Kungliga Svenska Segel Sällskapet (KSSS)
The Royal Swedish Yacht Club (Kungliga Svenska Segel Sällskapet, KSSS) is Sweden's largest and the world's second-largest sailing club, based in Saltsjöbaden near Stockholm. The club operates a clubhouse, guest harbour and marina at the gateway to the Stockholm archipelago, plus historic sailing centres at Sandhamn, Lökholmen and Telegrafholmen with more than 400 berths. Its programme covers training from beginners to international elite level, summer camps and sailing schools for over 750 children each year, junior development, racing including Gotland Runt, and family cruising fleets. With around 6,000 members, of whom about 2,500 are juniors, and 19 Olympic medals, KSSS ranks among the world's leading sailing clubs.
History
KSSS was founded in Stockholm in 1830 as Svenska Segel Sällskapet and gained royal status in 1878 with its present name Kungliga Svenska Segel Sällskapet. The society was formed on what is now Skeppsholmen by wealthy Stockholm citizens who wanted to organise racing near the city under a common flag. Strong growth followed in the last decade of the 19th century and the first twenty years of the 20th, aided by more manageable and affordable sailboats, new rating classes and the arrival of motorboats for leisure. In the 1920s and 1930s the club won international acclaim through sailors such as Sven Salén, Tore Holm and Erik Lundberg; Salén helped develop the genoa jib, the symmetrical spinnaker and up-and-downhaul use on the spinnaker pole. Members have won major international races including the Fastnet Race, Sydney Hobart, The Ocean Race, Guldpokalen, SORC, TP 52, Mini Maxi Cup and Entonnarpokalen. KSSS sailors have taken 19 Olympic medals (five gold, eight silver, six bronze), including gold in London 2012 by Fredrik Lööf and Max Salminen, silver in Tokyo 2020, and silver and bronze in Paris 2024. From the 1960s plastic boats opened sailing to a wider public and made Gotland Runt the leading offshore race in northern Europe; since 2011 the start is in central Stockholm. Camps, junior training, cruising fleets and social events grew alongside racing. Sandhamn and Lökholmen have been the base of KSSS racing for more than 100 years.
Information
Youth section
About 2,500 juniors; sailing camps and schools for over 750 children yearly, training in Saltsjöbaden and Ranängen/Djursholm from beginners to international level.
Guest berths
Yes, over 400 berths in 4 harbours