Segelföreningen i Björneborg

Segelföreningen i Björneborg (BSF for short), is a yacht club from Pori, Finland.

Segelföreningen i Björneborg
Emblem
Burgee
Ensign
Short nameBSF
FoundedJanuary 26, 1856 (1856-01-26)
LocationKallo, Pori
CommodorePekka Koskenkorva
Websitehttp://www.bsf.fi/

BSF was established by Gustaf Sohlström on 26 January 1856 and it is the oldest sports club in Finland. The clubhouse is located in Mäntyluoto by the Port of Pori, adjacent to the Kallo Lighthouse, some 20 kilometres northwest of the city.[1]

The club hosted the 2006 Snipe European Championship,[2] and again in 2018.[3]

References
  1. "BSF purjehdusseura | Segelföreningen i Björneborg r.f. | Pori". BSF (in Finnish). Retrieved 2024-02-13.
  2. Snipe Bulletin Fall 2006
  3. Snipe Today November 16, 2016

61.593762°N 21.463412°E / 61.593762; 21.463412

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