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Frances

Frances

R8

Keelboat · International 8 Metre · 1948 · timber

Royal Prince Edward Yacht Club

IRC 0.995IRC SH 0.995
Races
4
in the last 12 months
Wins
2
1 5 · 1 IRC · 1 Scratch
Podiums
2
50% of starts
Avg finish
4.3
on PHS · 3.8 scratch
Best finish
1st
on PHS
4 series · 4 races
Race
Date
IRC
Scr
Pts
Race 9
5 July
DNC
DNC
0

did not start

Race 8
28 June
1
1
0
Race 7
21 June
DNC
DNC
0

did not start

Race 5
24 May
DNC
DNC
0

did not start

Race 3
10 May
DNC
DNC
0

did not start

1 of 27 sailed

By breeze

Planned

Average finish by wind strength. Example only: clubs rarely publish wind per race, so this needs a new data source.

IRC boat data

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8 METRE · rated for 15 crew (1275 kg)

LH
15.52 m
LWP
9.79 m
Weight
8700 kg
DLR
287
Draft
2.03 m
P
16.28 m
E
6.55 m
J
4.2 m
STL
4.37 m
Headsail
47.98 m²
Spinnaker
106.86 m²

Max carried: 3 headsails · 2 spinnakers

Published IRC rated data (cert 50682). The IRC rating itself is shown from club records above. View the boat data sheet

ORC certificate

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Club record

owner-entered dimensions - certificate figures above are measured and can differ, displacement especially (certificates weigh the boat in sailing trim)
LOA
15.54 m
Beam
2.62 m
Draft
1.98 m
Displacement
8.6 kg

Official results via SailSys · boat profile synced 14 July 2026