The Royal Swedish Yacht Club (, KSSS), is the largest and oldest

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and one of the five oldest in the world, formed 15 May 1830. The Royal Swedish Yacht Club is also the oldest yacht club in

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. Activities include racing, training, education, squadron sailing, match racing and club activities. The Royal Swedish Yacht Club also operates the port and has its own ports in

Saltsjöbaden Saltsjöbaden is a locality in Nacka Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 9,491 inhabitants in 2010. It is on the Baltic Sea coast, deep in the Stockholm Archipelago. History Saltsjöbaden () was developed as a resort by Knut Agathon W ...

and

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. Every year the yacht club organizes the

Round Gotland Race The Round Gotland Race (), for sponsorship reasons referred to as ÅF Offshore Race in commercial situations, is an offshore sailing race in the Baltic Sea, arranged by the Royal Swedish Yacht Club at the turn of the month June/July each year with ...

sailed around

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, and the Sandhamsregattan at Sandön, in the Stockholm archipelago.

History

The Royal Swedish Yacht Club was founded on

Skeppsholmen Skeppsholmen is one of the islands of Stockholm. It is connected with Blasieholmen and Kastellholmen by bridges. It is accessible by foot from Kungsträdgården, past the Grand Hôtel and Nationalmuseum, by bus number 65, or by boat from Slusse ...

by O. Fresk, J. C. Fleming, C. F. Cimmerdahl, J. Falkenholm, G. E. Lundstedt, and P. A. Nordwall on 15 May 1830. In 1878, it received its royal title. The first regatta the club organised took place on 12 September 1833. In the early 1850s Royal Swedish Yacht Club yachts ''Sverige'' and ''Aurora Borealis'' participated in races in England, and in 1854, the yacht club organised its first regatta with prizes. In 1895, Royal Swedish Yacht Club sailed together to Finland and participated in the Sinebrychoff Cup, which they won. In 1898, Royal Swedish Yacht Club sailors participated in a regatta in Norway, and in

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the year after. In 1912, the Royal Swedish Yacht Club organised the sailing event at the

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. The first

was organised 7–9 July 1937 with 42 participating boats on a course starting and finishing in

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. The yacht club took part founding the

Swedish Sailing Federation The Swedish Sailing Federation (, SSF) is the national governing body for the sport of sailing in Sweden, recognised by World Sailing. History The Swedish Sailing Federation was founded on 16 December 1905 on initiative from the Royal Swedish Y ...

in 1905 and

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in 1915. Between 1893 and 1945, the Royal Swedish Yacht Club held lotteries on 65 boats to a combined worth of . The Royal Swedish Yacht Club bought Lökholmen in 1945. The Royal Swedish Yacht Club were the Challenger of Record for the

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, where they were represented by

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. Artemis Racing also completed in the

2017 America's Cup The 2017 America's Cup was the 35th staging of the America's Cup yacht race. The challenger, Emirates Team New Zealand, won by a score of 7 to 1 over the defender, Oracle Team USA. It was held on the Great Sound in Bermuda from June 17 to June 2 ...

, where they were defeated by

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in the Louis Vuitton Cup finals. At the

2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...

, Royal Swedish Yacht Club sailors

Anton Dahlberg Anton Carl Diderik Dahlberg (born 10 May 1985) is a Swedish sailor, who specializes in the 470 class, a two-person dinghy. He has represented Sweden, along with his partner Sebastian Östling, in two editions of the Olympic Games (2008 and 2012 ...

and Fredrik Bergström finished second in the men's 470 event, while

Josefin Olsson Josefin Anna Louise Olsson (born 23 August 1989) is a Swedish sports sailor. Career From Nyköping, Olsson stated sailing in Oxelösunds Segelsällskap. She won the 2008 Europe World Championships in Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal ahea ...

did the same in the

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event.

Sailors

''Sailors that have participated in the Summer Olympics while representing the Royal Swedish Yacht Club:'' Sundelin brothers 1968b

Olle Åkerlund Olle Erik Cyrus Åkerlund (28 September 1911 – 4 February 1978) was a Swedish sailor. He was a crew member of the Swedish boat ''Bissbi'' that won the gold medal in the 6 m class at the 1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (offic ...

* Erland Almkvist * Karl-Robert Ameln *

Per Bergman Per H. Bergman (May 15, 1886 – October 18, 1950) was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad () and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an ...

Åke Bergqvist Åke Carl Magnus Bergqvist (29 August 1900 – 7 March 1975) was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an int ...

* Dick Bergström * Fredrik Bergström *

Kurt Bergström Kurt J. Bergström (23 July 1891 – 20 November 1955) was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was a crew member of the Swedish boat ''Erna Signe'', which won the silver medal in the 12 metre class at the 1912 Olympi ...

* Sidney Boldt-Christmas * Detlow von Braun * John Carlsson * Hugo Clason *

Lennart Ekdahl Lennart Ekdahl (8 December 1912 – 15 September 2005) was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, were an ...

Anders Ekström Anders Ekström (born 16 January 1981) is a Swedish sailor who has participated in two Summer Olympics. He and Fredrik Lööf Max Emil Fredrik Lööf (born 13 December 1969 in Kristinehamn, Sweden) is a Swedish professional sailor wh ...

Per Gedda Per Olof "Pelle" Harald Gedda (28 August 1914 – 4 July 2005) was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Västra Frölunda. In 1936 he was a crew member of the Swedish bo ...

Ragnar Gripe Ragnar Gripe (9 September 1883 – 8 December 1942) was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad () and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an ...

* Torsten Grönfors * Edvin Hagberg * Jonas Häggbom * Emil Hagström * Clarence Hammar * Stig Hedberg * Magnus Hellström * Emil Henriques * Bengt Heyman * Martin Hindorff * Styrbjörn Holm *

Tore Holm Tore Anton Holm (25 November 1896 – 15 November 1977) was a Swedish yacht designer, boatbuilder, and sailor who competed in the 1920, 1928, 1932, 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics. Sailing career He started out in 1920 as a crew member on the S ...

* Emil Järudd * Folke Johnson * Cecilia Jonsson * Jonas Jonsson * Bo Kaiser *

Sigurd Kander Gustaf Sigurd Vilhelm Kander (29 January 1890 – 30 April 1980) was a Swedish sailor. He was a crew member of the Swedish boat '' Erna Signe'' that won the silver medal in the 12 m class at the 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ...

* Arne Karlsson * Hjalmar Karlsson * Ivan Lamby *

Arvid Laurin Arvid Laurentius Laurin (3 October 1901 – 6 May 1998) was a Swedish sailor. He was a crew member of the boat ''Sunshine'' that won the silver medal in the Star class at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially th ...

* Anders Liljeblad * Erik Lindqvist * Håkan Lindström * Karl Ljungberg * Hjalmar Lönnroth *

Fredrik Lööf Max Emil Fredrik Lööf (born 13 December 1969 in Kristinehamn, Sweden) is a Swedish professional sailor who has participated in six Summer Olympics, winning one gold and two bronze medals. He won the gold medal in Star with Max Salminen at t ...

Torsten Lord Torsten Hjalmar Lord (2 March 1904 – 4 February 1970) was a Swedish sailing (sport), sailor who competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics, 1936, 1948 Summer Olympics, 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he won the bronze medal as crew member of ...

Lars Lundström Lars Lundström (23 August 1914 – 30 June 1982) was a Swedish sailor. He competed in the 6 Metre event at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly know ...

* Gustaf Månsson * Olof Mark *

Wilhelm Moberg Karl Artur Vilhelm Moberg (20 August 1898 – 8 August 1973) was a Swedish journalist, author, playwright, historian, and debater. His literary career, spanning more than 45 years, is associated with his four‑volume series The Emigrants ( ...

* Hans Nyström *

Eje Öberg Eje Öberg (born 8 November 1958) is a sailor from Haninge Municipality, Sweden. who represented his country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Busan, South Korea as crew member in the Soling The Soling is an Keelboat, open keelboat that holds th ...

August Olsson August Leonard Olsson (18 August 1878 – 14 August 1943) was a Swedish sailor who represented his native country at the 1908 Summer Olympics in Ryde, Isle of Wight The Isle of Wight (Help:IPA/English, /waɪt/ Help:Pronunciation respellin ...

* Sebastian Östling *

Lennart Persson Lennart Persson (born 20 June 1958) is a sailor from Stockholm, Sweden, who represented his country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Busan, South Korea as helmsman in the Soling. With crew members Eje Öberg Eje Öberg (born 8 November 1958) i ...

Nils Persson Nils Persson may refer to: * Nils Persson (sailor) * Nils Persson (industrialist) {{hndis, Persson, Nils ...

* Nils Rinman * Olle Rinman *

Dagmar Salén Dagmar Salén (née ''Mörner'', 22 May 1901 – 20 December 1980) was a Swedish sailor. Together with her husband Sven Salén she won a bronze medal in the mixed 6 m class at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), official ...

Gösta Salén Gösta Antenor Salén (January 4, 1922 – February 2002) was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and officially branded as London 1948, were an inter ...

Sven Salén Sven Gustaf Salén (7 November 1890 – 29 October 1969) was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1936 and 1952 Summer Olympics. In 1936, together with his wife Dagmar Salén, he won a bronze medal in the mixed 6 m class as the helmsman of ...

* Hugo Sällström *

Max Salminen Max Salminen (born 22 September 1988) is a Swedish competitive sailor. He was born in Lund. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, winning the star class together with Fredrik Lööf. In 2016, he competed in the men's Finn at the R ...

* Carl Sandblom * John Sandblom *

Philip Sandblom Philip Sandblom (October 29, 1903 – February 21, 2001) was a Swedish academician, professor of surgery and sailor who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. He served as rector of Lund University between 1957 and 1968. Philip Sandblom w ...

* Arne Settergren * Arvid Sjöqvist * Fritz Sjöqvist * Sture Stork *

Jörgen Sundelin Jörgen Lars Sundelin (born 15 March 1945) is a retired Swedish sailor. Together with his brothers Peter and Ulf he won a gold medal in the 5.5 metre class at the 1968 Olympics and a silver medal at the 1969 World Championships. The brothers a ...

Peter Sundelin Peter Nils Sundelin (born 13 January 1947) is a retired Swedish sailor. Together with his elder brothers Jörgen and Ulf he won a gold medal in the 5.5 metre class at the 1968 Olympics and a silver medal at the 1969 World Championships. The br ...

* Stefan Sundelin *

Ulf Sundelin Ulf Artur Sundelin (born 26 August 1943) is a retired Swedish sailor. Together with his younger brothers Peter and Jörgen he won a gold medal in the 5.5 metre class at the 1968 Olympics and a silver medal at the 1969 World Championships. The b ...

* Daniel Sundén-Cullberg *

Karl Suneson Karl Ossian Militz Suneson (born 30 June 1975 in Bankeryd, Jönköping) is a retired Swedish sailor, who specialized in the Laser class. He obtained two medals in his respective category at the Laser World Championship (1999 and 2002), and als ...

* Alvar Thiel * Lars Thörn * Wilhelm Törsleff * Marcus Wallenberg Jr. * Uno Wallentin *

Tony Wallin Tony Wallin (born 8 March 1957 Spånga, death: 3 April 2004 Farsta) is a sailor from Sweden. who represented his country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Busan, South Korea as crew member in the Soling. With helmsman Lennart Persson and fellow cre ...

Bo Westerberg Axel Bo Bernhardt Stensson Westerberg (20 November 1913 – 2 October 1991) was a Swedish Olympic sailor. In the 1936 Summer Olympics, he sailed with the 8-metre ''Ilderim'', helmed by Tore Holm Tore Anton Holm (25 November 1896 – 15 Novembe ...

* Herbert Westermark * Nils Westermark

Commodores

*Claes Cronstedt (1831–37) *Claes Fleming (1837–53) *Claes Annerstedt (1853–66) *Reinhold von Feilitzen (1866–75) *J. R. Lagercrantz (1875–96) *Herman af Petersens (1896–97) *Otto Lagerberg (1897–1900) *

Louis Palander Adolf Arnold Louis Palander af Vega (2 October 1842 – 7 August 1920) was a Swedish naval officer, mostly remembered as the captain on Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld's Vega expedition, the first successful attempt to navigate the Northeast Passa ...

(1900–01) *F. W. Lennman (1901–05) *

Jacob Hägg Jacob Hägg (22 July 1839 – 15 April 1931) was a Swedish naval officer and marine art, marine artist. He entered the Royal Swedish Naval Academy, Naval Academy in 1858, and was commissioned as an officer in 1863. He sailed on several long jour ...

(1905–08) *none 1908–09 * Prince Wilhelm (1909–10) *Oscar Holtermann (1910–25) * Rolf von Heidenstam (1925–35) *

Otto Lybeck Admiral Otto Emil Lybeck (19 February 1871 – 21 April 1947) was a Swedish Navy officer. Lybeck's senior commands include Minister of Defence, Commander-in-Chief of the Coastal Fleet and Chief of the Naval Staff. Early life Lybeck was born on ...

(1936–46) * Jacob Wallenberg (1946–55) *K. G. Hamilton (1955–59) *Gudmund Silfverstolpe (1959–67) *

(1967–70) *Ola Wettergren (1970–75) * Sven H. Salén (1982–88) *Gunnar Ekdahl (1988–92) *Carl-Gustaf Piehl (1992–01) * Jacob Wallenberg (2011–18) *Staffan Salén (2011–2018) *Patrik Salén (2018–present)

References

External links

Official site
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History

Sailors

Commodores

See also

References

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