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SONDERCLASS
SONDERCLASS
Son
"
der
*
class
`, n. [G.
sonderklasse
special
class.
] (
Yachting
)
Defn: A
special
class
of
small
yachts
developed
in
Germany
under
the
patronage
of
Emperor
William
and
Prince
Henry
of
Prussia,
and
so
called
because
these
yachts
do
not
conform
to
the
restrictions
for
the
regular
classes
established
by
the
rules
of
the
International
Yacht
Racing
Union.
In
yachts
of
the
sonderclass,
as
prescribed
for
the
season
of
1911,
the
aggregate
of
the
length
on
water
line,
extreme
beam,
and
extreme
draft
must
be
not
more
than
32
feet;
the
weight,
not
less
than
4, 35 pounds (
without
crew
);
the
sail
area,
not
more
than
55
square
yards;
and
the
cost
of
construction
(
for
American
boats )
not
more
than
$24 .
The
crew
must
be
amateurs
and
citizens
of
the
country
in
which
the
yacht
was
built.
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