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 parted with Jensen and the yard was taken over entirely by Anker who keep the name Anker & Jensen for the business.
The most noticeable design from John Anker is the 1929 Dragon. The Dragon became an Olympic class and is raced in several countries.
Anker’s 6mR, 8mR, 12mR designs excelled, but he also designed 15mRs Isabel-Alexandra (1913) and Neptune (1917), Q-Class Cotton Blossom II (1925), Figaro IV, Brand II and Noreine.