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| Short name | KSSS |
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| Founded | 15 May 1830; 195 years ago (1830-05-15) |
| Location | Hotellvägen 9,Saltsjöbaden,Stockholm |
| Commodore | Patrik Salén[1] |
| Website | http://www.ksss.se// |
TheRoyal Swedish Yacht Club (Swedish:Kungliga Svenska Segelsällskapet, KSSS), is the largest and oldestyacht club inSweden and one of the five oldest in the world, formed 15 May 1830. The Royal Swedish Yacht Club is also the oldest yacht club inContinental Europe.[2]
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 inSaltsjöbaden andSandhamn. Every year the yacht club organizes theRound Gotland Race sailed aroundGotland, and the Sandhamsregattan at Sandön, in the Stockholm archipelago.
The Royal Swedish Yacht Club was founded onSkeppsholmen by O. Fresk, J. C. Fleming, C. F. Cimmerdahl, J. Falkenholm, G. E. Lundstedt, and P. A. Nordwall on 15 May 1830.[2] In 1878, it received its royal title.[2] The first regatta the club organised took place on 12 September 1833.
In the early 1850s Royal Swedish Yacht Club yachtsSverige andAurora Borealis participated in races in England, and in 1854, the yacht club organised its first regatta with prizes.[2] In 1895, Royal Swedish Yacht Club sailed together to Finland and participated in theSinebrychoff Cup, which they won.[2] In 1898, Royal Swedish Yacht Club sailors participated in a regatta in Norway, and inKiel Week the year after.[2] In 1912, the Royal Swedish Yacht Club organised thesailing event at the1912 Summer Olympics.[2]
The firstRound Gotland Race was organised 7–9 July 1937 with 42 participating boats on a 250 nautical miles (460 km; 290 mi) course starting and finishing inVisby.[3]
The yacht club took part founding theSwedish Sailing Federation in 1905 andScandinavian Yacht Racing Union in 1915.[2] Between 1893 and 1945, the Royal Swedish Yacht Club held lotteries on 65 boats to a combined worth ofSEK 420,000.[2] The Royal Swedish Yacht Club boughtLökholmen in 1945.[2]
The Royal Swedish Yacht Club were the Challenger of Record for the2013 America's Cup, where they were represented byArtemis Racing.[4] Artemis Racing also completed in the2017 America's Cup, where they were defeated byEmirates Team New Zealand in theLouis Vuitton Cup finals.
At the2020 Summer Olympics, Royal Swedish Yacht Club sailorsAnton Dahlberg andFredrik Bergström finished second in themen's 470 event, whileJosefin Olsson did the same in theLaser Radial event.[5]
Sailors that have participated in the Summer Olympics while representing the Royal Swedish Yacht Club:
