North American Eight Metre Association

THE INTERNATIONAL EIGHT METRE ASSOCIATIONINVITATION2O12 IEMA GENERAL ASSEMBLY Date:   Sunday 15 July 2012 at 10AMLocation:  Royal Yacht Squadron 1. Opening of the Meeting2. Minutes of last meeting3. Election of Class Officers: Proposal of the Nominating Committee Executive CommitteePresident: Fred Meyer (SUI)Executive Secretary: Julia Ormio (FIN)Treasurer: C […]

The minutes are now availale online.  You will find them under the "Members" menu above. […]

A star is born again ! After an extensive rebuild at Metur Yachts in Bodrum, Turkey, the famous 1927 Int. 8-Metre Hollandia is back in her element and ready to join the fleet! Hollandia was designed and built in 1927 by Holland’s premier naval architect, G. de Vries Lentsch, to represent Holland at the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam. Launched the year before she […]

It is with deep sadness that we learned that on December 4th, 2011, our friend Werner Schifferl has passed away. For so many years Werner raced and cruised his Bera, the famous 1924 Olympic Gold medallist. With a crew of family and friends, he participated in any event that would somehow fit his always busy schedule. Werner sailed his boat and lead his team […]