H-boat
The H-Boat is a strict one-design keelboat designed by Finn Hans Groop in 1967, with some minor modifications by Paul Elvstrøm in 1971. The boat gained international status in 1977. Since 1967 over 5000 hulls have been made,[1] making it one of the most popular yacht classes in the world. The boat is mostly sailed and raced in Nordic countries and Central Europe, although there are a few boats in the UK and the US. It is still a popular cruising/racing yacht, with 69 boats participating in 2007 H-boat World Championships.[2]
 Class symbol | |
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| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Hans Groop |
| Year | 1967 |
| Boat | |
| Crew | 3–4 |
| Draft | 1.3 m (4 ft 3 in) |
| Hull | |
| Hull weight | 1,450 kg (3,200 lb) |
| LOA | 8.28 m (27.2 ft) |
| LWL | 6.30 m (20.7 ft) |
| Beam | 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) |
| Sails | |
| Mainsail area | 14.8 m2 (159 sq ft) |
| Jib/genoa area | 10.2 m2 (110 sq ft) |
| Spinnaker area | 36.0 m2 (388 sq ft) |
| Class is a member of World Sailing | |
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The official race crew consists of three persons. Women and juniors are allowed to have a fourth crew member in competitions. The H-boat has sleeping bunks for up to four persons. As a cruising yacht, the boat is suitable for 2-5 persons.
Major manufacturers of H-Boats have been Eagle Marine (Finland), Elvstrøm (Denmark), Scanboat (Åland), Hydrospeed (Finland), Artekno (Finland), Botnia Marin (Finland), O.L. Boats (Denmark), Ott Yacht (Germany) and Frauscher (Austria).
History
The Hans Groop-designed H-boat won a Finnish design competition for a GRP one-design fleet racer with spinnaker in 1967 and production started in 1970 by the Finnish builder Artekno.[3] The H in the name H-boat came from the Greek mythology goddess Hestia.[4] During the first three years, 500 boats were sold.[3] In 1971, Elvstrøm started production of the H-boat with some modifications on rudder and mast and in 1977 Botnia.[3]
Events
World Championships
The H-boat World Championships has been sailed since 1980.[5]
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 Grömitz |  DenmarkPoul Richard Høj Jensen Henrik Reese Theis Palm |
Denmark Henrik Søderlund Gustav Anker Sørensen Steen Nielsen |
 GermanyNiels Springer |
| 1981 | Denmark Jens Christensen Arne Larsen Morten Nielsen |
Denmark Poul Richard Høj Jensen Henrik Reese Flemming Ibsen |
West Germany Alexander Hagen Vincent Hoesch A. Schweitzer |
| 1982 Goldah |  AustriaHarald Fereberger Hans Frauscher H. Gehmayer |
West Germany Horst Nebel Tripp Thallmair |
Denmark Jens Christensen Arne Larsen Herluf Jørgensen |
| 1983 | Denmark Poul Richard Høj Jensen Henrik Reese Henrik Sørensen |
Denmark Henrik Søderlund Gustav Anker Sørensen Steen Nielsen |
Denmark Peter Due Ole Christensen Sandy Goodall |
| 1984 | Denmark Morten Nielsen Niels Henrik Borch Per Kloster Hansen |
Denmark Peter Due Niels Kjeldsen Ole Christensen |
Denmark Tommi Krog Hansen Jan Krog Lars Erting |
| 1985 | Denmark Jens Christensen Jens Makholm Josef Resch |
Austria Farthofer Holler Holler |
Denmark Henrik Søderlund Arne Larsen Leo Sørensen |
| 1986 | Denmark Herluf Jørgensen John N Andersen Ole Johansen |
West Germany Gerd Eiermann Wolfgang Brochardt Dirk Sundermann |
Denmark Jesper Bendix Klavs Bruun Thomas Søndergaard |
| 1987 | Denmark Tommi Krog Hansen Jan Krog Renato Skov |
Denmark Jesper Bank Steen Secher Søren Olsen |
 FinlandMatti Rouhiainen Jari Bremer G. Tallberg |
| 1988 Vänersborg | Denmark Jesper Bank Steen Secher Søren Olsen |
Denmark Henrik Søderlund Leo Sørensen Finn Nikolajsen |
Finland Henrik Lundberg |
| 1989 | Denmark Jesper Bank Søren Olsen Steen Secher |
West Germany Vincent Hoesch Dirk Stadler Andreas Huber |
Finland Marrku Karjalainen Jukka Karjalainen H. Keituri |
| 1990 |  East GermanyHelmar Nauck Michael Zacharias Josef Resch |
Denmark Morten Nielsen Niels Henrik Borch Jan Krog |
West Germany Wolfgang Döring Janne De Jong Gerd Wichmann |
| 1991 | Germany Vincent Hoesch Wolfgang Nothegger Spiker Janka |
 SwedenHenrik Edman J. Holst Peder Edman |
Germany Dirk Stadler F. Piotrowski Thomas Munk |
| 1992 | Germany Vincent Hoesch Wolfgang Nothegger Markus Daniel |
Germany Werner Fritz Charly Zipfer Thomas Auracher |
Denmark Theis Palm Niels Rasmussen Thomas Kristensen |
| 1993 | Denmark Christian Rasmussen Torjus Gylstroff Kasper Harnsberg |
Germany Vincent Hoesch Wolfgang Nothegger Markus Daniel |
Denmark Theis Palm Henrik Vildenfeldt Thomas Kristensen |
| 1994 | Germany Vincent Hoesch Wolfgang Nothegger Stefan Abel |
Denmark Theis Palm Henrik Vildenfeldt Thomas Kristensen |
Denmark Sten Lindberg Henrik Sørensen Kim Buhl |
| 1995 | Germany Stefan Meister Ingo Borkowsky Jonas Busch |
Germany Wolfgang Döring Karsten Bredt Sönke Busch |
 SwitzerlandKurt Frei Nils Frei Peter Rüfli |
| 1996 | Denmark Herluf Jørgensen Christian Pasbjerg Søren Nielsen |
Sweden Lars Bergenzaun Anders lofqvist Mirek Stanczuk |
Sweden Jan Gustafson Per Liljenberg Hakon Olsson |
| 1997 | Sweden Jan Gustafson Per Liljenberg Håkan Ollson |
Denmark Herluf Jørgensen Christian Pasbjerg Søren Nielsen |
Germany Vincent Hoesch Stefan Abel Florian Fendt |
| 1998 | Denmark Bo Selko Jonas Pedersen Niels Sørensen |
Sweden Jan Gustafson Per Liljenberg Håkan Olsson |
Denmark Morten Nielsen Jan Krog Per Kloster Hansen |
| 1999 Thun | Denmark Bo Selko Jonas Pedersen Niels Sørensen |
Denmark Herluf Jørgensen Christian Pasbjerg Carsten Pedersen |
Germany Vincent Hoesch Fendt Müller |
| 2000 | Denmark Theis Palm Finn Nikolajsen Lars Christiansen |
Denmark Bo Selko Jonas Pedersen Kenneth Bøggild |
Sweden Anders Olsson Håkan Olsson Peter Jønsson |
| 2001 Hankö | Sweden Jan Gustafson Mats Dahlander Olof Lundquist |
Denmark Bo Selko Kenneth Bøggild Michael Empacher |
 NorwayRalph Wikstrøm Svein Andreassen John Hatch |
| 2002 Ebensee | Austria Stefan Frauscher Peter Heininger Thomas Linortner |
Germany Dirk Stadler Nils Ubert Patrik Purin |
Austria Christian Spießberger Thomas Lackerbauer Manfred Schinck |
| 2003 Ammersee | Germany Vincent Hoesch Willi Gerlinger Michael Lipp |
Germany Dirk Stadler Patric Purin Markus Funke |
Germany Wolfgang Döring Thomas Kausen Norbert Kausen |
| 2004 Køge | Denmark Morten Nielsen Niels Borch Per K. Hansen |
Denmark Bo Selko Claus Høj Jensen Claus Rossing |
Sweden Jan Gustafson Karl Kristensen Lars Kristensen |
| 2005 Malcesine | Sweden Lars Idmyr Peter Andersson Sebastian Christenson |
Denmark Herluf Jørgensen Christian Pasbjerg Lars Wegner |
Denmark Morten Nielsen Per Kloster Niels Henrik Borch |
| 2006 Marstrand | Denmark Herluf Jørgensen Christian Pasbjerg Lars Wegner |
 NetherlandsHans Peulen Patrik Vrancken René Heijnen |
Sweden Lars Idmyr Peter Andersson Sebastian Christenson |
| 2007 Vierwaldstätter See | Netherlands Hans Peulen Patrik Vrancken René Heijnen |
Denmark Steffen Stegger Lars Christiansen Carsten Pedersen |
Denmark Herluf Jørgensen Christian Pasbjerg Lars Wegner |
| 2008 Hanko | Denmark Claus Høj Jensen Henrik Olsen Jacob Guhle |
Denmark Steffen Stegger Lars Christiansen Carsten Pedersen |
Sweden Jan Gustafson Karl Kristensen Richard Ivarsson |
| 2009 Medemblik | |||
| 2010 Larvik | |||
| 2011 Neustadt[6] | |||
| 2012 Traunsee (AUT) [7][8] | |||
| 2013 Thisted | |||
| 2014 Varberg | |||
| 2015 Malcesine | |||
| 2016 Helsinki | |||
| 2017 Brunnen[9] | Denmark Claus Høj Jensen Frederik Dahl Hansen Rasmus Jørgen Andresen |
Denmark Morten Nielsen Niels Henrik Borch Claus Rossing |
Finland Jan Forsbom Timo Lankinen Iiro Törnström Jukka Nikulainen |
| 2018 Sandefjord (NOR) | |||
| 2019 Medemblik (NED)[10][11] | Denmark Claus HØJ JENSEN Frederik DAHL HANSEN Rasmus Jørgen ANDRESEN |
Sweden Michael COLLBERG Per ÅHLBY Klas ANDERSSON |
Finland Jan FORSBOM Iiro TÖRNSTRÖM Timo LANKINEN Jukka Nikulainen |
References
- http://www.h-boat-class.org/html/feature.htm
- http://www.h-boat-class.org./en/championships/world-championships/results.html
- Gelin, Curt (2005), 500 segelbåtar i test: bakgrund, egenskaper, omdömen (in Swedish), Stockholm: Nautiska förlaget, p. 99, ISBN 91-89564-19-7
- "H som i H-båt", Båtnytt, no. 1, 2000
- "Svenska H-båtsförbundet – Klubben för alla H-båtsseglare".
- Stürmische H-Boot-WM 2011 in Neustadt
- ISAF, 2012 H-Boat World Championship
- 19-25 May 2012, H-Boat World Championship, ISAF results
- https://www.manage2sail.com/en-US/event/hboatworlds2017#!/results?classId=a9ec2dc7-6796-42ea-9494-bea39af69262
- Sailing Today H-Boot Worlds 2019 Results after 8 races and 1 discard
- 05/08/2019 - 09/08/2019 H-Boat World Championship 2019, manage2sail.com
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