International A Class

This class was created in 1922 when the magazine Yachting Monthly, offered a challenge cup for international competition using sailing models in design testing. The rating rule under which the yachts were built was created by Major Malden Heckstall-Smith, the editor of Yachting Monthly at the time. It was referred to as the “Yachting Monthly Six Meter”, intending to produce yachts similar to the International Six Metre Class at 1:6 scale.  From this early beginning, the International A Class Rule was adopted and actively sailed as part of the Model Yacht Racing Association of America (MYRAA) and later by the American Model Yachting Association (AMYA).  The International A Class boat is easy to sail and is very stable when properly trimmed.  The size, weight,  and inertia of International A Class boats resemble full-size boats so they look very elegant on the water.