Jörg Bruder (16 November 1937 – 11 July 1973) was a Brazilian sailor and geology professor at the University of São Paulo.

The IFA has since used the Jörg Bruder Silver Cup to award Junior World Champions of the class.

He then changed to the Star class teaming with Jan Aten[1] to sail "Buho Blanco" (BL 5217), a wooden boat purchased in Mexico.

In the 1972 Olympics, sailed in Kiel, the great Brazilian Finn sailor Joerg Bruder competed in the Star Class.

On the way out of the harbor, Bruder and his crew Jan Willem Aten snagged a shroud on a piling and brought the rig down on their heads.