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A Brief History of the OK In 1957 Axel Dangaard Olsen of Seattle, U.S.A., asked the Danish yacht designer Knud Olsen to prepare drawings for a light and fast single-handed sailing dinghy based on conventional plywood construction. The resulting design was named the O.K., using Knud Olsen's initials in reverse. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...
The O.K. was intended as a preparation class for the Olympic Finn and it has followed its technical evolution ever since. The rig is identical to a Finn comprising a single sail set on a rotating, un-stayed, bending mast. A mast is a pole which holds a sail of a boat, see mast (sailing). ...
OKs are built in plywood, G.R.P and composite construction and all forms enjoy equal racing success. Freedom of choice in hull materials is replicated in choice of rig. The choice of mast, sail and fitting must fit within the class rules but enables the sailor to have a combination suited to his/her requirements. Consequently, every OK develops to suit the owner's style of sailing, while the shape of the hull is designed by a comprehensive set of strict on-design rules ensuring a long competitive life span. Old boats often only need a rig up-date and minor constructional modifications to make them competitive, provided they meet modern buoyancy requirements. In the 60s and 70s, the OK class enjoyed an explosive success, with the total number of boats exceeding 10,000 and large racing fleets building up. In the 80s, the success of the popular one-design single-handed Laser affected the success of OK. In the eastern countries, the OK was the official youth single hander and after the breakdown of the socialist system, many 'old' sailors came back to the class of their youth, now with their own boats instead of club-owned. The OK was elected as single hander for the Asian Games 1998. 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...
In 2003 carbon masts were introduced to the class. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
In 2005, There was a revival of the OK class with many older boats being restored and updated, new boats are being built and participation in club races is on the rise. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Dimensions - Overall length: 4.00 m
- Waterline length: 3.78 m
- Width: 1.42 m
- Weight: 72 kg (hull)
- Sail: 8.95 m²
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