Ep 33 - The Sixes Finale

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The Six Metre, the oldest development keelboat design, comes back  to America for the World Championships

In September, 2025, we revive a 38 year old design, one of the first with the controversial winged keel configuration, and do battle  in Long Island Sound with the pro crews and their ultra-modern boats

The One Design Six Metre, first launched in 1935, still sailed today, seen here at Marblehead
The start of the Classic 6 Metres at the 2025 Six Metre Worlds at Oyster Bay
The Modern Sixes on the starting line, USA 111, with the Blade Crew powering up
Momo. II, winner of the 2025 Worlds, skipped the last race and dominated the field
Blade going downwind
Bribon, winner of the Classic Division, with the former King of Spain,' El Rey', in the cockpit
Local Oyster Bay crew headed by Will Meyer and Bill Mooney work their 1928 Saleema upwind
Even the whales come out to play when classic raceboats are about
From left to right: Wendy Darling Lotz, Tom Darling, Cormac Murphy

Audio & Visual Production by Griffin Bengraff