WHAT IS ASMY?

The Association of Square Metre Yachts is a class association for the German square metre yacht owners. At present we have a database of the owners of about 30 boats; however there were 240 boats built between 1928 and 1939, so ther are many owners yet to be found and contacted, to invite them to join.

ASMYC is an 'umbrella' body, co-ordinating the voices of four yacht clubs which own and sail five Abeking & Rasmussen square metre yachts which were built for the German government between 1935 and 1937. Membership of the clubs is open to all, and anyone may sail on these yachts by booking with the sailing secretary, whose details are given below.

We are planning a book about the class (Die Seefahrtskreuzer) in both English and in German to encourage new members. A committee of 10 members has been set up, under the editorship of Rüdiger Schach

BRIEF HISTORY OF THE CLUB BOATS...

Our five boats, together with about 200 others, were found in German harbours in 1945, and 'liberated' by the British forces. Called 'windfall' yachts, they were sailed to England and distributed to service units around the world. Thousands of British servicemen were trained to sail in them. The training scheme designed for them later became the "Yachtmaster Scheme", which for the past 35 years has been operated for the British government by the Royal Yachting Association.

WHICH CLUBS OWN WHICH BOATS?

TO BOOK SAILING