OE 36 is a class of 36 ft sailing yachts, designed in 1968 by Olle Enderlein (1917–1993), from whom the "OE" signature stems.Ingrid Kaiser, "Beautiful Yachts Sail Well! - Boat constructor Olle Enderlein" (Swedish: "Vackra båtar seglar väl! - Båtkonstruktören Olle Enderlein"), published by The National Maritime Museum of Sweden (Stockholm, 2002). . In Swedish, with a resumé in English. The design is characteristic of the 1970s, with a distinct width at the middle of the hull, a narrow stern and bow, medium long fin keel and a skeg in front of the rudder.Folke Westling, "Olle Enderlein and the OE yachts" (Swedish: "Olle Enderlein och OE-båtarna"), 2nd Edition, OE Yacht Club of Scandinavia (Stockholm, 2007).
A majority of the OE 36 yachts were co-built by the owners and professional boat builders at Sundsör Shipyard AB in Oxelösund, Sweden, where the builders rented the molds at the shipyard. As of 2008, the Swedish LYS handicap rating of the boat was 1.13.The Swedish LYS handicap index is a system for ranking of classes sailing boats, enabling boats of different designs to compete on an equal basis, similar to the handicap index as used in golf. See Swedish Sailing Federation (Svenska Seglarförbundet), Table of LYS ratings (2008),
Specification
Length overall: 11.07 m Beam: 3.13 m Draft: 1.80 m Built: 1970-1983 Designer: Olle Enderlein (1917–1993) Mainsail: 29.5 m2 Genoa: 42 m2 Spinnaker: 92 m2 Staysail: 15 m2 Weight: 5 800 kg Keel: Fin keel, lead Keel weight: 2 400 kg Total built: 150 Years built: 1970-1983 Construction material: Glass-reinforced plastic
References
External links OE Yacht Club of Scandinavia