Women's Keelboat - Yngling

The Yngling was designed by the originator of the Soling, Jan LINGE (NOR) in 1967 and was granted international status by the IYRU (now ISAF) in May 1979. The International Yngling Association was founded in 1971.

In 1990 the interior of the boat was re-designed to include a double-bottom cockpit sole, and self-bailers above the waterline on the side. Designed to be sailed by three, the boat is unsinkable, and a light and responsive keelboat.

The Yngling is a strict one-design class and, popular with both men and women, the class has separate open and women's world championship events with highly competive fleets at both.

The Yngling was chosen as the equipment to be used for the new Olympic Games women's keelboat event at the ISAF Annual Conference in November 2000 and made it's debut Olympic apperance in Athens 2004.

Name	International Yngling
Country of Origin	Norway
Length overall	6.3m
Beam	1.7m
Sail Area	14sqm
Optimum Crew Weight	200 - 230 kg
Designed By	Jan Herman LINGE (NOR)
Designed In	1967
Current Class Rules	http://www.sailing.org/classes/ClassRules/2005/yng2005_CR_010305.pdf
Class Association	http://www.yngling.org
Granted International Status	1979
First selected for the Olympic Games	2000 for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, GRE
Current World Champions	Sarah AYTON, Sarah WEBB & Pippa WILSON (GBR) - 2007
2004 Olympic gold medallists	Shirley ROBERTSON, Sarah WEBB & Sarah AYTON (GBR)