Sonderclass

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sonderclass \Son"der*class`\, n. [G. sonderklasse special
     class.] (Yachting)
     A special class of small yachts developed in Germany under
     the patronage of Emperor William and Prince Henry of Prussia,
     and so called because these yachts do not conform to the
     restrictions for the regular classes established by the rules


     of the International Yacht Racing Union. In yachts of the
     sonderclass, as prescribed for the season of 1911, the
     aggregate of the length on water line, extreme beam, and
     extreme draft must be not more than 32 feet; the weight, not
     less than 4,035 pounds (without crew); the sail area, not
     more than 550 square yards; and the cost of construction (for
     American boats) not more than $2400. The crew must be
     amateurs and citizens of the country in which the yacht was
     built.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]