Royal Danish Yacht Club

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Kongelig Dansk Yachtklub
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Full nameRoyal Danish Yacht Club
Short nameKDY
Founded3 July 1866 (1866-07-03)
LocationTuborg Havnepark 15, Hellerup, Copenhagen
Commodore Anne Sofie Munk Hansen
Website Official website

Royal Danish Yacht Club (Danish : Kongelig Dansk Yachtklub; shortened KDY) is a Danish yacht club in Copenhagen that was established 1866 under the name Dansk Forening for Lystsejlads. [1] It is the oldest yacht club in Denmark, and has been under royal patronage since Christian IX's approval in 1891. It has about 2,200 members. [1] The club house has been situated in Tuborg Havn since 2007. [2]

History

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The Zinn family's music room

The Royal Danish Yacht Club was originally based in the Langelinie Pavilion in Copenhagen. The building was destroyed by schalburgtage during World War II. The club has later moved to their new purpose-built headquarters in Tuborg Haven.

References

  1. 1 2 "KDY-Royal Danish Yacht Club - International Council of Yacht Clubs". www.icoyc.org. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
  2. ↑ "KDY's historie". Kongelig Dansk Yachtklub. Archived from the original on 2012-09-19. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
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