Stjärnbåt () is a sailboat class designed by Janne Jacobsson with over 530 units built.

History

A Janne Jacobsson-design won a design competition for a utility boat held by

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in 1913. The Stjärnbåt is a typical style for the west coast of Sweden and is

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, usually in pine with the sheer strake (the top plank) in oak. The design was finalised by the

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between 1927 and 1928 with the first 21 vessels being commissioned by the club. From 1930 it was also built in Finland but with a slightly smaller sail area (14 square metres instead of 15 square metres) and was called the () with over 100 built. In the British Isles since 1937 there is Loch Long OD which is a Stjärnbåt with some minor modifications. She was designed by James Croll after a visit to Sweden. There are over 100 Loch Long One Designs still sailing. In the 1950s and 1960s, there were often regattas with 50 to 60 boats. All or almost all of the successful race sailors who started their careers in the 1930s to the 1960s have sailed the Stjärnbåt. Including for example

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, Peter Norlin, the Sundelin brothers and many others. When the Stjärnbåt in the 1960s faced competition from plastic and plywood boats, an attempt was made with a more modern and faster rig (Stjärnbåt 66) but without much success and the idea was discontinued.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stjarnbat 1910s sailboat type designs Sailboat type designs by Swedish designers Keelboats