CLASS REVIVAL
A class survives when its boats keep sailing.
Restoring one significant yacht preserves one boat. Reviving a class creates something larger: a fleet, competition, shared knowledge and a reason for the boats to remain active.
Brookes’ work with the West Solent One Designs and International 6 Metre Class provides the precedent for the developing L-class Mullet Boat Project.
Four class pathways
West Solent One Designs, International 6 Metre Class, the L-class Mullet Boat Project and West Mersey Sprites each show a different route back to active sailing.
INTERNATIONAL RATING RULE
International 6 Metre Class
Asti V, Piccolo and Nancy sit together here as three Brookes-linked restoration records within the same class story.
VIEW INTERNATIONAL 6 METRE CLASS35-FOOT ONE-DESIGN CRUISER-RACER
West Solent One Designs
Peter restored almost half of the class to racing condition in Britain. Eight individual records show the boats involved and what continued afterwards.
VIEW WEST SOLENT ONE DESIGNSAUCKLAND WORKING-BOAT RACING CLASS
L-class Mullet Boat Project
A developing project to protect surviving L-class boats, restore traditional construction and gaff rigs, and work towards a viable fleet for active competition.
VIEW L-CLASS PROJECT