O-Jolle
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 Class symbol | |
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| Current specifications | |
|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | 
| Type | Dinghy | 
| Design | One-Design | 
| Construction | Carvel GRP Cold moulded plywood Composite | 
| Rig | Bermuda rig | 
| Keel | Centerboard | 
| LOA | 5 m (16 ft) | 
| Beam | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | 
| Draft | 0.15 m (6 in) 1.1 m (3 ft 7 in) | 
| Hull weight | 220 kg (490 lb) | 
| Mast height | 6.8 m (22 ft) | 
| Mainsail area | 11.5 m2 (124 sq ft) | 
| RYA PN | 114 | 
| Development | |
| Year | 1933 | 
| Designer | Hellmut Wilhelm E. Stauch | 
| Location | Germany | 
| Role | Designed for the Olympic Games 1936 | 
| Former Olympic class (Vintage Yachting class) | |

The O-Jolle – (Olympiajolle) – was created as the Monotype class for the 1936 Olympic Games by designer Hellmut Wilhelm E. Stauch (GER, later RSA). The boat is a Bermuda rig and the hull was originally carvel - later GRP and cold moulded plywood construction were allowed. The O-Jolle has very good sailing capabilities and can cater for a wide spectrum of sailors from young to old and from light to heavyweight.
In 1936 Daan Kagchelland took the Gold medal in the Olympic regatta in Kiel.
The O-Jolle is still one of the largest dinghy classes in Germany and the Netherlands - the International Olympiajollen Union has over 500 members. The O-Jolle is still raced in Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, Italy and Switzerland. There are also minor fleets in Poland and Brazil.
Since 2008 the O-Jolle has been one of the Vintage Yachting Classes during the Vintage Yachting Games.
Wall of Fame
Olympic Games[1]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
| 2 |  Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| 3 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 Berlin |  Netherlands (NED) Daan Kagchelland | .svg.png) Germany (GER) Werner Krogmann |  Great Britain (GBR) Peter Scott | 
Vintage Yachting Games[2]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Netherlands | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008  Medemblik |  Netherlands (NED) Max Blom |  Netherlands (NED) Herman van Eijk |  Netherlands (NED) Jan Krom | 
| 2012  Lake Como |  Netherlands (NED) Ton op de Weegh |  Netherlands (NED) Martin Baas |  Netherlands (NED) Thies Bosch | 
| 2016  Weymouth Bay | Dates to be decided | 
European Championships[3]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany | 38 | 7 | 7 | 52 | 
| 2 |  Netherlands | 13 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 
| 3 |  Austria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 
| 4 | .svg.png) Belgium | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
| 5 |  Switzerland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 |  Germany (G) Ernst Bickel | ||
| 1938 |  Germany (G) Ernst Bickel | ||
| 1939 |  Netherlands (H) A.F. Veen | ||
| 1950 |  Austria (OE) Harald Musil | ||
| 1951 |  Austria (OE) Dr. Wolfgang Erndl | ||
| 1954 | .svg.png) Belgium (B) André Nelis | ||
| 1955 |  Austria (OE) Dr. Wolfgang Erndl | ||
| 1963 |  Germany (G) Hans Deuss | ||
| 1964 |  Germany (G) Uwe Woite | ||
| 1965 |  Germany (G) Uwe Woite | ||
| 1966 |  Germany (G) Uwe Woite | ||
| 1967 | Not sailed | ||
| 1968 |  Germany (G) Uwe Woite | ||
| 1969 |  Germany (G) Uwe Woite | ||
| 1970 |  Germany (G) Klaus Schenkel | ||
| 1971 |  Germany (G) Uwe Woite | ||
| 1972 |  Germany (G) Uwe Woite | ||
| 1973 |  Switzerland (Z) Hans Eisold | ||
| 1974 |  Germany (G) Horst Klein | ||
| 1975 |  Germany (G) Klaus Pommeränig | ||
| 1976 |  Netherlands (H) Fre Mik | ||
| 1977 |  Switzerland (Z) Herman Krebs | ||
| 1978 |  Germany (G) Ulrich Kosfeld | ||
| 1979 |  Netherlands (H) Fre Mik | ||
| 1980 |  Germany (G) Walter Arndt | ||
| 1981 |  Germany (G) Ulrich Kosfeld | ||
| 1982 |  Germany (G) Detlef Pfenner | ||
| 1983 |  Germany (G) Volker Niederhausen | ||
| 1984 |  Germany (G) Klaus Stadler | ||
| 1985 |  Germany (G) Roland Franzmann | ||
| 1986 |  Netherlands (H) Dolf Peet | ||
| 1987 |  Germany (G) Volker Niederhausen | ||
| 1988 |  Germany (G) Horst Jentsch | ||
| 1989 |  Germany (G) Roland Franzmann | ||
| 1990 |  Germany (G) Knut Wahrendorf | ||
| 1991 |  Germany (G) Uwe Peschlow | ||
| 1992 |  Germany (GER) Knut Wahrendorf | ||
| 1993 |  Germany (GER) Knut Wahrendorf | ||
| 1994 |  Germany (GER) Knut Wahrendorf | ||
| 1995 |  Germany (GER) Olaf Wahrendorf | ||
| 1996 |  Netherlands (NED) Peter Peet | ||
| 1997 |  Netherlands (NED) Peter Peet | ||
| 1998 |  Netherlands (NED) Peter Peet | ||
| 1999 |  Netherlands (NED) Fred Moerman | ||
| 2000 |  Germany (GER) Knut Wahrendorf | ||
| 2001 |  Netherlands (NED) Fred Moerman | ||
| 2002  Dümmersee |  Netherlands (NED) Herman van Eijk |  Netherlands (NED) Jan ten Hoeve |  Netherlands (NED) Ward Boersma | 
| 2003  Altmünster |  Netherlands (NED) Mels Jongeneel |  Germany (GER) Knut Wahrendorf |  Netherlands (NED) Henri Boere | 
| 2004  Tjeukemeer |  Netherlands (NED) Jan ten Hoeve |  Germany (GER) Wolfgang Höfener |  Netherlands (NED) Stefan de Vries | 
| 2005  Grandson |  Germany (GER) Göran Freise |  Switzerland (SUI) Francois Eggenberger |  Germany (GER) Jörg BELS | 
| 2006  Brenzone |  Germany (GER) Wolfgang Höfener |  Netherlands (NED) Kees Jongeneel |  Netherlands (NED) Jan ten Hoeve | 
| 2007  Wolfgangsee |  Germany (GER) Donald Lippert |  Germany (GER) Frank Lietzmann |  Germany (GER) Axel Forstmann | 
| 2008  Plön |  Germany (GER) Donald Lippert |  Germany (GER) Frank Lietzmann |  Germany (GER) Axel Forstmann | 
| 2009  Silvaplana |  Germany (GER) Frank Lietzmann |  Germany (GER) Martin Hofmann |  Germany (GER) Knut Wahrendorf | 
| 2010  Bellano |  Netherlands (NED) Ton Op de Weegh |  Netherlands (NED) Mels Jongeneel |  Germany (GER) Frank Lietzmann | 
| 2011  Flensburg |  Germany (GER) Wolfgang Höfener |  Netherlands (NED) Stefan de Vries |  Netherlands (NED) Ton Op de Weegh | 
| 2012  Altmünster |  Germany (GER) Peter Lippert |  Germany (GER) Göran Freise |  Germany (GER) Knut Wahrendorf | 
| 2013  Attersee |  Germany (GER) Donald Lippert |  Germany (GER) Frank Lietzmann |  Germany (GER) Göran Freise | 
National Champions[4]
|  Austria |  Germany |  German Democratic Republic |  Italy |  Netherlands |  Switzerland | |
| 1938 | Daan Kagchelland | |||||
| 1939 | Not sailed | |||||
| 1940 | Jan Bier | |||||
| 1941 | Hein Recourt | |||||
| 1942 | Koos de Jong | |||||
| 1943 | Dahme Jacht Club Berlin | Koos de Jong | ||||
| 1944 | Not sailed | |||||
| 1945 | Not sailed | |||||
| 1946 | Koos de Jong | |||||
| 1947 | Koos de Jong | |||||
| 1948 | Koos de Jong | |||||
| 1949 | Bob Markus | |||||
| 1950 | G. Burghardt | W. Pohl | Bob Markus | |||
| 1951 | G. Burghardt | H. Mahnke | Not sailed | |||
| 1952 | O. Erhardt | E. Gollnick | Koos de Jong | |||
| 1953 | E. Soltau | J. Vogler | Koos de Jong | |||
| 1954 | W. Krogmann | Klaus Schröter | Bob Markus | |||
| 1955 | J. Vogler | J. Vogler | Jaap Stap | |||
| 1956 | E. Soltau | P. Schönfeld | Jaap Stap | |||
| 1957 | E. Soltau | Not sailed | Hans Willems | |||
| 1958 | H. Illies | W. Nagora | Jaap Stap | |||
| 1959 | D. Bauer | Karlheinz Schröter | Sjirk Haaksma | |||
| 1960 | Uwe Woite | H. Hermann | Bert Tournier | |||
| 1961 | W. Werner | Karlheinz Schröter | Nico Keijzer | |||
| 1962 | K. Möller | Karlheinz Schröter | Cas Visser | |||
| 1963 | W. Juran | W. Bretschneider | Bert Benschop | |||
| 1964 | Dieter Faaß | Karlheinz Schröter | Koert Jansen | |||
| 1965 | Uwe Woite | Klaus Schröter | Cas Visser | |||
| 1966 | Uwe Woite | Klaus Schröter | Jan Krom | |||
| 1967 | S. Uecker | W. Bretschneider | Cees van Tongeren | |||
| 1968 | Uwe Woite | Karlheinz Schröter | Cees van Tongeren | |||
| 1969 | Uwe Woite | Karlheinz Schröter | Thees Scheen | |||
| 1970 | M. Baum | Klaus Schröter | Jan Woldhuis | |||
| 1971 | Uwe Woite | Manfred Schrot | Cees van Tongeren | |||
| 1972 | Klaus Pommeränig | Karlheinz Schröter | Peter van Wamel | |||
| 1973 | Klaus Pommeränig | Karlheinz Schröter |  Germany Walter Pranger | |||
| 1974 | Karl-Heinz Berke | Karlheinz Schröter | Peter van Wamel | |||
| 1975 | Klaus Pommeränig | Knut Wahrendorf | Peter van Wamel | |||
| 1976 | Ulrich Kosfeld | Knut Wahrendorf | Nico Hofkamp | |||
| 1977 | Ulrich Kosfeld | Wilfried Lippert | Fre Mik | |||
| 1978 | Detlef Pfenner | Knut Wahrendorf | Thees Scheen | |||
| 1979 | Ulrich Kosfeld | Jochen Urban | Fre Mik | |||
| 1980 | Ulrich Kosfeld | Peter Lippert | Nico Hofkamp | |||
| 1981 | Frank Hübner | Knut Wahrendorf |  Germany Frank Hübner | |||
| 1982 | Frank Hübner | Wilfried Lippert |  Germany Frank Hübner | |||
| 1983 | Walter Pranger | Hans Thurner | Rinus Kagchelland | |||
| 1984 | Roland Franzmann | Knut Wahrendorf | Bram van der Veen | |||
| 1985 | Roland Franzmann | Knut Wahrendorf |  Germany Walter Pranger | |||
| 1986 | Roland Franzmann | Knut Wahrendorf | Dolf Peet | |||
| 1987 | Wolfgang Krebs | Peter Lippert |  Germany Wolfgang Kreb | |||
| 1988 | Roland Franzmann | Peter Lippert |  Germany Horst Jensch | |||
| 1989 | Roland Franzmann | Wilfried Lippert |  Germany Uwe Peschlow | |||
| 1990 | Wilfried Lippert |  Germany Wolfgang Höfener | ||||
| 1991 | Uwe Peschlow |  Germany Karol Jablonski | ||||
| 1992 | Knut Wahrendorf |  Germany Wolfgang Höfener | ||||
| 1993 | Uwe Peschlow |  Germany Knut Wahrendorf | ||||
| 1994 | Uwe Peschlow |  Germany Knut Wahrendorf | ||||
| 1995 | Olaf Wahrendorf | Peter Peet | ||||
| 1996 | Olaf Wahrendorf | Peter Peet | ||||
| 1997 | Wolfgang Kirchner |  Germany Wolfgang Höfener | ||||
| 1998 | Knut Wahrendorf | Peter Peet | ||||
| 1999 | Knut Wahrendorf |  Germany Knut Wahrendorf | ||||
| 2000 | Knut Wahrendorf | Martin Baas | ||||
| 2001 | Knut Wahrendorf | Herman van Eijk | ||||
| 2002 | Knut Wahrendorf | Jan ten Hoeve | ||||
| 2003 | Donald Lippert | Mels Jongeneels | ||||
| 2004 | Wolfgang Höfener | Fred Moerman | ||||
| 2005 | Wolfgang Höfener | Mark Neeleman | ||||
| 2006 | Knut Wahrendorf | Mels Jongeneels | ||||
| 2007 |  Netherlands Stefan de Vries |  Germany Wolfgang Höfener | ||||
| 2008 |  Germany Frank Lietzmann |  Netherlands Stefan de Vries |  Germany Wolfgang Höfener | |||
| 2009 |  Germany Axel Forstmann | Stefan de Vries | ||||
| 2010 |  Netherlands Stefan de Vries | Martin Baas | ||||
| 2011 |  GermanyKnut Wahrendorf | Göran Freise | Jan Willem van den Hondel | |||
|  Austria |  Germany |  German Democratic Republic |  Italy |  Netherlands |  Switzerland | |
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