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The first International Rule

One hundred years ago the yachting world was reflecting on 13 years of competition and rapid design evolution that had produced some of the most famous and impressive yachts in history. Finding it impossible to choose just one of them, I have opted this month to instead write about the many, by shedding light on the rule that defined them.

The International Rule is 112 years old and still going strong, but 13 years after its

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