Eyvin Schiøttz

Eyvin Seward Schiøttz (28 April 1910 in Copenhagen – 10 April 1978 in Copenhagen) was a sailor from Denmark, who was one of the reserve team members for the Danish 6 Metre at the 1948 Summer Olympics at Torbay, Great Britain.

Eyvin Schiøttz
Personal information
Full nameEyvin Seward Schiøttz
NationalityDanish
Born(1910-04-28)28 April 1910
Died10 April 1978(1978-04-10) (aged 67)[1]
Copenhagen
Sailing career
Class(es)Soling, 6 Metre
Updated on 4 November 2019.

Since the beginning of the activities of the International Soling Association Eyvin played an important role for the Soling class. The annual Soling Guides from 1970 until the 1977 edition was mainly his work. From 1967 till his death, after a long illness, in 1978 Eyvin was secretary and treasurer of the International Soling Association[2].

Eyvin was author of many books. Some of them are listed below [3]:

  • Practical yacht racing : a hand book on the 1959 racing rules, racing technique and tactics
  • Jeg er sejler
  • 1913-1963 : Sejlernes håndbog
  • International Yacht Racing Union's kapsejladsregler : 1. jan. 1961 med kommentarer : tillæg til "Kapsejlads" og "Den lille kapsejlads"
  • Kongelig Dansk Yachtklub
  • Danske både : Dansk Sejlunions fartøjsfortegnelse 1962

Eyvin was the father of Nina Schiøttz[4]

Reference
  1. "Eyvin Schiøttz er død" (PDF). jyllinge sejlklub. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  2. Bakker, Geert (1978). "In Memoriam … Eyvin Schiøttz". Soling Sailing. Vol. 5 no. 2. International Soling Association. p. 1.
  3. "Search results for 'au:Schiøttz, Eyvin'". WorldCat. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  4. "Nina Schiøttz (1942 - )". KVINFO. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
Other offices
Preceded by
New office		 Secretary International Soling Association
1967 - 1979		 Succeeded by
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