"Smeralda 888 International Championship", organised by the Yacht Club of MonacoFrom Friday 19 October to Sunday 21 October, Baie de Monaco
The
“Smeralda 888” is a one-design boat designed by German Frers. The boat has been
developed to promote competitive sailing activities among yacht club members.
The
boat has a fixed keel with ballast and sloop rig for a crew of 4 or 5 persons.
It is suited to both fleet and match racing and can be handled by smaller crews
where the hiking position of the body is strictly controlled. The design
characteristics make the sloop suitable also for short-distance cruising with
two persons. The boat is watertight and self-draining under normal weather
conditions.
The Smeralda 888 boats constitute a Class called “Smeralda 888
Class”. The Class emblem is an emerald green bow cutting through a wave. This
emblem must be reproduced on the hull and on the mainsail of each boat.