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.
2-845: 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
4-658: The O-Jolle has been one of the Vintage Yachting Classes during the Vintage Yachting Games . http://www.o-jolle.de http://www.olympiajol.nl http://www.olympiajolle-suisse.ch http://o-jolle.at Daan Kagchelland Danièl "Daan" Marinus Johannes Kagchelland (25 March 1914 Rotterdam – 24 December 1998, The Hague ) was a sailor from the Netherlands , who represented his country at
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