In 1905 Johan Anker bought into a small boat building yard named Jensens Yard. It became the famous Anker & Jensen Yard. Most of the boat designing was done by Anker and the boat building was done mostly by Jensen.
Johan Anker became an internationally recognized yacht designer after entering the 1908 Olympics, held that year in Great Britain. The sailing took place in the Solent and Johan Anker raced his 8mR Fram. He managed to secure second place in both races. A few years later Anker returned to the Solent for the 1911 Coronation Regatta, this time with the yacht Rollo, an 12mR design. This time Johan Anker sailed home to Norway with the gold medal. With the yachts quickly increasing in popularity on the international yacht racing scene, John Anker had established himself as a first class designer. With the long sleek and beautiful boats that Anker designed he soon became known as the “master of lines” not only in his home country but also in the rest of the world.
In 1915 Johan Anker parted with Jensen and the yard was taken over entirely by Anker who keep the name Anker & Jensen for the business. In addition to designing several International Metre Rule yachts, Anker designed the Dragon in 1929.
| Country | Norway |
| Location | Vollen Asker |
| Years in Operation | 1930-1953 |
| Boats Built | CAN 55 60 DEN 64 FRA 90 GBR 29 30 33 40 77 194 243 328 IRL 15 JAM 1 NOR 4 6 7 8 9 11(-irl15) 12 15 16 17 19 21 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 33 33 43 52 62 76 77 86 88 98 99 101 109 147 166 174 175 176 187 192 218 POR 10 USA 8 10 33 37 62 63 90 96 104 137 141 152 321 |
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Video of Johan Anker produced in Norway with the support of the Royal Palace and the Classic Wooden Sailboat Club