Hans Groop

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hans Groop (* 1932 in Vaasa ) is a Finnish yacht designer who worked in Helsinki at the Wärtsiläs shipyard in his profession and as head of public relations .

He designed more than 100 sailing yachts and motor boats . The best known design was the 3-man keelboat H-Boot in 1967, which became one of the most popular unit classes in the world with a total of over 5,300 units built today. The letter "H" in the designation H-Boot is derived from the designer's first name. Hans Groop is a member of the Helsinki sailing club Helsingfors Segelsällskap (HSS), a leading yacht club for smaller keelboats in the Scandinavian countries. The yacht club also initiated the development of the H-boat to replace the popular but now outdated shark boat .

Boat class drafts (selection) by Hans Groop (in chronological order)
Name boat class LoA [metric] LoA [English] first year of construction
H-boat 8.31 m 27.25 ' 1967
H-35 10.67 m 35.00 ' 1975
TARGA 96 9.60 m 31.50 ' 1975
LOHI 34 10.41 m 34.16 ' 1978
JOEMARIN 34 10.41 m 34.16 ' 1978
JOEMARIN 17 5.21 m 17.08 ' 1978
FINNSAILER 34 10.48 m 34.38 ' 1978
ARTINA 29 8.70 m 28.54 ' 1980
TARGA 101 10.10 m 33.14 ' 1980
H-323 9.85 m 32.32 ' 1981
ARTINA 33 9.98 m 32.74 ' 1985
H-26 7.88 m 25.85 ' 1986
H-40 11.98 m 38.74 ' 2005

Hans Groop also designed a 5.5mR yacht for King Olav of Norway . With this yacht, the king won the silver medal at the 1985 World Championships in California (USA).

He also constructed larger yachts of 54, 72 and 76 feet in length (16.45 m - 23.17 m).

Hans Groop is a very skilled sailor who has also won several championships. Today he sails the very elegant and comfortable yacht IS 400, which he designed himself.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ webarchive: Portrait of Hans Groop, Swedish ( Memento from August 11, 2010 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on January 7, 2017
  2. ↑ According to Hannes Heinz, President of the International H-Boat Association IHA.
  3. ↑ udkik.dk: Joemarin 34: technical details , accessed on January 17, 2017
  4. ↑ udkik.dk: Joemarin 34: technical details , accessed on January 17, 2017
  5. ↑ udkik.dk: Finnsailer 34: technical details , accessed on January 17, 2017
  6. ↑ udkik.dk: Artina 29: technical details , accessed on January 17, 2017
  7. ↑ udkik.dk: H-322: technical details , accessed on January 17, 2017
  8. ↑ udkik.dk: H-26: technical details , accessed on January 17, 2017
  9. ↑ webarchive: Portrait of Hans Groop, Swedish ( Memento from August 11, 2010 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on January 7, 2017
personal data
SURNAME Groop, Hans
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Finnish yacht designer
DATE OF BIRTH 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH Vaasa