Johannesfreds Båtklubb
Johannesfreds Båtklubb (JBK) is a local boat club on Lake Ulvsunda in Johannesfred, Bromma (Stockholm), and has existed since 1951. Harbour and clubhouse sit where the Bällstaån flows into Ulvsundasjön; the concrete floating pontoon was built in 2003 and holds just over 40 boats. The yard is on Margretelundsvägen near Ulvsunda Castle. The fleet comprises about fifty motor and sailing craft in wood and fibreglass. With roughly 45 active members plus passive members, the club emphasises community, shared work and membership of SMBF and Båtunionen; new members are preferably drawn from the local area.
History
Johannesfreds Båtklubb (JBK) was founded in May 1951 on the shore of Ulvsundasjön in Johannesfred, Bromma. The founders are documented in historical photographs from the founding year. Harbour and clubhouse lie at the mouth of the Bällstaån into Ulvsundasjön at the southern tip of Johannesfred. The concrete floating pontoon was installed in 2003 and provides berths for just over 40 boats. The club yard is on Margretelundsvägen near Ulvsunda Castle, about one kilometre from the harbour. The fleet consists of around fifty motor and sailing vessels, six of wood and 44 of fibreglass. The club belongs to Saltsjön-Mälarens Båtförening (SMBF) and Båtunionen; active members receive the magazine Båtliv. There are active members with a boat and berth, and passive members (co-owners, family or supporting members). Active members complete a two-year qualifying period with nautical competence and berth use. Shared work, fellowship and bridge watch duty shape club life. Historic trips, such as a snipa outing in autumn 2007 to the outer archipelago (including Röder), are part of club tradition.
Information
Facilities
Harbour with concrete floating pontoon (since 2003, about 40 berths), clubhouse and storage on Ulvsundasjön; club yard on Margretelundsvägen near Ulvsunda Castle; key access for members to yard and harbour
Activities
Active and passive membership, member meetings in the bridge house, watch duty on the club pontoon, joint work and fellowship, outings (including by snipa), automatic membership of SMBF and Båtunionen including the magazine Båtliv
Youth section
Children under 15 may enter the pontoon and boats only under the supervision of a club member