Ohlson 38
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The OHLSON 38 is a 38 ft cruiser racer sailing yacht designed by Swedish naval architect Einar Ohlson[1] About 128 boats have been built at various boat yards in Europe[1] Basic measurement data show the boat to be a fast performer, which has been proven in various races.[2]
The design of the OHLSON 38 dates back to 1967, when Swedish designer Einar Ohlson provided an extended version of his successful 36-footer[1] Einar Ohlson had made his mark as one of the most successful 5.5 M boat designers in the 1960s [1] of Bill Luders, Ray Hunt or Britton Chance jr. . His boats were incredibly fast and even today score well as classics within the 5.5 M race circus. A list of his production boat designs is available.[3]
Richard "Jud" Henderson[1] states in a chapter on the O-38, the O-38 had been planned for GRP-production from the start (in contrast to the 36s, which were built from wood)[1] Ohlson presented an extended version as a 41-foot version, the Ohlson 41,[4] but only 3 have been built.[1]
In later years Einar Ohlson produced another large-scale production boat, the Ohlson 8:8 (about 8.8 m /29 ft overall). These boats have been produced under a number of names and by various yards in Sweden.
The GRP hulls for the Ohlson 38 were laminated by the Tyler Boat Company Ltd.[5] in Tonbridge, Kent in the United Kingdom and so were decks including the coachroof. See the contemporary documentation[6] for the boat at the time. The Ohlson Brothers (Bröderna Ohlson AB) in Västra Frolunda near Gothenburg finished boats primarily for the US market[1] other yards like Malö in Henån finished these boats as well as Matthiessen und Paulsen in Arnis/Germany and Alexander Robertsons & Sons in Sandbanks, Argyl, Scotland.
Einar Ohlson’s work has been recognized by Lucia de Sol Knight and Daniel Bruce MacNaughton in their recently published The Encyclopedia of Yacht Designers.[7].
A number of important voyages have been made with these boats by Clare Francis on her OSTAR Race with 'Robertson's Golley' Clare Francis [8] Richard >Jud< Henderson [9], and Johanna Michaelis und Klaus Nölters with their circumnavigation on 'Ole Hoop' [10]. More to read incl. pictures, design material, marketing material of the time and sailing and cruising experiences on the Ohlson 38.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Henderson, Richard 'Jud' (1979). Choice Yacht Designs. Camden, MA: International Marine Publishing Company. p. 239. ISBN 0-87742-112-9.
- ^ http://sailboatdata.com/viewrecord.asp?class_id=1817
- ^ http://sailboatdata.com/view_designer.asp?designer_id=179
- ^ http://sailboatdata.com/viewrecord.asp?class_id=2219
- ^ http://sailboatdata.com/view_builder.asp?builder_id=174
- ^ http://www.ohlson38.de/Ohlson38%20Documnets/Ohlson38%20Plans/Ohlson38.plans.html
- ^ Sol Knight & Mac Naughton, Lucia del & Danoel B (2006). The Encyclopedia of Yacht Designers. New York, NY: W.W. Norton Company. p. 530. ISBN 0-393-04876-4.
- ^ Clare Francis, Come hell or high water, Pelham Books, London, 1977, Richard Henderson with his Atlantic cruise on 'Kelpie'
- ^ East to the Azores, International Marine Publishing Company Camden MA, 1978
- ^ Johanna Michaelis & Michael Nölters Der erfüllbare Traum, Delius Klasing Verlag, Bielefeld, 2002
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