Category: Jåttlaget
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A call for crewmen portraits
For almost 50 years Norwegian crew members dominated the yachts competing in America’s Cup and other regattas, many of whom from Tysnes. Last December the Tysnes yacht sailor museum released an online listing of more than 100 of them, inviting descendants to provide pictures and additional information, if available. “As of mid-January 2025 we have…
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Tysnes yacht sailor exhibition in the U.S.
In connection with New York Yacht Club’s 175th anniversary in 2019 Venelaget for Tysnes Jåttmuseum was asked to provide relevant objects from the permanent exhibition at Tysnes. The objects, along with a display and the Norwegian Steam video (below) were available for the American public for the duration of the year. Most of the items…
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English Jaattlaget.com version en route
Dear visitor, While we are grateful for your interest, we owe you an apology for the website’s lingual shortcomings. Recently launched in our native tongue, the site remains in its initial stages, even in its original language, which is Norwegian, of course. An English version has been in the pipeline for a couple of months,…