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The Royal Norwegian Yacht Club ( no, Kongelig Norsk Seilforening, KNS) is a yacht club in Oslo, Norway. The club was founded in 1883 as country-wide organisation with affiliated local yacht clubs. In 1884, it was granted the right for members to fly the naval Ensign of Norway with the Royal cypher on a centrally placed white field. In 1970, it was reorganized as local club for the Oslo area, under a new nationwide federation of yacht clubs (Norges Seilforbund). To date, the club has some 4,000 members.
Royal Norwegian Yacht Club about the Færderseilasen (norwegian)
* Royal yacht clubs Yacht clubs in Norway Sports teams in Norway 1883 establishments in Norway Sports clubs established in 1883 Sport in Oslo {{Norway-sport-team-stub
The Royal Norwegian Yacht Club ( no, Kongelig Norsk Seilforening, KNS) is a yacht club in Oslo, Norway. The club was founded in 1883 as country-wide organisation with affiliated local yacht clubs. In 1884, it was granted the right for members to fly the naval Ensign of Norway with the Royal cypher on a centrally placed white field. In 1970, it was reorganized as local club for the Oslo area, under a new nationwide federation of yacht clubs (Norges Seilforbund). To date, the club has some 4,000 members.
Clubhouse
The club premises are at Bygdøy in Frognerkilen, where the clubhouse is named "Dronningen" ('The Queen').Regatta
The Royal Norwegian Yacht Club traditionally arranges the big Norwegianregatta
Boat racing is a sport in which boats, or other types of watercraft, race on water. Boat racing powered by oars is recorded as having occurred in ancient Egypt, and it is likely that people have engaged in races involving boats and other wate ...
called "Færderseilasen
Færderseilasen, also called Færder'n, is a regatta that is held on the second weekend in June by the Royal Norwegian Yacht Club.
The regatta starts in Oslo for ordinary sailboats and in Son for old yachts. The fastest of the sailboats sail arou ...
" every year, on the second weekend in June.
See also
*List of International Council of Yacht Clubs members ''This is a list of International Council of Yacht Clubs members.''
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Royal Norwegian Yacht Club about the Færderseilasen (norwegian)
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