Nordic Folkboat Gold Cup

The Gold Cup or Gold Cup is the most important competition of the Folkeboot class in sailing and is an unofficial world championship the same.

The competition has been held since 1963 in Sweden, Denmark and Germany, although the participants come from several European and American countries.

History and competition format

The original trophy was donated in 1963 from the Lübeck Senator Hagelstein as a challenge cup was made of pure gold (1 kg, 985er gold) and could only be kept in a bank safe because of its value. In addition, the winner got a new cast Folkeboot. The Gold Cup may not be engraved. The winners will be entered on a roll of parchment, which is kept inside the Cup.

According to the provisions under which the one club that had won six times the Gold Cup gets to keep the trophy, the first trophy in 1974 went to the København Amatør Sejlklub (KAS ), the second in 1982 at the Kerteminde Sejlklub.

Originally, the competition should be held exclusively in Lübeck- Travemünde or in a Danish city. In 1984, due to the high number of reported Boats (96, of which 8 are from the U.S.) divided the field into two competitions: the Gold Cup and the newly established silver cup.

The first winner Crew 1963 belonged to Henry Dahlinger a handball world class players.

Venues and winners

  • Sailing competition
Nordic Folkboat 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 Fredericia 1969 1970 1971 1972 Horsens 1973 1975 Kiel 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 Simrishamn 1983 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Thisted 1998 1999 2000 2001 Halmstad 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Bogense 2007 2008 2009 Marstrand 2010 2011 2012 Sandhamn 2013
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