Tore Holm
Tore Holm on Princess Svanevit in Stockholm in 1931
Personal information
Born25 November 1896
Gamleby, Sweden
Died15 November 1977(1977-11-15) (aged 80)
Gamleby, Sweden
Sailing career
Class(es)40m² Skerry cruiser, 6 Metre, 8 Metre
ClubNorrköpings Segelsällskap, Royal Swedish Yacht Club
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1920 Antwerp 40 m² class
Gold medal – first place 1932 Los Angeles 6 metre
Bronze medal – third place 1928 Amsterdam 8 metre
Bronze medal – third place 1948 London 6 metre

Tore Anton Holm (25 November 1896 – 15 November 1977) was a Swedish yacht designer, boatbuilder, and sailor who competed in the 1920, 1928, 1932, 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

Sailing career

He started out in 1920 as a crew member on the Swedish boat Sif, where he won the gold medal in the 40 m2 class and eight years later he conquered the bronze medal, as a crew member on the Sylvia in the 8 metre class. In 1932 he won his second gold medal, this time being on the crew of the Bissbi, in the 6 metre class. At the Olympic Games in Berlin, 1936, he did not win a medal after finishing fourth in the 8 metre class competition. He finished his Olympic career in 1948 on the 6 metre class with his fourth medal, and second bronze, as part of the crew on the Ali Baba II.

Yacht designer

In the early 1920s, the Holm boatyard at Gamleby designed and built a number of boats in the Skerry Cruiser (or Square Metre Rule) Class. In the later 1920s and 1930s several more designs came to fruition built to the International or Metre Rule, particularly in the 6m, 8m and 10m classes.[3]

Posthumous build of J-class yacht

In 2014 it was reported that a new J-Class hull, Svea, was under construction at the Freddie Bloemsma Aluminiumbouw shipyard in the Netherlands to an original design by Tore Holm dating from 1937. In 2015 it was reported that outfitting would be undertaken at the Vitters Shipyard.[4] She competed briefly in the 2017 J-Class regatta at Bermuda before her headstay furler broke.[5] During racing in the Superyacht Challenge Antigua in 2020 she was in collision with fellow J-class competitor Topaz.[6]

Selected list of Tore Holm yacht designs

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (October 2015)
8 Metre-yacht Ilderim
Class Names Year ([3] unless otherwise indicated)
55m² Mayflower 1919
40m² Sif 1920
40m² Gazell 1935[7]
95m² Marga IV (nowadays named Palazzo) 1921
95m² Brit-Marie (together with brother Yngve Holm) 1921
30m² Yrhättan 1926
5 Metre Ran –
5 Metre Mystic 1937
5 Metre Going 1938[8]
5 Metre Maribell –
6 Metre Lilian 1928
6 Metre Västanfläkt 1928
6 Metre Bissei 1929
6 Metre Bissbi 1929[9]
6 Metre Fridolin 1930[7]
6 Metre Marianne 1934
6 Metre Joy 1935[7]
6 Metre Marabu 1935[7]
6 Metre Tidsfördrif 1935 or 1937[10]
6 Metre Lyn 1936[7]
6 Metre May Be IV 1936[7]
6 Metre Maybe 1936[11]
6 Metre Fågel blå 1937[12]
6 Metre Fandango 1937[7]
6 Metre Nisidia 1937[7]
6 Metre Lilo-Reet 1938[7]
6 Metre May Be VI 1946[7]
6 Metre Alibaba II 1948[7]
6 Metre Silene III 1950[7]
6 Metre May Be VIII 1953[7]
8 Metre Elsinore 1930
8 Metre Ranja 1935
8 Metre Ilderim 1936[13]
8 Metre Wanda 1937
8 Metre (based) Thalatta 1938[7]
8 Metre Svanevit 1939
8 Metre Athena 1939[7]
8 Metre Atair/ Allegro 1939
8 Metre Albatross –
8 Metre Zilverwiek –[7]
10 Metre Zibeline/Itaka 1934[14]
10 Metre Gullkrona –
10 Metre Havsörnen 1937[a]
12 Metre Princess Svanevit (together with Gustaf Estlander) 1930[16]
70' yawl Havsörnen II / Ivanhoe 1938[17]
H-10 Ihana Christina 1952

Notes

  1. ^ According to one source[15] Havsörnen was designed jointly with Knud Reimers, although she was built at Holms Batvarv.

References

  1. ^ "Tore Holm". Olympedia. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Tore Holm". Swedish Olympic Committee.
  3. ^ a b "Tore Holms Varv". svanevit.de. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  4. ^ "PROJECT 3076". www.vitters.com. 24 January 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  5. ^ Toby Hodges (11 August 2017). "The purist's America's Cup – the story of the seven-strong J Class Regatta in Bermuda". yachtingworld.com. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Svea Found at Fault in J-Class Collision with Topaz". www.boatinternational.com. 20 March 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Tore Holm. Classic Yacht Info (21 November 2015). accessed 2016-01-25.
  8. ^ Page including ref to Going, at britishyachtingarchive.org.uk
  9. ^ Foto:. Sjohistoriska.se. accessed 25 January 2016.
  10. ^ tidsfordriv. 6mrnorthamerica.com. accessed 25 January 2016.
  11. ^ classic letter 8. 6mrnorthamerica.com (1 February 2003). accessed 2016-01-25.
  12. ^ 6mr – For sale. 6mr.fi. accessed 25 January 2016.
  13. ^ "Scandinavia" in EIGHTMAIL №41. Newsletter of the International Eight Metre Association. p. 41. accessed 2016-06-11.
  14. ^ Itaka « Sail Yacht Society. Sailyachtsociety.se. accessed 25 January 2016.
  15. ^ Page for Havsornen at billionaire.com accessed 2016-06-11.
  16. ^ "12mR Yacht Trivia". 12mr.de. accessed 2016-06-13.
  17. ^ page re constructor Tore Holm's yawl "Ivanhoe". Uk.topboats.com (26 October 2012). accessed 2016-01-25.

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