Söderhamns Segelsällskap
Söderhamns Segelsällskap is one of Sweden's oldest sailing clubs and is based in Segelvik near Söderhamn on the Swedish Baltic coast. The club offers pier facilities with guest berths, a summer villa and the Petersburg service building with a sauna. Optimists, Mirror dinghies and 606 boats are available for training; programmes include youth sailing, adult beginner courses and weekly Tuesday racing. Founded in 1882, the club ranks among Sweden's five oldest sailing societies and organises traditional regattas such as Dykdalben, Albertina Race and the Högtidsregatta.
History
Söderhamns Segelsällskap was founded on 4 July 1882 with postmaster Ernst Wennström as chairman. On 6 August the same year the first regatta was held with 12 of 14 boats, followed by a celebration with smörgåsbord, beer, snaps, a three-course dinner, red wine, champagne, coffee and liqueur – for only 6.90 kronor. In 1906 the society acquired a summer villa that was moved to Segelvik; racing was also relocated to Ljusnebotten. In 1959 the Norrlandsregattan was held with 90 boats, and a road to Segelvik was built. The 1960s saw flourishing youth activity. Between 1980 and 1983 the new Petersburg service facility with a sauna in Tallskärsviken was built, at a materials cost of 211,000 kronor and a municipal grant of 40,000 kronor. Today Söderhamns Segelsällskap is among Sweden's five oldest sailing societies (after KSSS 1830, GKSS 1860, MSS 1878 and NSS 1881) and one of the oldest in northern Sweden, based in Söderhamn.
Information
Youth section
Active youth sailing section for children aged 7 to 14 with Optimist dinghies, trial sessions and Thursday sailing school, plus a planned youth weekend in July
Parking
Parking available (motorhomes prohibited)
Guest berths
Yes, on the south pier subject to availability