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Aftermath

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Six months after the Wannsee Conference, Reinhard Heydrich was killed by Czech partisans.


J Class Specifications

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Specifications of the J-Class

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< The Universal Rule was established in 1903 by Nathanael Herreshoff and the NYYC to normalise the sailing sport at every size of boat. The J-Class was first developed in 1929 from the Universal Rule and rates boats with the following criteria:

  • rating:
    where:
    • is the Load Waterline Length in feet
    • is the quarter-beam length in feet
    • is measured in square feet
    • is measured in cubic feet[1]
    • 76 ft (23.16 m) 88 ft (26.82 m)
  • maximum draught: 15 ft (4.57 m)
  • minimum mast weight: unrestricted in 1930; 5,500 lb (2,500 kg) in 1934; 6,400 lb (2,900 kg) for the whole rig in 1937
  • standards: Lloyds' A1 scantling rules
  • build: aluminium hull forbidden in the 1930s, authorised today
  • design: 1930s (replicas are only rated to the J-Class provided their design dates back to the 1930s)
  • racing: elapsed time (1930s), Velocity Prediction Program ratings (today)
  1. ^ Earl Boebert. "The J-class rating rule". Yankee III (PDF).