Vágs Kappróðrarfelag

Vágs Kappróðrarfelag (Vágur Rowing Club) is a Faroese rowing club from Vágur in Suðuroy, which was founded in July 1943.

[1] Every summer there are several rowing competitions around the islands, starting with the Norðoyastevna in Klaksvík and ending in Tórshavn at the Ólavsøka on 28 July.

In 1973 the regular rowing competitions, which are called Faroese Championships in Rowing (FM) started in the Faroe Islands.

The Faroese name for these competitions is FM, short for Føroyameistaraheitið.

Since 1973 Vágs Kappróðrarfelag has won 5 Faroese Championships:[5]

Royndin Fríða, one of the boats of Vágs Kappróðrarfelag.
Rowing competition at Jóansøka in Vágur in June 2010. Royndin Fríða is the white and black boat. They won this competition. [ 2 ]
The stem of Smyril has the shape of the bird Merlin (Smyril is the Faroese word for Merlin).