Ekolns Segelklubb
Ekolns Segelklubb (ESK) is a traditional sailing club on Lake Ekoln near Uppsala in Sweden, founded on 16 October 1913. The club runs its own harbour at Skarholmen with a clubhouse, pontoons and berths, plus a boatyard at Kungsängstull. The focus is racing and leisure sailing, complemented by youth sailing courses and social events at the clubhouse. Maintenance of facilities relies on voluntary member work; the club is affiliated with the Swedish Sailing Federation and the Swedish Sports Confederation.
History
On 16 October 1913, eighteen young sailors in Uppsala founded Ekolns Segelklubb, initiated by the then 25-year-old Elof Johansson, the first commodore. The constitutive meeting was held in an attic room on Dragarbrunnsgatan; the name deliberately distinguished the club from the existing Upsala Segel Sällskap (1907). In the first year the club grew by 28 members and had eleven boats. The first winter storage area was on Strandbogatan near the steam mill; later the gasworks harbour crane was used. In 1914 the first harbour lay at the mouth of the Fyrisån into Flottsundsviken. In 1925 a shore plot was rented from Baron Cederström at Kungshamn with a narrow pier. In 1929 the yard moved to the present site outside the then city boundary (lease from Vaksala Church). In 1933 the long-held wish to leave the river was fulfilled: the club leased berths at two jetties on the west side of Skarholmen (Granebergsbolaget) and built a clubhouse there. Further jetties, dredging and buildings followed, largely by member labour. The present fenced “new area” was added in 1970. Skarholmen remains the club’s main harbour today.
Information
Facilities
Skarholmen harbour with clubhouse, pontoons and berths (approx. 225 boats); Kungsängstull boatyard (approx. 300 boats); club premises on Geijersgatan
Activities
Racing, leisure sailing, youth sailing courses and summer camps, social events and Midsummer celebration at the harbour
Youth section
Active youth sailing courses with summer camps (dinghy sailors and beginner/advanced) at Skarholmen harbour with clubhouse, toilets and changing rooms
Guest berths
Yes, by email enquiry