The 115 year-old International 12 Metre Class encompasses a living history of racing yacht design by the world’s foremost naval architects including Olin Stephens, Clinton Crane, William Fife III, Philip Rhodes, Johan Anker, Ben Lexcen and more who pushed their designs to the very limits of innovation. The resulting boats represented the pinnacle of yacht development from 1907-1987 for the highest levels of international sailing competition– the Olympic Games (1908-1920) and the America’s Cup (1958-1987).

PHOTOS

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12th July 2019. Day Four of the 12m World Championship, Newport, RI, USA.

12th July 2019. Day Four of the 12m World Championship, Newport, RI, USA.

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9th July 2019. Day One of the 12m World Championship, Newport, RI, USA.

13th July 2019. Parade of Sail, 12m World Championship, Newport, RI, USA.

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9th July 2019. Day One of the 12m World Championship, Newport, RI, USA.

7th July 2019. 12m Pre Worlds, Newport, RI

2020 Robbe & Berking Sterling Cup-- Photo by Katrin Storsberg

9th July 2019. Day One of the 12m World Championship, Newport, RI, USA.

7th July 2019. 12m Pre Worlds, Newport, RI

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9th July 2019. Day One of the 12m World Championship, Newport, RI, USA.

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10th July 2019. Day Two of the 12m World Championship, Newport, RI, USA.

10th July 2019. Day Two of the 12m World Championship, Newport, RI, USA.

11th July 2019. Day Three of the 12m World Championship, Newport, RI, USA.

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6th July 2019. 12m Pre Worlds. Newport, RI.

12 Metre World Championship Returns to Newport, Rhode Island in 2022 Historic America’s Cup Defenders and Iconic Sailing Conditions Converge

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11th July 2019. Day Three of the 12m World Championship, Newport, RI, USA.

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11th July 2019. Day Three of the 12m World Championship, Newport, RI, USA.

2020 Robbe & Berking Sterling Cup-- Photo by Katrin Storsberg

10th July 2019. Day Two of the 12m World Championship, Newport, RI, USA.

2020 Robbe & Berking Sterling Cup-- Photo by Katrin Storsberg

9th July 2019. Day One of the 12m World Championship, Newport, RI, USA.

9th July 2019. Day One of the 12m World Championship, Newport, RI, USA.

2020 Robbe & Berking Sterling Cup-- Photo by Katrin Storsberg

Courageous at the 2019 12 Metre Worlds (Photo Credit: Onne van der Wal)

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12th July 2019. Day Four of the 12m World Championship, Newport, RI, USA.

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11th July 2019. Day Three of the 12m World Championship, Newport, RI, USA.

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11th July 2019. Day Three of the 12m World Championship, Newport, RI, USA.

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11th July 2019. Day Three of the 12m World Championship, Newport, RI, USA.

Regatta Galleries:

2019 World Championship, Best of Michele Friel Almeida, Nancy Bloom, George Bekris, Robert Migliaccio, SallyAnne Santos, Chris Tucker & Stuart Wemple

2017 North American Championship, SallyAnne Santos

2016 Dyvig-Glucksburg, Jost Koerte

2015 European Open Championship, Jost Koerte

2014 World Championship, SallyAnne Santos

2012 North American Championship, SallyAnne Santos

2011 World Championship, Daniel Forster

Photographer Collections:

2018 Onne van der Wal

2017 Richard E Schultz

Off-Site Gallery Links:

2017 Dyvig 12mR Regatta, Dyvig Bro

2017 Rendezvous der Klassider, Sören Hese

2017 Risør Trebåtfestival, Leif Sigvaldsen

2017 Wessel & Vett Cup, Kapsejlads / Dansk Sejlunion

2016 NYYC Annual Regatta, Makena Masterson