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Focus on sailing: How Bård Spilling intends to build the future of KNS
3 de janeiro de 2026 · 28 min · 377 visualizações · Oslo
Two men discuss sailing beside Christmas tree and model boat
O que este vídeo aborda
Bård Spilling, secretary general of Kongelig Norsk Sørforening (KNS), describes his first 18 months in the role and the club's development plans in a conversation with Thomas Nilsson recorded at the KNS clubhouse on Dronningen.▶ 1:27 KNS has roughly 4,000 members, making it one of Norway's largest sailing clubs.▶ 15:15 Spilling details the acquisition and ongoing development of Killingen, an island facility taken over in January of his first year, where an aging 40-year-old crane failed certification and required unplanned replacement.▶ 9:01 A zoning process is underway involving Statsbygg, Oslo municipality, and environmental authorities.▶ 7:57 The main harbor holds 650 berths and runs at near-full occupancy.▶ 13:20 For 2026, KNS is hosting Nordic Ski Melges at Hankø, an 11-meter and half-tonner World Championship in August, and a U2 Champions League final in J/70 in September.▶ 14:14 The ILCA U21 World Championship is scheduled for 2028.▶ 17:00 KNS fields competitive athletes targeting the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics across iQFOiL, 49er FX, ILCA, and 470 MIG classes, with Eivind Melleby coaching the Olympic program.▶ 19:40 Spilling also highlights a World Sailing submission to reinstate parasailing in the Olympics, with five KNS athletes competing at an inclusive World Championship in Oman.▶ 22:37 Attracting commercial sponsorship to Norwegian sailing is identified as the club's most underdeveloped strategic priority.▶ 26:50
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