| Bjarne Aas | |
| Birth Date: | 28 February 1886 |
| Birth Place: | Kristiania, Norway |
| Alma Mater: | Karljohansvern |
| Occupation: | Engineer, sailor, yacht designer and ship builder |
| Notable Works: | Biskop Hvoslef |
| Awards: | Order of St. Olav (1957) |
Bjarne Aas (28 February 1886 - 29 March 1969) was a Norwegian engineer, sailor, yacht designer and ship builder.[1]
Aas was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was a son of Henrik Ernst Aas and Anette Sofie Sørensen. He studied ship construction at the Karljohansvern technical college (Karljohansverns tekniske skole) in Horten. After graduation, he worked as a boat designer in Fredrikstad, later in Bergen and Tønsberg. In 1916, he founded Norsk Gearfabrikk AS on Isegran in Fredrikstad.[2]
He was decorated Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 1957.[3] [4]
In total, he designed approx. 615 boats. His breakthrough as yacht designer came in 1924, when his 6mR yacht Elisabeth V won a gold medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1932, Aas designed Biskop Hvoslef which was his first rescue boat. He went on to design a total of 14 rescue boats.[5] He was also known for the design of a number of other 6mR yachts.[5] Among his best known designs is the International One Design.[5]