Tore Holm

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]

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 place1920 Antwerp40 m² class
Gold medal – first place1932 Los Angeles6 metre
Bronze medal – third place1928 Amsterdam8 metre
Bronze medal – third place1948 London6 metre

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
8 Metre-yacht Ilderim
ClassNamesYear ([3] unless otherwise indicated)
55m²Mayflower1919
40m²Sif1920
40m²Gazell1935[7]
95m²Marga IV (nowadays named Palazzo)1921
95m²Brit-Marie (together with brother Yngve Holm)1921
30m² Yrhättan 1926
5 MetreRan–
5 MetreMystic1937
5 MetreGoing1938[8]
5 MetreMaribell–
6 MetreLilian1928
6 MetreVästanfläkt1928
6 MetreBissei1929
6 MetreBissbi1929[9]
6 MetreFridolin1930[7]
6 MetreMarianne1934
6 MetreJoy1935[7]
6 MetreMarabu1935[7]
6 MetreTidsfördrif1935 or 1937[10]
6 MetreLyn1936[7]
6 MetreMay Be IV1936[7]
6 MetreMaybe1936[11]
6 MetreFågel blå1937[12]
6 MetreFandango1937[7]
6 MetreNisidia1937[7]
6 MetreLilo-Reet1938[7]
6 MetreMay Be VI1946[7]
6 MetreAlibaba II1948[7]
6 MetreSilene III1950[7]
6 MetreMay Be VIII1953[7]
8 MetreElsinore1930
8 MetreRanja1935
8 MetreIlderim1936[13]
8 MetreWanda1937
8 Metre (based)Thalatta1938[7]
8 MetreSvanevit1939
8 MetreAthena1939[7]
8 MetreAtair/ Allegro1939
8 MetreAlbatross–
8 MetreZilverwiek–[7]
10 MetreZibeline/Itaka1934[14]
10 MetreGullkrona–
10 MetreHavsörnen1937[lower-alpha 1]
12 MetrePrincess Svanevit (together with Gustaf Estlander)1930[16]
70' yawlHavsörnen II / Ivanhoe1938[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. "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. 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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