THE CONCEPT:

     Five square meter landyachts were created in the 1980s in Europe in response to the rising cost of competitive land yachts.  Although the competition was creating big, beautiful, hi-tech yachts, it was also creating yachts that were too complicated and too expensive for all but the wealthiest sailors.
     Out of this dilemma grew one of the most popular sailing classes ever, the international class5. The class's originators wanted a fast, exciting yacht, that was constructed  from common materials and that could be easily transported in or on a small car.  The rules restricted some aspects of design to control costs, but left others open to keep the tinkerers happy.
    Since Americans already had a class 5, US landsailors created the 5 square meter class using the same specifications as the international class5.  Out of this class grew the US Fed 5, an evolution of a British design which is raced both as a one design class and in the 5 square meter class.

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