Helsingfors Segelsällskap
Yacht club in Helsinki, Finland
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Helsingfors Segelsällskap r.f. (HSS; lit. 'Helsinki Sailing Society') is the second oldest yacht club in Helsinki, established in 1893. The yacht club has over 1,000 members and mainly sailboats in the register. The club is located on Liuskasaari island in the middle of southern Helsinki. Liuskasaari is a few minutes ferry ride away from Merisatamanranta. HSS hosts a popular full service guest harbor for 20 boats.[1] The club also has a substantial contingent of expat sailors residing in Helsinki.
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| Short name | HSS |
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| Founded | 1893 |
| Location | Helsinki |
| Commodore | Mikael Stelander |
| Website | helsinkisailing |
History
Helsingfors Segelsällskap was founded in 1893.[2] A clubhouse was built in 1897 at Liuskasaari and was destroyed by fire in 1946.[3]
By the 1940s, it had reached 893 members.[2] A new club house by Runar Finnilä was built on Liuskasaari and was opened to the 1952 Summer Olympics.[3]
In the harbour at Liuskasaari, it has attracted the largest group of classical boats in the Nordic countries with 80 boats, as of 2014, and organises the Champagne Regatta.[4]
