Royal Norwegian Yacht Club
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The Royal Norwegian Yacht Club is a yacht club in Oslo
, Norway
(the capital city). The club was established in 1883 and has some 4,000 members. The club premises are at Bygdøy
in Frognerkilen
, where the clubhouse is named "Dronningen" ('The Queen').
The Royal Norwegian Yacht Club traditionally arranges the big Norwegian regatta
called "Færderseilasen
" every year, on the second weekend in June.
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
(the capital city). The club was established in 1883 and has some 4,000 members. The club premises are at Bygdøy
Bygdøy
Bygdøy or Bygdø is a peninsula on the western side of Oslo, Norway. Administratively, Bygdøy belongs to the borough of Frogner.Bygdøy has several museums, like the Kon-Tiki Museum, which shows all year long the legendary expeditions of Thor Heyerdahl; the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History ; the...
in Frognerkilen
Frognerkilen
Frognerkilen is a bay in the inner Oslofjord, east of the Bygdøy peninsula.Its name stems from the neighbourhood Frogner, a name which was taken from a farm. It was formerly known, with Bestumkilen, under the name of Ladegaardsfjordene. This stems from older times, when Bygdøy was an island, named...
, where the clubhouse is named "Dronningen" ('The Queen').
The Royal Norwegian Yacht Club traditionally arranges the big Norwegian regatta
Regatta
A regatta is a series of boat races. The term typically describes racing events of rowed or sailed water craft, although some powerboat race series are also called regattas...
called "Færderseilasen
Færderseilasen
Færderseilasen, also called Færder'n, is a regatta that held on the second weekend in June by the Royal Norwegian Yacht Club.The regatta starts in Oslo for ordinary sailboats and in Son for old yachts. The fastest of the sailboats reach Færder lighthouse. The endpoint is in Horten. Smaller boats...
" every year, on the second weekend in June.