Full name | Royal Danish Yacht Club |
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Short name | KDY |
Founded | 3 July 1866 |
Location | Tuborg Havnepark 15, Hellerup, Copenhagen |
Commodore | Lars Ive |
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]
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.
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Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg inherited the title of Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck as Frederick William IV in 1816. He subsequently changed his title to Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg in 1825 and founded a line that includes the Royal Houses of Denmark, Greece, Norway, and the Commonwealth realms.
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KDY could refer to:
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