Soling
Sign in to saveThe Soling is an open keelboat that holds the World Sailing "International class" status. The class was used from the 1972 Olympics until the 2000 Olympics as "Open three-person keelboat". Besides the Olympic career of the Soling the boat is used for international and local regattas as well as for recreational sailing. The Soling is managed by the International Soling Association under the auspices of World Sailing since 1968.thumb|right|Droop-hiking technique demonstrated by middleman. thumb|right|Soling in the Boston Harbor Island Race 2012
Key facts
- Sailboat specifications.name
- International Soling
- Sailboat specifications.insignia
- Soling_insigna.png
- Sailboat specifications.insignia size
- 150px
- Sailboat specifications.line drawing
- Soling Line Drawing.svg
- Sailboat specifications.image boat
- Soling Podium North Americans 2019 downwind.png
- Sailboat specifications.image caption
- Solings downwind during the 2019 North American Soling Championship Kingston, Ontario
- Sailboat specifications.designer
- LINGE-DESIGN,Jan Herman LingeA/S
- Sailboat specifications.location
- Oslo,
- Sailboat specifications.year
- 1964
- Sailboat specifications.no built
- 3441 registered (about 4500 build, last WS serial number 2554)
- Sailboat specifications.design
- One-Design
- Sailboat specifications.class
- International Soling Association
- Sailboat specifications.brand
- World Sailing
- Sailboat specifications.builder
- Most registered boats built by Abbott, Borresens and Elvstrøm.
- Sailboat specifications.role
- Open keelboat designed for Olympic/International regatta sailing. Also very suitable for recreational (regatta) sailing.
- Sailboat specifications.crew
- 2 or 3
- Sailboat specifications.trapeze
- Droop hiking
- Sailboat specifications.displacement
- Min:
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 1035
- Image
- Soling Line Drawing.svg
- Length
- 6.1
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- Commons category
- Soling (keelboat)
- beam
- 1.90
- draft
- 1.30
- inception
- 1969-01-01
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40 sectionsContents
- History
- 1961: IYRU seeks new classes as companion/complement for the Olympic classes
- 1963: Announcement from The Class Policy Committee of the IYRU
- 1965: A prototype of the Soling was ready and tested
- 1966: 1st Trials at Kiel
- 1967: 2nd Trials at Travemünde
- 1968: Olympic class
- 1969 – 1972: Solings first Olympiad
- 1973 – 1976: Solings 2nd Olympiad
- 1977 – 1980: Solings 3rd Olympiad
- 1981 – 1984: Solings 4th Olympiad
- 1985 – 1988: Solings 5th Olympiad
- 1989 – 1992: Solings 6th Olympiad
- 1993 – 1996: Solings 7th Olympiad
- 1997 – 2000: Solings 8th Olympiad
- 2001 – 2006: Post-Olympic
- 2007 – 2015: Solid International class
- 2016 – Now: Introduction on carbon spars
- Solings built
- Results of the major Soling regattas
- Games
- Olympic Games
- Pan American Games
- Vintage Yachting Games
- International ISA Trophies
- World Championships
- Fleet racing
- Maters Racing
- Match racing (Infanta Cristina)
- Masters
- Continental Championships
- Australian Championships
- European Championships
- Fleet racing
- Match racing
- North American Championship
- South American Championship
- Soling World Trophy
- Winners of national championships
- References
The Soling is an open keelboat that holds the World Sailing "International class" status. The class was used from the 1972 Olympics until the 2000 Olympics as "Open three-person keelboat". Besides the Olympic career of the Soling the boat is used for international and local regattas as well as for recreational sailing. The Soling is managed by the International Soling Association under the auspices of World Sailing since 1968.thumb|right|Droop-hiking technique demonstrated by middleman. thumb|right|Soling in the Boston Harbor Island Race 2012
The Soling is a strong boat designed for any wind and sea condition by Jan Herman Linge from Norway in 1964. The boats are one-design originating from an authorized single plug and mould system and made of fiberglass. This together with a strict set of class rules makes competition possible on a "level playing field". Solings last a long time, and boats produced in the early days are still in competition today (more than 50 years after being built). At the 2019 North American Championship the fifth place was taken by the German team sailing a refurbished Soling which had been built in 1968. A characteristic sailing style for the Soling is the droop-hiking technique.