6 Metre Class

The International 6 Metre Class has a long and glorious history at the club.

Westerleigh Regatta 2023

Registration

Notice of Race

Sailing Instructions

Amendment 01 dated July 23, 2023

Results

For 2023, the Westerleigh Regatta will be sailed on July 22 and 23.

From the Annals of Royal Vancouver Yacht Club
In 1953 Sandy Martin imported the 6 metre Alana from Clydeside, a Fyfe designed boat built in 1930. She came by freighter and arrived in perfect condition. Later he sold her to Ches Rickard and he and his brother-in-law Hugh Mann bought the 6 metre Hecate.

Sid and Phil Miller, who ruled for five years as undisputed world champion Flattie racers, and later on top Star Class racers, found their 6 metre, the Ca Va, in Denmark. She had been built by a Danish syndicate in 1938 to represent Danish interests in international Gold Cup racing, but was not finished when war broke out.

Other 6 metres were brought in by syndicates. Peter Evans, Bill Dolmage, Doug Maitland and Lorne Culter brought out Kini from Scotland. Bob Day, John Frazee and Denny Wotherspoon purchased the Juno II. Lorne Kyle owns the modified 6 metre Golden Hind III, built in 1948 at Teignmouth, England, originally imported by Ted Courbould.

6 Metre World Championship in Vancouver - 2017
The local fleet welcomed 24 Open class and 21 Classic boats to Vancouver in September 2017. These repreented Eight races wee sailed, and the winning the Open class was Junior, Phillippe Dure of Switzerland skipper, and HM Juan Carlos of Spain won the Classics. Weather was good during the event, with medium breeze of 8 to 15 kn most days.

Top local boats were New Sweden, sailed by Ben Mumford, third in the Open class; Peter Wealick, ninth in the Open class; and Leigh Andrew, ninth in the Classic fleet.

The local fleet, supported greatly by Rainer Muller, laid on a terrific program of social events and the club delivered an excellent regatta.

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