The Yngling is a
sailboat
A sailboat or sailing boat is a boat propelled partly or entirely by sails and is smaller than a sailing ship. Distinctions in what constitutes a sailing boat and ship vary by region and maritime culture.
Types
Although sailboat terminology ...
that was designed by
Norwegian Jan Herman Linge as a
one design racer and first built in 1967.
[Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 108-109. ]Houghton Mifflin Company
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, 1994.
The Yngling design is very similar to the larger 1966 Linge-designed
Soling.
Production
In the past the design was built by
Abbott Boats
Abbott may refer to:
People
*Abbott (surname)
*Abbott Handerson Thayer (1849–1921), American painter and naturalist
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Places Argentina
* Abbott, Buenos Aires United States
* Abbott, Arkansas
...
in Canada, the
O'Day Corp. and
Jibetech in the United States as well as
Petticrows in the United Kingdom. It remains in production at
Børresen Bådebyggeri in Denmark and by
Mader Bootswerft
Mader may refer to:
* ''Mader'', the German name for Modrava, a village in the Czech Republic
* Mäder, a town in Austria
* Mader (surname), a German family name
See also
* Madder (disambiguation)
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in Germany.
Design
The Yngling is a racing
keelboat
A keelboat is a riverine cargo-capable working boat, or a small- to mid-sized recreational sailing yacht. The boats in the first category have shallow structural keels, and are nearly flat-bottomed and often used leeboards if forced in open w ...
, built predominantly of
fibreglass, with wood trim. It has a
fractional sloop
A sloop is a sailboat with a single mast typically having only one headsail in front of the mast and one mainsail aft of (behind) the mast. Such an arrangement is called a fore-and-aft rig, and can be rigged as a Bermuda rig with triangular sa ...
rig with
aluminum
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spars. The hull has a spooned
raked stem
The stem is the most forward part of a boat or ship's bow and is an extension of the keel itself. It is often found on wooden boats or ships, but not exclusively.
Description
The stem is the curved edge stretching from the keel below, up to ...
, a raised counter
reverse transom
A transom is the vertical reinforcement which strengthens the stern of a boat. This flat termination of the stern is typically above the waterline.
The term was used as far back as Middle English in the 1300s, having come from Latin ''transv ...
, an internally mounted spade-type
rudder
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controlled by a
tiller
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and a swept fixed fin
keel
The keel is the bottom-most longitudinal structural element on a vessel. On some sailboats, it may have a hydrodynamic and counterbalancing purpose, as well. As the laying down of the keel is the initial step in the construction of a ship, in Br ...
. It displaces and carries of lead ballast.
The boat has a draft of with the standard keel.
The design has small
cuddy cabin
A cuddy is a small room or cupboard, particularly on a boat. Sometimes a cuddy refers to a small but cosy hut. The origin of the term is not clear. Cuddy was in use in colonial America as early as 1655. The term may derive from the Dutch ''kaj ...
for stowage.
For sailing the design is equipped with a
spinnaker
A spinnaker is a sail designed specifically for sailing off the wind on courses between a reach (wind at 90° to the course) to downwind (course in the same direction as the wind). Spinnakers are constructed of lightweight fabric, usually ny ...
, an end-
boom
Boom may refer to:
Objects
* Boom (containment), a temporary floating barrier used to contain an oil spill
* Boom (navigational barrier), an obstacle used to control or block marine navigation
* Boom (sailing), a sailboat part
* Boom (windsurfin ...
mainsheet
In sailing, a sheet is a line (rope, cable or chain) used to control the movable corner(s) ( clews) of a sail.
Terminology
In nautical usage the term "sheet" is applied to a line or chain attached to the lower corners of a sail for the purpos ...
, foam buoyancy and sail windows for visibility.
Operational history
The design is supported by a class club, the ''International Yngling Association'', with national clubs in Austria, Belgium, Germany, Norway, Switzerland, Denmark, the Netherlands, Sweden, the United States and Australia.
The Yngling received ISAF International status in 1979 and was chosen as the Olympic Women's Keelboat for the
2004
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and the
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Nat ...
. The Yngling was replaced by the
Elliott 6m
The Elliott 6m is an Olympic-class keelboat, designed by New Zealander, Greg Elliott. It was selected for the women's match race, match racing event for the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2012 Olympics. The Elliott 6m carries a spinnaker pole and Spinnake ...
for the London
2012 Summer Olympics
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.
In a 1994 review Richard Sherwood wrote, "Jan Linge also designed the larger Soling, and the lines are very similar ... The Yngling is highly stable, with a beam-to-waterline ratio of .37 and with 50 percent of the weight in ballast. It is unsinkable, with foam-filled tanks. Sail area is not large, so that the boat may be sailed by younger sailors. While one-design rules are strict, every effort has been made to keep the cost of allowable modifications down."
Events
See also
*
List of sailing boat types
The following is a partial list of sailboat types and sailing classes, including keelboats, dinghies and multihull (catamarans and trimarans).
Olympic classes
World Sailing Classes
Historically known as the IYRU (International Yacht Racing ...
*
Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Yngling
*
Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Yngling
The Women's Yngling was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics program in Qingdao International Sailing Centre. Eleven races (last one a medal race) were scheduled. Only nine races were completed including the medal race due ...
Related development
*
Soling
References
External links
Børresen Bådebyggeri official websiteMader Bootswerft official website
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Keelboats
1960s sailboat type designs
Sailing yachts
Yngling (keelboat)
Classes of World Sailing
Olympic sailing classes
Sailboat type designs by Jan Herman Linge
Sailboat types built by Abbott Boats
Sailboat types built by O'Day Corp.
Sailboat types built by Børresen Bådebyggeri
Sailboat types built by Jibetech
Sailboat types built by Mader Bootswerft
Sailboat types built by Petticrows