Roger Nilson (born 5 March 1949) is a Swedish sailor and physician. He has competed in the Volvo Ocean Race seven times: he sailed with ''

Alaska Eagle ''Flyer'' (also known as ''Alaska Eagle'' 1981-2013) is a one-off aluminium ocean racing ketch designed by Sparkman & Stephens and built by Jachtwerf W. Huisman. She won the 1977–78 Whitbread Round the World Race skippered by Conny van Rietsc ...

'' in 1981–82, ''

Drum The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel-Sachs classification system, it is a membranophone. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a she ...

'' in 1985–86, '' The Card'' in 1989–90, ''

Intrum Justitia ''Intrum Justitia'' is a Volvo Ocean 60 yacht. She finished second in the W60 class of the 1993–94 Whitbread Round the World Race skippered by Lawrie Smith Lawrie is a (patronymic or paternal) family name of Scottish origin which means "crafty ...

'' in 1993–94, ''

Swedish Match Swedish Match AB is a Swedish multinational tobacco company headquartered in Stockholm. The company manufactures snus, nicotine pouches, moist snuff, tobacco- and nicotine-free pouch products, chewing tobacco, chew bags, tobacco bits, cigars, ...

'' in 1997–98, ''

Amer Sports One ''Amer Sports One'' is a Volvo Ocean 60 yacht. She finished third in the 2001–02 Volvo Ocean Race skippered by Grant Dalton. The yacht was purchased by Canadian Derek Hatfield Derek Hatfield (30 August 1952 – 30 July 2016) was a Canadia ...

'' in 2001–02, ''

Telefónica Black Telefónica, S.A. () is a Spanish multinational telecommunications company headquartered in Madrid, Spain. It is one of the largest telephone operators and mobile network providers in the world. It provides fixed and mobile telephony, bro ...

'' in 2008–09.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nilson, Roger Swedish male sailors (sport) Volvo Ocean Race sailors Volvo Ocean 60 class sailors 1949 births Living people