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
Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population ...
for ordinary sailboats and in
Son
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for old yachts. The fastest of the sailboats sail around
Færder Lighthouse
Færder Lighthouse ( no, Færder fyr) is a coastal lighthouse in the municipality of Færder in Vestfold og Telemark, Norway. The lighthouse is located on the archipelago Tristein, three small islands in the outer Oslofjord. It was first lit in 18 ...
. The endpoint is in
Tønsberg
Tønsberg , historically Tunsberg, is a city and municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county, eastern Norway, located around south-southwest of Oslo on the western coast of the Oslofjord near its mouth onto the Skagerrak. The administrative c ...
since 2017, after many years finishing at
Horten.
Smaller boats turn around at Hollenderbåen or Medfjordbåen. The regatta is open for any member of a Yacht Club, and boats are placed in classes according to their sailing potential. The trip from Oslo to Færder to Horten is about 83
nautical miles long.
References
External links
Royal Norwegian Yacht Club about the Færderseilasen (norwegian)
Sailing competitions in Norway
Yachting races
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