I'm pretty sure some of Adrian's designs had that same or similar flattened keel shape as well. These guys really were ahead of the times weren't they!
In your experience, do you reckon it would be hard to pick the difference between a 12-metre and a 6-metre on the water?
The reason I ask is that one day when I was sailing my A2, an ex-British National 6-metre Vane sailor Champion joined me at the lakeside, and we had a bit of a chat. (It was there I learned of his history).
But, the thing that interested me, was his initial comment when he came up beside me, that comment being, something similar to, "Is that a 6-metre?".
And from what I have read, it seems to me that a designer who has designed a 6-metre boat, will be completely at home designing a 12-metre.
But the question remains. The question that started this topic. Is there anyone out there sailing the 6-metre boats?
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Maverick Model Yachting - The Only Way To Go! Secret Alias - Don Leitis
Yeah , you're right there Maverick. Also I should mention that there was a design contest in the early 90s for a model 6 metre the Marine Modelling magazine and an Australian won the international contest by the name of Graham Welch from Sydney. He designed a 6 metre by the name "Sylp" and it featured a flat sectioned lead keel. Graham still lives in Sydney but as far as I know is no longer in yacht design.
Those of you who are interested in further stuff on 6 metres should go to www.radiosailing.org.au and click on OUR PAST. the are plans , photos of 6metres there .
I never in my wildest dreams thought things were so complicated, especiallly when one of our own, in the form of Adrian Brewer actually designed a few boats for this class. And as I understand it, his boats did well.
Damn, I love this hobby!
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Maverick Model Yachting - The Only Way To Go! Secret Alias - Don Leitis
Well Maverick , this item on R6M has been hasnging around since September with no postings. So we might as well add a few lines here.
The model 6 metre. The class of boat was used quite a lot in the 1930s. Both here in Australia and in England and I believe it was the first class to conduct a world championship of any kind.
The boat is a good size , even in todays standards and came in about 55 to 60" long with a 45" waterline or as I said a handy size.
The rule was rather complicated in that it had quarter beam measurements, draught measurements, waterline measurements and other things including a crew weight adjustments. This led , unfortunately to other problems with the boat in its building process . The major onething being that if the hull was built slightly wrong then nothing could be done to fix it and one had to start from scratch again.
Bascally , when the 6 metre was in vogue there were a whole lot of other class boats there also, including the American X class , The Australian B class, the Scottish 12 metre, the English 10 rater, the Canadian 22 square metre and the Marblehead. All theese boats have found favour in Australia about the time that 6 metres were popular and with 6 metres being the more complicated rule it was this class that sort of missed out somewhat.
The earliest examples of "imported " model yachts in Melbourne about 1926/7 was the 6 metres and it is believed to have been put up for view in Myers shop front window the 1920s in Melbourne.
There was a class in Sydney established about 1934 called the Australian B class . It was about the same size as the 6 M and in fact the local club raced 6Metres and the B class and the American X as the same class in Dee Why in Sydney.
I was wondering if anyone knows of any clubs who sail radio 6 metres in Australia? The boats are quite similar in size to the EC12 and A2 class boats, just with a biit more complicated rule and a lot more areas for development?
