Sjælland Rundt

Sjælland Rundt
First held1947
OrganizerHelsingør Sejlklub
Websitewww.sjaellandrundt.dk

Sjælland Rundt (lit. Round Zealand Race) is a sailing race around the Danish island Zealand. It is organized by the Elsinore Sailing Club[1]

History

The race was first held on 29 June 1947. During the 1980s, Sjælland Rundt had over 2000 competing boats, making it the biggest sailing race in the world.[2]

Races

The 2020 race was announced to be June 25-28.[3]

Sponsorships

The event is from 2017 sponsored by Hempel Group.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Sjælland Rundt - Havets Marathon".
  2. ^ "Sjælland Rundt lever endnu". 22 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Sjælland Rundt - Havets Marathon".
  4. ^ "Ny sponsor til Sjælland Rundt". sn.dk (in Danish). 5 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.