OE 36 is a class of 36 ft sailing yachts, designed in 1968 by Olle Enderlein (1917–1993), from whom the "OE" signature stems.[1] 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.[2]

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.[3]

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The OE 36 sailing yacht Shangri La III (1978), designed by Olle Enderlein.

References

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  1. ^ 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). ISBN 91-85268-77-1. In Swedish, with a resumé in English.
  2. ^ Folke Westling, "Olle Enderlein and the OE yachts" (Swedish: "Olle Enderlein och OE-båtarna"), 2nd Edition, OE Yacht Club of Scandinavia (Stockholm, 2007).
  3. ^ 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), "Båtdatablad 2011 för OE 36". Archived from the original on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
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