Perhaps most famous internationally for the Drake or Dragon - a design with a long Olympic career - Johan Anker is one of the most influential designers from Norway. He drew and constructed a great number of meter-class boats. He designed Square Meter yachts of all sizes. Together with Christian Jensen - who was later responsible for the 12 ½ Square Meter - they started Anker and Jensen Boat Yard, probably the most famous of all Scandinavian yards in classic boating. Many of the best classic boats still sailing including the Square Meter boats came out of their boatyard.
It is not difficult to see similarities between the Dragon / Drake and the
22 Square Meter. In fact, many not familiar with the Square Meter yacht will
often mistake it for the slightly smaller Dragon.