Johan August Anker (1871 – 1940) Norway
A Norwegian sailor and yacht designer who competed in the 1908, 1912 and the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1905 he bought into a small boat building yard named Jensens Yard. It became the famous Anker & Jensen Yard, where the designing was done by Anker and the boat building by Jensen. In 1915 John Anker …