Cle Jeltes

Cle Jeltes
Born	Clemens Henricus Jeltes March 11, 1924 The Hague,  Netherlands
Died	July 3, 2010 (aged 86) Nederhorst den Berg, The Netherlands.
Nationality	Dutch
Citizenship	Nederhorst den Berg
Education	Ship engineering, Glasgow
Occupation	Businessman and philanthropist
Known for	Lifetime Involvement with the International Flying Dutchman
Notable work	International FD measurer at seven consecutive Olympic Games starting 1968.
Awards	Ridder in de Orde van Oranje Nassau

Clemens Henricus "Clé" Jeltes (11 March 1924, The Hague – 3 July 2010 Nederhorst den Berg) was a Dutch sailor and measurer at seven Olympic games. He was heavely involved with the technical development of the Flying Dutchman and was the driving force to focus at boat measurement to the parameters that really matter. From 1968 till 1992 he was the International FD measurer at seven consecutive Olympic games making sure that the sailing took place in correct boats. He was appointed the Ridder in de Orde van Oranje Nassau in 2002 for, among other things, his services to Sailing.

Cle Jeltes (left) measuring the East German Flying Dutchman at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Kingston (CAN).

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External links

• "Cle Jeltes".
• "Vijftig jarig jubileum FD".