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The N F I A is the official governing organisation of the Nordic Folkboat Associations (NNFA). Our aim is to support all countries and sailors who race or cruise this timeless One Design classic

These pages provide you with the key information data regarding the boat, the class, the organisations and the major events of the class.

If there are subjects you need more details about, please do not hesitate to contact the office of NFIA.

Nordic FolkBoat

The Nordic Folkboat was designed as a clinker built wooden sloop in 1942 by the Scandinavian Yacht Racing Union (SYRU), renamed in our days to Nordic Sailing Federation (NoSF).

The first Nordic Folkboat was built in Göteborg in Sweden. In the late 1960ies, a GRP version was design licensed to a few boat builders.

And up to 2022 - more than 4000 Nordic Folkboats have been built.

Key dimensions are:

Length (LOA): 7.68 m (max)
Length on waterline: 6.00 m 
Beam: 2.20 m 
Sail area: 24.00 m² 
Weight: (min) 1930 kg

The Nordic Folkboat is popular as both a racing yacht as well as a cruising yacht despite its small interior size and lack of a "headroom". The Nordic Folkboat celebrated its 80th Anniversary in 2022. It is important to note how the design has significantly influenced many other boatbuilders and designers over the years, this said there is only one 'Nordic Folkboat'

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