The Royal Netherlands Watersport Association ( nl, Koninklijk Nederlands Watersport Verbond) is the national governing body for the sports of
sailing
Sailing employs the wind—acting on sails, wingsails or kites—to propel a craft on the surface of the ''water'' (sailing ship, sailboat, raft, windsurfer, or kitesurfer), on ''ice'' (iceboat) or on ''land'' (land yacht) over a chosen cou ...
,
surfing, and
canoeing in the
Netherlands
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, recognised by the
World Sailing
World Sailing (WS) is the world sport governing body, governing body for the sailing (sport), sport of sailing recognized by the International Olympic Committee and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
History
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History
Founded in 1890 as Koninlijk Verbond Nederlandsche Watersport Verenigingen.
Notable sailors
See :Dutch sailors
Olympic sailing
See Dutch Olympic Sailing Team
Offshore sailing
See :Dutch sailors (sport)
Yacht Clubs
See :Yacht clubs in the Netherlands
References
External links
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1890 establishments in the Netherlands
Netherland
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Organisations based in the Netherlands with royal patronage
Sailing associations
Sailing
Sailing employs the wind—acting on sails, wingsails or kites—to propel a craft on the surface of the ''water'' (sailing ship, sailboat, raft, windsurfer, or kitesurfer), on ''ice'' (iceboat) or on ''land'' (land yacht) over a chosen cou ...
Yachting associations
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