Boat details (n°200)
Boat details (n°200)
SWE-6
Essentials
Designers
Einar Ohlson (SWE)
Carl-Eric Ohlson (SWE)
Carl-Eric Ohlson (SWE)
Builder
Bröderna Martinsson, Br. Martinsson Varvs AB (Sweden)
Material
Honduras mahogany, carvel planked
1st certificate issued
01-01-1951
Original boat name
Hojwa
Original country
SWE
Original sail number
6
Original location
Nonnenhorn (NhSV), Lake of Constance (GER)

5.5 GER 6 "Hojwa" : Sailing in Berlin in 2007
(credits : Torsten Nitzsche)
Added by Kaspar Stubenrauch
on 2008-02-17
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Notes (3)
Bröderna Ohlson - starting in 1951
17-04-2020
by Kaspar Stubenrauch, 17-04-2020
The two brothers, Einar and Carl-Eric Ohlson formed the design office, Ingenjörsfirman Bröderna Ohlson, in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 1951. With the Bronce Medal for 5.5 S 6 "Hojwa" in the Helsinki Olympics 1952, the tremendous success of this company found a solid basis.
Hojwa
27-09-2011
by Jens Busch
by Jens Busch, 27-09-2011
Hojwa stands for the initial letters in: Hansson, Eric ("organizer") + Ohlson (designer) + Jonsson, Birger ("supporter") + Wassén, Folke (skipper) and Magnus (?)
Olympic bronze
02-03-2008
by Jens Busch
by Jens Busch, 02-03-2008
Folke Wassén won the bronze medal with this boat in the Olympics 1952 in Helsinki.
Document library (3)
Document
Size
By / When
66 Kb
66 Kb
Alain
Marchand
23-02-2017
Marchand
23-02-2017
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Kaspar
Stubenrauch
12-04-2020
Stubenrauch
12-04-2020
1.11 Mb
1 Mb
Kaspar
Stubenrauch
26-12-2021
Stubenrauch
26-12-2021

5.5 GER 6 "Hojwa" : Sailing in Berlin in 2007
(credits : Torsten Nitzsche)
Added by Kaspar Stubenrauch on 2008-02-17
Ownership history (7)
Sail#
Name
Location
SWE-6
"Hojwa"
GER-6
"Hojwa"
GER-6
"Hojwa"
GER-6
"Hojwa"
GER-6
"Hojwa"
GER-6
"Hojwa"
GER-6
"Hojwa"
Results History (1)
Year
Rank
Race / Location
Skipper
Added by, on
Year : 1960
Rank : 7th/19
Race : Olympic Games /
Location : Naples
Location : Naples
Skipper : F.C. Ferner
Added by : Kaspar Stubenrauch, 26-03-2017