O-Jolle

O-Jolle
Class symbol
Development
DesignerHellmut Wilhelm E. Stauch
LocationGermany
Year1933
DesignOne-Design
RoleDesigned for the Olympic Games 1936
NameO-Jolle
Boat
Crew1
Draft0.15 m (6 in)
1.1 m (3 ft 7 in)
Hull
TypeDinghy
ConstructionCarvel
GRP
Cold moulded plywood
Composite
Hull weight220 kg (490 lb)
LOA5 m (16 ft)
Beam1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Hull appendages
Keel/board typeCenterboard
Rig
Rig typeBermuda rig
Mast length6.8 m (22 ft)
Sails
Mainsail area11.5 m2 (124 sq ft)
Racing
RYA PN114
Former Olympic class
O-Jolle former Olympic dinghy on Klyazminskoye reservoir near Moscow

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, Brazil, Serbia and other countries.

Since 2008 the O-Jolle has been one of the Vintage Yachting Classes during the Vintage Yachting Games.