal Canadian Yacht Club 12 nations of World Class sailors race for the coveted 8 Metre World Cup Champion title. Just off of Toronto Island from August 21 – 27 some of the world's finest sailors are giving their all in order to take home the prize of the North American Eight Metre Cup. The 8Metre yacht (8mR ) dates back over one hundred years. Today, the 8mR class is comprised of the Classic and Modern divisions. Both types of boats must meet [...]

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