| Class Image: | 5 Metre insigna.svg |
| Crew: | 3 |
| Type: | Monohull |
| Design: | Development class |
| Rig: | Bermuda rig |
| Keel: | Fixed |
| Loa: | About: 8.5m (27.9feet) |
| Draft: | Maximum: 1.1m (03.6feet) |
| Hull: | Minimum: 1500kg (3,300lb) |
| Year: | 1929 (rule design) |
5 Metre is a development sailing class of French origin.
The 5 Metre rule was created in France in 1929 and not a according of the International rule in contrast to other Metre yachts.
The measurement formula is given in the 2021 International Five Metre Rating Rules:
5.000metres=
| L+\sqrt[2]{S | |
| - |
F-
| B | |
| 2 |
where
L
S
F
B