Royal Norwegian Yacht Club Explained

Clubname:Kongelig Norsk Seilforening
Emblem:KNS emblem.png
Emblemcaption:Emblem
Burgee:Burgee of Kongelig Norsk Seilforening.svg
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Ensign:Flag of the Royal Norwegian Yacht Club.svg
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Short Name:KNS
Founded:1861
Location:Bygdøy, Frognerkilen, Oslo, Norway
Commodore:Nils Klippenberg
Website:http://www.kns.no

The Royal Norwegian Yacht Club (Norwegian: Kongelig Norsk Seilforening, KNS) is a yacht club in Oslo, Norway. The club was founded in 1883 as country-wide organisation with affiliated local yacht clubs. In 1884, it was granted the right for members to fly the naval Ensign of Norway with the Royal cypher on a centrally placed white field. In 1970, it was reorganized as local club for the Oslo area, under a new nationwide federation of yacht clubs (Norges Seilforbund). To date, the club has some 4,000 members.

Clubhouse

The club premises are at Bygdøy in Frognerkilen, where the clubhouse is named "Dronningen" ('The Queen').[1]

Regatta

The Royal Norwegian Yacht Club traditionally arranges the big Norwegian regatta called "Færderseilasen" every year, on the second weekend in June.

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Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: 2000. Kongelig Norsk Seilforening. Oslo byleksikon. 4. Tvedt, Knut Are. Kunnskapsforlaget. Oslo. 241. 82-573-0815-3.