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Segelföreningen i Björneborg

Segelföreningen i Björneborg
Emblem
Burgee
Ensign
Short nameBSF
Founded26 January 1856 (1856-01-26)
LocationKallo, Pori
CommodorePekka Koskenkorva
Websitehttp://www.bsf.fi/

Segelföreningen i Björneborg (BSF) is a yacht club from Pori, Finland.

History

The first clubhouse in Mäntyluoto c. 1905
BSF sign in Kallo

BSF was established by Gustaf Sohlström on 26 January 1856 and it is the oldest sports club in Finland.[1] The initial clubhouse was located at Ulvila, and later moved to Lotsbacken.[1] In 1905, a new clubhouse was built in Mäntyluoto, to be destroyed during the Continuation War.[1] Mäntyluoto is by the Port of Pori, adjacent to the Kallo Lighthouse, some 20 kilometres northwest of the city.[2]

The club hosted the 2006 Snipe European Championship,[3] and again in 2018.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Segelföreningen i Björneborg". Uppslagsverket Finland.
  2. ^ "BSF purjehdusseura | Segelföreningen i Björneborg r.f. | Pori". BSF (in Finnish). Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Snipe Bulletin Fall 2006" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Finland will host the 2018 Europeans". snipetoday.org.

61°35′38″N 21°27′48″E / 61.593762°N 21.463412°E / 61.593762; 21.463412

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