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).

WAYPOINTS

The Waypoints to the Worlds Trophy is awarded to the top-scoring 12mR yacht competing in a series of regattas over one or more seasons leading up to and culminating with a 12mR World Championship. The International 12mR fleet race at specifically designated “Waypoints” events in North Europe, South Europe and the Americas and are awarded points for both their participation and performance at each. At the culmination of the Waypoints Regatta Series, the 12mR team with the greatest number of points overall is named the Waypoints winner.