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Multiple sailors describe what the Færder race means to them, building a portrait of Norway's largest and most popular offshore regatta on the Oslofjord. Participants call it "sailors' 17th of May" — a national folk festival on the water — and describe the fjord filling with sailboats of every type, crewed by beginners sailing their first regatta alongside experienced racers.▶ 0:39 One sailor recalls that the Færder race was on their bucket list before they took up racing, and that their first time ever aboard a sailboat was during the Færder; fifteen years later they sail several times a week.▶ 1:36 Others describe the frustration of waiting in a calm for wind to fill in, then the reward when it does — more wind, more fun.▶ 0:57 The 2026 edition is noted as finishing in Moss, a new finish location for some participants, replacing the previous finish at Tønsberg.▶ 2:00 Stops and waypoints mentioned include Horten, Tønsberg, and the island of Færder itself, with the goal of sailing all the way in to Voss.▶ 1:58

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