Sjælland Rundt (lit. Round Zealand Race) is a sailing race around the Danish island

Zealand Zealand ( da, Sjælland ) at 7,031 km2 is the largest and most populous island in Denmark proper (thus excluding Greenland and Disko Island, which are larger in size). Zealand had a population of 2,319,705 on 1 January 2020. It is the 1 ...

. It is organized by the Elsinore Sailing Club

History

The race was first held on 29 June 1947. During the 1980s, Sjælland Rundt had over 2000 competing boats, making it the biggest sailing race in the world.

Races

The 2020 race was announced to be June 25-28.

Sponsorships

The event is from 2017 sponsored by

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References

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