Kungliga Svenska Segelsällskapet
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| Founded | May 15, 1830 |
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| Clubhouse | 59°16′46"N 18°18′40"E Hotellvägen 9, Box 118, 133 22 Saltsjöbaden Saltsjöbaden Saltsjöbaden is a locality situated in Nacka Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 8,937 inhabitants in 2005. It is located on the coast of the Baltic Sea.- History :... , Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area... |
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| Website | http://www.ksss.se |
Royal Swedish Yacht Club, KSSS (swedish: Kungliga Svenska Segelsällskapet, literally Royal Swedish Sailing Society), is the largest and oldest yacht club
Yacht club
A yacht club is a sports club specifically related to sailing and yachting.-Description:Yacht Clubs are mostly located by the sea, although there are some that have been established at a lake or riverside locations...
in Sweden
Sweden
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and one of the five oldest in the world, formed May 15, 1830. KSSS is also the oldest yacht club in Europe
Europe
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outside the British Isles.
Activities include racing, training, education, squadron sailing, match racing and club activities. KSSS also operates the port and has its own ports in Saltsjöbaden
Saltsjöbaden
Saltsjöbaden is a locality situated in Nacka Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 8,937 inhabitants in 2005. It is located on the coast of the Baltic Sea.- History :...
and Sandhamn
Sandhamn
Sandhamn is a small settlement in the central-peripheral part of the Stockholm Archipelago in central-eastern Sweden, approximately 50 km east of Stockholm...
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The first regatta as KSSS organized took place September 12, 1833 and the first regatta with prizes 1854th Each year KSSS offshore regatta Gotland Runt, who sailed around the island of Gotland and handicap Sandhamn Regatta at Sandön
Sandon
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in the Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
archipelago.
They are the Challenger of Record for the 2013 America's Cup, where they will be represented by Artemis Racing.