- Hardcover: 304 pages
- Publisher: Litorale; 1 edition (10 Dec 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 9525045315
- ISBN-13: 978-9525045314
- Product Dimensions: 34.2 x 25 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 550,186 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The Six Metre - 100 Years of Racing Sail (USA), Notis Kimball Livingston (21-12-2007) Innovators, Sailors, and Good Reads I love strong statements, and Pekka Barck kicks off these 304 pages by declaring: "The International Rule is the most important development class rule in yachting history. It has been the backbone of yacht racing for 100 years." ... The Six Metre 100 Years of Racing is authoritative, satisfying to hold, lush and lovely to see. Some of you will just have to have it (you know who you are). --http://sailmagazine.blogspot.com/2007/12/innovators-sailors-and-good-reads.html
The Six Metre - 100 Years of Racing RNSA Journal, Notis (21-12-2007) THE SIX METRE 100 YEARS OF RACING Pekka Barck and LtCol Tim Street have prepared an exceptionally informative history of the boats. When Singapore fell in 1942, the Captain of the Dockyard found an International Six Metre Class yacht at the Royal Singapore Yacht Club and escaped under sail. That is probably the most unusual episode involving a `Six in the 100 years since the first International Yacht Measurement Rule brought the class into existence. To commemorate the centenary, over 40 of these beautiful open day boats, both classics and moderns, attended the 2007 world championship at Cowes. Now Pekka Barck and LtCol Tim Street have prepared an exceptionally informative history of the boats. Both authors are established authorities. In the late 1980s, Tim brought the class back into racing in British waters; he sails the boats, tracks down ones to be restored, and is the first ever British President of the International 6-metre Association. --RNSA Journal, Notis (21-12-2007)
The Six Metre - 100 Years of Racing RNSA Journal, Notis (21-12-2007) THE SIX METRE 100 YEARS OF RACING Pekka Barck and LtCol Tim Street have prepared an exceptionally informative history of the boats. When Singapore fell in 1942, the Captain of the Dockyard found an International Six Metre Class yacht at the Royal Singapore Yacht Club and escaped under sail. That is probably the most unusual episode involving a `Six in the 100 years since the first International Yacht Measurement Rule brought the class into existence. To commemorate the centenary, over 40 of these beautiful open day boats, both classics and moderns, attended the 2007 world championship at Cowes. Now Pekka Barck and LtCol Tim Street have prepared an exceptionally informative history of the boats. Both authors are established authorities. In the late 1980s, Tim brought the class back into racing in British waters; he sails the boats, tracks down ones to be restored, and is the first ever British President of the International 6-metre Association. --RNSA Journal, Notis (21-12-2007)
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The Six Metre 100 years of racing has been prepared by Pekka Barck and Tim Street and since January 2007 supported by Olin Stephens, Ian Howlett, Basil Carmody, Matt Cockburn, Philippe Goetz, Juliene Hempel, Björn Storsberg, Bernard Haissly, Claes Ahlin, Peter Norlin, Torben Grael and tens of other contributors. The rule and development of the class, all major trophies and races, country specific stories, designers, statistics, tables and some yachts are presented in the 304-page, 4 pound coffee-table book having all you need to know and much more about the Six-Metre class. All this is salted with tens of anecdotes and hundreds of pictures by Patricia Lascabannes from France, Beken & Sons from UK, Abel from Norway, Bertil Norberg from Sweden, Edwin Lewick from USA, Katrin Storsberg from Germany, Gilles Favez from Switzerland, Ari Thiel and Hannu Bask from Finland and many others.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
This has beeb called a coffee table book. It isn't. Its an authorative and fascinating study of the Six Metre class from its initiation right up until the present. Anyway one with even a vague interest in these boats or the International Rule will be enthralled.
This is a fine overview of 100 years of sailing some of the most beautiful and exciting boats in the world.
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Fantastic history, beautiful photos
4 Sep 2008
This comprehensive history of the 6 metre class covers racing and anecdotes of these sleek yachts developed under the International Rule through 100 years of existence. There are several profiles of the famous boats, such as US 81 Goose, N 80 Elizabeth X, and SUI 77 Fleau, as well as national histories, significant trophies and competitions, and hundreds of photos, many of which have never been published before. The book has real heft and is printed beautifully.
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