This is the first attempt to document Flying Dutchman Sailing in Sweden. We will update this page when we get hold of
more information. We would like to say thank You to Peter Jorisch and Pelle Båth for their help.
We have not been able to find out who took the first FD to Sweden or when the first races in Sweden where held.
The first realy successful sailors where Lennart Hellman / Kaj Wesslin from Norrköping and they won the Swedish championship 5 or 6 times.
In the 1964 olympics sailed the Käll brothers from Stockholm
1965 was Björn Rosén / Stellan Westerdahl the best team.
1966 was Lennart Hellman / Kaj Wesslin champions.
1967 ?
1968-1972 sailed the Kolni brothers from Göteborg the olympics.
Strong competion from 1972 came from the Båth brothers and Peter Jorisch with Uno Gren as crewmember.
The rest of the 1970's was dominated by the Båth brothers
1976 sailed Stefan Sjöström & Reine Andersson the olympics
For many years during the 1970's there where no swedish championships due to too few boats
Swedish champions1980 was Peter Jorisch with Gert Fougt as crewmember.
1980 did not Sweden have any representation at the olympics
1980 World Championship in Malmö
Richard Phillips contributes with the following, for which we are very grateful.
I remember the wonderful wooden ceilings in the clubhouse and the currents
which nobody could predict!!
Also we had some interesting light races and in one we had several spinnaker hoists on a
beat with the wind going round in circles!
Terry McClaughlin won, Batzill was second, Diesch brothers were third,
Abascal who also won Gold at Olympics that year was 4th, Bouet was 5th
and Pat Blake sixth - total 46 FDs from 24 nations.
Swedish champions 1981 was Bengt Hagander/Magnus Kjell from Malmö.
International Swedish champions1982 was Peter Jorisch with Gert Fougt as crewmember.
International Swedish champions 1983 was the german team Anton Schwartz / Peter Lang.
International Swedish champions1984 was Bengt Hagander / Magnus Kjell and they sailed also the olympics in SWE 101.
International Swedish champions 1985 was Peter Jorisch with Gert Fougt as crewmember.
1986-1992 where there no Swedish championships.
Mats Nyberg / Peter Eriksson sailed the olympics in 1988.
Mats Nyberg and Johan Lindell sailed the last olympics
Other successful teams where in:
- the 1960's Stig Caap from Norrköping. Peter Jorisch / Conny Wallin.
- the 1970's the Brink brothers from Norrköping. Peter Jorisch /Gert Fougt. the Taube brothers and Cristoffer Collin.
- the 1980's the Brink brothers from Norrköping. Peter Jorisch /Gert Fougt. Morgan Falkengren / ?
The eternal second (9 times) in Swedish championship and olympic qualifications where Peter Jorisch
and the Taube brothers who also have many second places