Klassiske Linjer nr 10 1999 - Klassisk Treseiler Klubb

Hankø scene during the 1933 jubilee regattas. Bloksberg, the royal summer residence, can be seen on the island hillside.
residence at Skaugum, outside
Oslo in the county of Asker, and
not far from Anker's boatyard.
The old Skaugum building,
presented to them as a wedding
present, had burnt down a
couple of years earlier, so it
was a good opportunity to invite
KNS to see the new residence.
In the next two pages,
Norwegian readers can enjoy
an extract from the flamboyant
account of Kr. Anker Olsen,
who devotes nearly 30 pages of
his 500 page book to the 1933
jubilee. Perhaps with tongue in
cheek, he makes out that the
main street of the Norwegian
capital was seething with KNS
members in appropriate
uniform! I have chosen to give
you his remarks about the 12
metre class, old (boats built
under the First International
Rule of 1906 and Scandinavian
Rule of the First World War
years) and new (revised rules
of 1919 and 1933). KTK
members are, of course,
interested to know which boats
in our club were taking part.
DANSEUSE ex MAUD 3 ex
BEDUIN and ERNA SIGNE (just
now being restored) were
among the "old" 12 metres
(and both had been in Europe
Week 1914 too). VEMA 3, our
club's flagship, was the new 12
metre arousing much interest.
In the 8 metre class, ANITRA,
the Olympic boat of 1936 now
in our club after many years in
Denmark, had been exported
when new from Anker & Jensen
to Spain in 1930, but was now
back to represent Norway. You
can also see that FENRIS took
part; we welcome her into the
club this year after her restora-
tion in Sweden. The Hesselberg
family also owns VICTORIA ex
UNA 4, while PUS the 52 kvm is
further down in Kristiansand.
As regards results, it is noteworthy
that VINETA ex FIGARO
2, now a wreck in northwest
France, on the third day had a
better time than FLICA who was
no. 1 in the championship
("new" 12 metre) class.
At the end of an exhaustive and
exhausting series of events, the
jubilee had resulted in a worrying
deficit for KNS, which
brought about some criticism
at the winter AGM. It was therefore
decided to hold a fundraising
bazaar at Dronningen
the following May (the first ever
– and last?- in KNS history).
This was a great success, and
once again the Royal Family
obliged with their support, so
the deficit was wiped out.
In conclusion, one can say that
KNS had shown its organizational
and sporting strength for
the second time. Europe Week
1914 and the Jubilee of 1933
will stand for ever as the highwater
marks of KNS' glorious
history. Indeed, the club was
congratulated soon afterwards
by the Scandinavian Yacht
Federation for staging such a
highly successful jubilee.
Can we hope that KTK, in collaboration
with KNS, can bring
off a similar success when we
stage «EUROPE WEEK 2000»,
which will also have races in
Oslofjord and Hankø?
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