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The Corinthian 35 was a class of racing yachts introduced during the 1937 Fastnet race. ==Background== In 1936 it was suggested that there should be one size of yacht eligible for all the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club's races. Prior to 1936, some races had been open only to the large class from above in water line and some only to those of and up to . The obvious size was the , and so the Royal Ocean Racing Club's group of "thirty- fives" came into being, the Fastnet limit being lowered to include boats of exactly this length of in water line. In 1935, there had been three 35' boats in the Fastnet race: * the ''Macnab'', built at Lymington; * the ''Thalassa'' * the ''Isis'', built in France The race organizers believed that the interest in the race would be increased if a number of boats of the same size and speed competed, and so in 1936 plans were made to expand the "thirty-five" group. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Corinthian 35」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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