Class Organization
In 1946, Bill John, William S. Cox, George Hinman, Arthur Knapp Jr., A.E. "Bill" Luders Jr., Emil Mosbacher Jr. and Roderick Stephens Jr. codified the ethos of the class to prevent it moving away from its intended single design nature. This was achieved partly by ensuring only the original builder could produce boats for the class. Today, there are two authorised builders of boats for this class: Tjorns Yacht Service, in Sweden, and C.W.Hood Yachts, in Marblehead, Massachusetts. The most recent all wooden IOD, built from the original 1936 drawings, was constructed in 2009 by Tern Boatworks, in Chester, Nova Scotia. The class was overseen by a five man class committee (headed by Shields until 1960). The committee was as responsible for publicizing the class as regulating it.
IODs were the first class awarded International Classic Yacht status by the International Sailing Federation (ISAF).
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