Elvstrøm Sails
Elvstrøm Sails is an international sailmaker. Elvstrøm Sails was founded by Paul Elvstrøm, who founded the company based on his inventions for dinghy racing through the 1940s and 1950s. In 1954, Elvstrøm Dinghy Sails was founded, and in term, this is the company that became Elvstrøm Sails in its current shape. Today, Elvstrøm Sails is a leading sail manufacturer, designing, engineering, and producing sails for sailboats—for racing and cruising purposes. The company is based in Aabenraa, Denmark and holds subsidiaries in France and the UK. History Off the back of winning two back-to-back Olympic Gold Medals in 1948 and 1952, Paul Elvstrøm founded Elvstrøm Dinghy Sails in the basement of his family home in Northern Copenhagen in 1954. Elvstrøm only had one sewing machine, and for the first many years, production was focused on products for dinghy racing – and especially the Finn, in which Elvstrøm enjoyed much success, winning three Olympic golds on the trot in ...
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