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'''Knud Olsen''' (1919 - 2010) [[Præstø]], [[Denmark]]) is a Danish builder and designer of boats, who |
'''Knud Olsen''' (1919 - 2010) [[Præstø]], [[Denmark]]) is a Danish builder and designer of boats, who designed one of the most popular sailing dinghies in use over the past 50 years, the [[OK (dinghy)|OK Dinghy]], which became an [[International Sailing Federation|ISAF]] International Class in 1974. |
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==Biography== |
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In 1956, Danish architect, Axel Damgaard Olsen, asked Olsen to create a design for a light, fast, single-handed sailing dinghy that could be built and sailed by amateurs.<ref name=DSM>{{cite news| last =| first =| coauthors =| title =Largest ever OK Dinghy World Championships| work =| pages =| language =| publisher =Dinghy Sailing Magazine| date =| url =http://dinghysailingmagazine.co.uk/events_details.asp?EventID=103| accessdate =2007-10-17 }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> |
In 1956, Danish architect, Axel Damgaard Olsen, asked Olsen to create a design for a light, fast, single-handed sailing dinghy that could be built and sailed by amateurs.<ref name=DSM>{{cite news| last =| first =| coauthors =| title =Largest ever OK Dinghy World Championships| work =| pages =| language =| publisher =Dinghy Sailing Magazine| date =| url =http://dinghysailingmagazine.co.uk/events_details.asp?EventID=103| accessdate =2007-10-17 }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> |
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The outcome was the 4.5 metres OK dinghy, which went on to be a classic design, became an ISAF International Class in 1974<ref name=DSM /> and is still used in international competition. The 50th anniversary of the design of the OK dinghy was marked by the largest ever OK Dinghy World Championships held at [[ |
The outcome was the 4.5 metres OK dinghy, which went on to be a classic design, became an ISAF International Class in 1974<ref name=DSM /> and is still used in international competition. The 50th anniversary of the design of the OK dinghy was marked by the largest ever OK Dinghy World Championships held at [[Łeba]] on the [[Poland|Polish]] coast in July 2007.<ref>{{cite news| last =Deaves| first =R.| coauthors =| title =OK Dinghy World Championship at Leba, Poland – Preview| work =| pages =| language =| publisher =Yachts and Yachting.com| date =2007-07-16| url =http://www.intersail.co.uk/news/?article=137405| accessdate =2007-10-17 }}</ref> |
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Knud Olsen died aged 90 on 31 August 2010 in his hometown Bandholm. |
Knud Olsen died aged 90 on 31 August 2010 in his hometown Bandholm. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 16:29, 18 May 2015
Knud Olsen (1919 - 2010) Præstø, Denmark) is a Danish builder and designer of boats, who designed one of the most popular sailing dinghies in use over the past 50 years, the OK Dinghy, which became an ISAF International Class in 1974.
Biography
Olsen was born in 1919 in Præstø, Denmark.[1] In 1939, he and his brother, Bjørn, formed a boatbuilding business and designed and built several boats until a shortage of boatbuilding material caused by World War II ended the business.[1] In the early 1950s, he joined the Danish company, A. P. Botved, who were producing speedboats, and worked there until he started his own business in Bandholm in 1961.[1] He designed and built a number of boats including the Bandholm 26, the Bianca 27 and the Great Dane 28, which were the first Danish boats to be built using fibreglass hulls, the Bandholm 20, Bandholm 30, the Mariboat and the Bandholm 24.[1]
In 1956, Danish architect, Axel Damgaard Olsen, asked Olsen to create a design for a light, fast, single-handed sailing dinghy that could be built and sailed by amateurs.[2] The outcome was the 4.5 metres OK dinghy, which went on to be a classic design, became an ISAF International Class in 1974[2] and is still used in international competition. The 50th anniversary of the design of the OK dinghy was marked by the largest ever OK Dinghy World Championships held at Łeba on the Polish coast in July 2007.[3]
Knud Olsen died aged 90 on 31 August 2010 in his hometown Bandholm.
References
- ^ a b c d Andrews, B. (1997). "Knud Olsen, the Designer" (HTML). OK Dinghy International Association. Retrieved 17 October 2007.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ a b "Largest ever OK Dinghy World Championships". Dinghy Sailing Magazine. Retrieved 17 October 2007.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) [dead link] - ^ Deaves, R. (16 July 2007). "OK Dinghy World Championship at Leba, Poland – Preview". Yachts and Yachting.com. Retrieved 17 October 2007.
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Sources
- Okdia: Knud Olsen
- OK Dinghy World Championships, Leba, Poland
- Sailworld.com: Largest ever OK Dinghy World Championships
- Welcome to the OK coral, Dansk Okjolle Klub
See also
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