| 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]
In total, he designed approx. 615 boats. His breakthrough as yacht designer came in 1924, when his Elisabeth V won a gold medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1932, Aas designed Biskop Hvoslef which was his first rescue boat. Among his best known designs is the International One Design. He was decorated Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 1957.[3] [4]