Anniversary-75
Folkboat 75 year anniversary
Believe it or not, the Nordic Folkboat turns 75 in 2017 and it calls for a celebration!Since it was designed in 1942 by Scandinavian boat designers the Nordic Folkboat has conquered the hearts and minds of thosands of sailors around the globe – and for good reasons.
Kerteminde Sejlklub is proud to invite all Folkboat sailors—past and present—to a celebration to remember. A fantastic opportunity to catch up with old friends, to talk about memories and stories from your Folkboat career.
Best regards
Erik Andreasen
Race director
The 75 years Anniversary get-together with many of the people who have made this class so successful and exceptional, past and present champions, national and international Folkboat Associations, morning gymnastics for elderly in good shape, beer and food of course, release of the anniversary book, lounges for shore-sailors and last – but not least – a lot of Folkboat sailors celebrating the old lady – wrinkled but still going strong.
Anniversary schedule:
Saturday 5th of August at 14.00 the club house opens for all our guests.
15.00 race director Erik Andreasen will give a welcome speach.
16.00 a presentation race for remote controlled folkboats. If you have one, no matter what size, do bring it along!
The bar in the club house is open all afternoon at at 18.00 the barbeque is ready for your own barbeque food. In other words bring your own meat!
Sunday 6th of August at 13.00 skippers meeting for the fun regatta starting at 14.00. Please register at the regatta office ! Prize giving immediately after the race.
All information concerning course and rules applicable will be given at the briefing by the Fun Race Committee.
We welcome all Folk Boat sailors to participate in the Fun Race, also those who do not Race in the Goldcup
18.00 it is time for the jubilee party. Please see the programme below at F75 Invitation
Tickets for the party shall be picked up in the regatta office. It is open Saturday 11.00-16.00 and Sunday 12.00-18.00. The envelope with tickets will be in your name and will give you guidance where to be seated.
Changes in schedules may still occur depending on weather and other conditions..
The planned Radio Controlled Folkboat sailing saturday aftenoon will take place as a demo-race RC-presentation. Please contact the organizer ( goldcup [a] kerteminde-sejlklub [dot] dk ) if you have a RC-folkboat and intend to participate saturday afternoon or maybe another time during the week.
Danish Museum for Lystfartøjer has kindly the F75 anniversary participants a option for visiting the Folkboat Jubilee exhibition in Svendborg. Please contact bureau.
The Fun Race has been cancelled due to much wind for this type off sailing.
| Weekday | Date | Hour | *) fee and entry required Event | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | August 5th | 11-00 - 16.00 | Bureau open for service request | Race Office |
| 14.00 - ??.00 | Bar and Folkboat Lounge open | Race Office Building | ||
| 15.00 | Welcome Ceremony | Race Office Building | ||
| 15.30 | Release DFK folkboat history book | Race Office Building | ||
| 16.00 | Radio Controlled Folkboat sailing, Introduction and demonstration.. | Race Office Harbourside | ||
| 18.00 | Barbecue is turned on for selfservice and bar is open. Get together Lounge | Race Office Area | ||
| 12.00 - 24.00 | Kerteminde Harbour Festival, entrance fee | Kerteminde Harbour | ||
| Sunday | August 6th | 09.00 - 22.30 | Kerteminde Harbour Festival, free entry | Kerteminde Harbour |
| 12.00 - 18.00 | Bureau open including Goldcup | Race Office | ||
| 14.00 | Fun Sailing Folkboat | Kerteminde Bay | ||
| 15.00 - 18.00 | Bar and Folkboat Lounge open | Race Office Building | ||
| 18.00 - 24.00 | Anniversary dinner and entertainment *) | Folkboat Boatyard (former) and Egmose | ||
| 22.30 | Fireworks | Harbour side | ||
| Monday | August 7th | 11.00 | Option for visiting to Svendborg Folkboat Jubilee Exhibition *) | Individual transport, contact bureau for information |
| Tuesday | August 8th | 19.00 | Fish table buffet *) | Race Office Building |
| Wednesday | August 9th | 18.00 | Barbecue is turned on for selfservice and bar is open | Race Office Area |
| After race | Lottery | Race Office Area | ||
| Thursday | August 10th | 10.30 | Spectator boat *) | Kerteminde Bay |
| 19.00 | Prize Giving Dinner *) | Race Office Building | ||
| 20.00 | Prize giving ceremony | Race Office Building | ||
| *) fee and entry required | ||||
Ticketsale for Folkboat 75 year Anniversary Dinner and Entertainment, select the button below.
There is restricted room for participation in the Anniversary Dinner, so ticket-sale goes by first served basis, and the ticketsale will close at july 13th. It will be announced on this page, facebook and the mailinglist when we are close to the limit, in time or number.
You can have a clue of numbers from the attendee list, but remember that only one person is mentioned and not how many tickets, and not the names of each participant.
The deadline 13th july for ticketsale has passed, and the online sale option is closed. Please contact organizer ( goldcup [a] kerteminde-sejljklub [dot] dk ) if you have any ticket questions.
Nemtilmeld is a danish but traditionel ticket-shop. In the upper right corner there is a language-option, please select your own language. You can order more than one ticket in the same transaction. After ordering and paying with credit-card, you will receive a confirm mail. Keep this mail. It is your way into the system and your order (use the confidential link in the mail). You can change information or even refund the tickets and get the payment back (minus some standard credit-card fee depending on your type of credit card).
You will in the ticket ordering system be asked for some required identification informations (name, address, phone, mail). There is also some optional information, which can be used by organizer for seatings and table setup.
Please notice, that he Anniversary dinner and Entertainment is a party for everybody with a personal connection and feeling for the Folkboat, and not only active Folkboat or GoldCup sailors.
And participants in GoldCup Regatta shall remember, the regatta entry does not include F75 anniversary party. GoldCup 2017 participant have to buy tickets separately, as it is not offered as a GoldCup option.
Other event entries will be announced later, or will take place on-site from Race Office and F75-serviceoffice.
Download invitation and program for Anniversary Dinner ⇓ F75 Invitation
- Buy ticket ⇒ F75 ticketoffice
- Follow ⇒ facebook F75 Group
- Follow ⇒ mailinglist You will recieve a reminder mail short before tickets sail if you join the mailinglist
Goldcup 2017 entry
Please notice that this schedule end entry does have a corresponding GoldCup Regatta.
Information about that is found on page → Gold Cup 2017
Download and print ⇓ Save the Dates Folder
Calendar event with calendar import option → Save the Date
