Yngling (keelboat)

An Yngling (/ˈɪŋlɪŋ/; Norwegian: [ˈʏ̀ŋlɪŋ]) is a sailing boat which the International Yngling Association call an "agreeable cross between a planing dinghy and a keelboat." It can be regarded as a smaller version of the Soling although there are differences in sailing characteristics, proportion, and tuning requirements, between the two classes.

International Yngling

Class symbol
Development
Designer	Jan H. Linge
Location	Norway
Year	1967
Design	One-Design
Role	National Norwegian Class
Boat
Crew	2 or 3 Maximum crew weight: 225 kg (496 lb)
Draft	1.05 m (3 ft 5 in)
Hull
Type	Monohull
Construction	GRP
Hull weight	645 kg (1,422 lb)
LOA	6.37 m (20.9 ft)
LWL	4.7 m (15 ft)
Beam	1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	Fixed 310 kg (680 lb)
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
Sails
Mainsail area	10.5 m2 (113 sq ft)
Jib/genoa area	5.33 m2 (57.4 sq ft)
Spinnaker area	Max: 20 m2 (220 sq ft)
Upwind sail area	15.837 m2 (170.47 sq ft)
Racing
D-PN	93.4
RYA PN	opzoeken
Former Olympic class

Yngling

It was designed in 1967 by Jan Herman Linge to build a keelboat for his young son, and thus named it Yngling, the Norwegian word for "youngster"; the name is unrelated to the House of Yngling or the Ynglinga saga.

In the last quarter of the last century the class gained interest in many countries worldwide and spread over the continents of North America, Australia and Europe. The Yngling received ISAF International Class status in 1979 and was chosen as the Olympic Women's Keelboat for 2004 and 2008. The boat's Olympic status led to a flurry of activity in building and sail design refinements. For the London 2012 Summer Olympics the Yngling was replaced by the Elliott 6m.

More than 4,000 Ynglings have been built and they are actively raced in 3 continents.

Since 2010 the Yngling is one of the Vintage Yachting Classes of the Vintage Yachting Games.