Honorary members
The Seapaddler´s Blue Ribbon of Sweden –Havspaddlarnas Blå Band
–
was established in 1990 and the first approved HBB–paddling was made in 1991.
Before that a few people had paddled the entire Swedish coast on their own accord.
They have become honorary members of
Havspaddlarnas Blå Band.
They are:
| 1978 | Stig Nyberg | |
| 1986 | Olle Perlefelt  2009 |
|
| 1989 | Jan Herstad | |
| 1989 | Gustav Herstad | |
| 1989 | Tomas Herstad |
Our Honorary member Olle Perlefelt has died in age of 73. In our memory to posterity.
The burial was held Friday September 11 2009.
When Olle Perlefelt was elected as Honorary member he had made a most fantastic kayak paddling. He started his tour as 49 years old at Haparanda.
On his way south he made a visit to Vasa in Finland and later also Helsingfors. Back at the Swedish coast he made a turn around Öland before he covered the Swedish
West Coast up to Oslo in Norway. The tour wasn't finished here but went on via Gothenburg and Göta Kanal and finally ended in S:t Anna Archipelago where he had his
summerhouse. He also celebrated his 50th birthday at sea during this tour.
Some of the HBB-paddlers 2009 met Olle on their paddling to Haparanda as they passed S:t Anna Archipelago.