| Royal Netherlands Watersport Association | |
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| IOC nation | Netherlands (NED) |
| National flag |  |
| Sport | Sailing |
| Other sports | |
| Official website | www |
| HISTORY | |
| Preceding organisations | Royal Netherlands Yachting Union |
| Year of formation | 1890 |
| AFFILIATIONS | |
| International federation | World Sailing (WS) |
| WS members page | www |
| WS member since | 1907 Founding Member |
| National Olympic Committee | Dutch Olympic Committee |
| National Paralympic Committee | Dutch Paralympic Committee |
| ELECTED | |
| President | Ernst Jan Broer |
| SECRETARIAT | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Secretary General | Arno van Gerven |
| FINANCE | |
| Company status | Association |
TheRoyal Netherlands Watersport Association (Dutch:Koninklijk Nederlands Watersport Verbond) is the national governing body for the sports ofsailing,surfing, andcanoeing in theNetherlands, recognised byWorld Sailing, the global governing body for the sport of sailing.[1]
The organization was founded in 1890 as Koninlijk Verbond Nederlandsche Watersport Verenigingen.
The Dutch were in most of the Olympic sailing competitions represented by theDutch Olympic Sailing Team, including the years:1928,1932,1936,1948,1952,1956 (Boycott),1960,1964,1968,1972,1976,1980 (Under IOC flag),1984,1988,1992,1996,2000,2004,2008, and2012.
The selection of the members of the team was done by the KNWV or its predecessor. Except for1908 and1912, there were always Dutch sailors willing to compete at this pinnacle of competitive sailing. Even in1956 inMelbourne the Dutch team was willing and able to perform. However, at the last possible moment the DutchNOC and the Dutch government (together withSwitzerland and Spain), ordered a boycott of these games. This boycott was a result of the presence inHungary of theSoviet Union after theHungarian Revolution. The KNWV was not in favor of this boycott.[2]
The following class organisations are affiliated to the Royal Netherlands Watersport Association:[3]
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