Nyländska Jaktklubben (NJK), ''Nyland Yacht Club'', is a
yacht club
A yacht club is a sports club specifically related to yachting.
Description
Yacht clubs are mostly located by the sea, although there some that have been established at a lake or riverside locations. Yacht or sailing clubs have either a mar ...
in
Helsinki
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,
Nyland (
Finland
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).
History
The club was founded on March 4, 1861 with the approval of its constitution by
Tsar Alexander II
Alexander II ( rus, Алекса́ндр II Никола́евич, Aleksándr II Nikoláyevich, p=ɐlʲɪˈksandr ftɐˈroj nʲɪkɐˈlajɪvʲɪtɕ; 29 April 181813 March 1881) was Emperor of Russia, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Fin ...
. His brother, Admiral-General
Grand Duke Konstantin, officiated at the
inauguration ceremony. In the same year, NJK received its first
yachting ensign, based on the flag of the
Neva Yacht Club
The Neva Yacht Club (Yacht-club Neva or simply Club Neva) is a sailing club located in Saint Petersburg, Russia, close to the Neva River. It was founded in 1718 and was re-established as a club in 1958. It claims to be the first and oldest yacht ...
of
St. Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
: white with a blue cross (similar to the
flag of Finland
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The stat ...
), with the crest of the district of
Nyland (Uusimaa) in the upper inner corner. Today's flag, introduced in 1919, is the fourth version of the original. The official language of the club is Swedish.
In 1885 NJK came to Valkosaari. That same year the club's first
pavilion
In architecture, ''pavilion'' has several meanings:
* It may be a subsidiary building that is either positioned separately or as an attachment to a main building. Often it is associated with pleasure. In palaces and traditional mansions of Asia ...
was built. The present pavilion, designed by
architect
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s
Estlander and Settergren, was inaugurated on August 31, 1900.
Harbours
Today NJK has two home
harbours, Valkosaari and Koivusaari:
*Valkosaari ( sv, Blekholmen) is one of the official guest harbours of Helsinki, receiving around 400 visiting yachts every year. During the summer the club house accommodates a public
restaurant, which is a member of the Finnish Royal Restaurants (Royal Ravintolat). Blekholmen offers its guests toilets (24/7, showers, sauna and laundry-room. Water, electricity and septi-tanc emptying are also available.
*Koivusaari ( sv, Björkholmen) is the NJK sailing centre. Situated on the western part of
Lauttasaari
Lauttasaari (; sv, Drumsö) is an island in Helsinki, Finland, about west of the city centre. Together with some surrounding unpopulated small islands, Lauttasaari is also a district of Helsinki. With 23,226 residents as of 2017, the island is F ...
island. with berths for 200 boats. Björkholmen is one of the busiest sailing centres in the capital region. The clubhouse, with the club office, is open all year round. It has a small café open for club members and kitchen and dining area for bigger occasions and events.
Sailing Center
NJK hosts one of the biggest sailing centers in Finland where you can sail without owning a boat. The Sailing Center has a total of 12 boats, 8 J/80 and 4 606. NJK Sailing Center organizes beginner sailing courses, weekly training on different levels and competitions.
NJK Sailing Center
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See also
* List of International Council of Yacht Clubs members
References
External links
Official Club websiteRestaurant NJK
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Sports clubs established in 1861
Yacht clubs in Finland
Buildings and structures in Helsinki
Organisations based in Helsinki
Organizations with royal patronage
Sports clubs in Helsinki
1861 establishments in Finland