The Yacht Club de France is the senior nautical club in France, and one of the most important yacht clubs in the world. The club was established in 1867...
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abbreviated as KYC). Many well known yacht clubs, including the Yacht Club de France, the Yacht Club Italiano and the Royal Yacht Squadron, have been established...
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gold fleur-de-lis adorned with a Sacred Heart. Flag of Cross of Burgundy. A proposed flag of France, possible design by Henri d'Artois, comte de Chambord...
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La Spezia with 177 yachts. Today the club boasts over 1,200 members. The Yacht Club Italiano together with the Yacht Club de France runs the Giraglia Cup...
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World Sailing (redirect from International Yacht Racing Union)
after a meeting at the Yacht Club de France in Paris on 14 October 1907 which is seen as the formation date of the International Yacht Racing Union. On 5...
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the Yacht Club de France, RORC is responsible for the International Rating Certificate (IRC), the principal international handicap system for yacht racing...
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2017 America's Cup match. On 1 October 2013, Australia's Hamilton Island Yacht Club was confirmed as the "Challenger of Record" for the 35th America's Cup...
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This is a list of yacht clubs across countries. Sport portal Lists portal List of yacht clubs in Australia List of yacht clubs that have competed for the...
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A yacht ensign is a flag allowed by some nations to be hoisted as the national ensign (instead of the civil ensign) by yachts. As with any other civil...
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Giraglia Rolex Cup (category Sailing competitions in France)
It is jointly organized by the Yacht Club Italiano and the Yacht Club de France, with the help of the Société Nautique de Saint-Tropez. Since 1997, in which...
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Virginie Hériot (category Olympic sailors for France)
"ambassadress of the French Navy". She was also devoted to philanthropic works, supported clubs such as the Yacht Club de France which was chaired by...
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council of the Yacht Club de France, Menier studied naval architecture and yacht design. He owned several large sailing and steam powered yachts and journeyed...
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France 3 is a 12-metre class yacht that competed in the 1983 Louis Vuitton Cup. http://www.americas-cup-history.at/english/lvc%2083.htm v t e...
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Union Nationale pour la Course au Large (category Yacht clubs in France)
Union Nationale pour la Course au Large, also called UNCL, was a French yacht club. UNCL was established in 1971 through a merger of the Union Nationale...
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sailing yacht that was built at Toulon, France, by DCAN in 1976. She is 246 feet long (75 meters) and can cruise at 12 knots. Like many yachts, she has...
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of yacht clubs that have competed for the America's Cup, or in the related Challenger series held since 1970. Sport portal Lists portal List of yacht clubs...
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The Yacht Club Tower is a residential skyscraper in the Calidonia district of Panama City, Panama. Built between 2008 and 2012, the tower stands at 196 m...
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NYYC Invitational Cup (category Sailing yachts by competition)
York Yacht Club Invitational Cup is a Corinthian international sailing event held between competing clubs. The event is organised by the New York Yacht Club...
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Gitana 16 (category 2010s sailing yachts)
sailing yacht, designed by VPLP and Guillaume Verdier and constructed by Multiplast in France. She was later known as Malizia II. The yacht's hull has...
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often expressed wish to encourage yachting, the Committee of the Yacht Club de France decided at a meeting on 21 May 1946 to initiate an International...
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Jean, duc Decazes (redirect from Jean, duc de Decazes)
by their aunt Winnaretta Singer, Princess Edmond de Polignac. A member of the Yacht Club de France, Jean Decazes won a silver medal sailing at the 1900...
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Yacht racing is a sailing sport involving sailing yachts and larger sailboats, as distinguished from dinghy racing, which involves open boats. It is composed...
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a one-design foiling wingsail catamaran designed by Oracle Racing. The yachts have 6 crew on board with teams having one additional substitute (skipper...
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The Pointe-Claire Yacht Club is a yacht club in Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada. It is on the shore of Lac Saint-Louis, a widening of the St. Lawrence River...
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Alexia Barrier (category CS1 French-language sources (fr))
Alexia Barrier (born 26 November 1979 in Paris) is a French sailor who competed in the 2020–2021 Vendee Globe. Competing with the oldest boat in the fleet...
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a member of the Bois de Boulogne, Jockey-Club de Paris, Cercle de la Rue Royale, and the Yacht Club de France. The Duke died in the 16th arrondissement...
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representing the Golden Gate Yacht Club, and the challenger Emirates Team New Zealand representing the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron. The format was changed...
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was the first formula defined for yachts. The adoption of the British Thames Measurement by the Yacht Club de France in 1870 may mark the beginning of...
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2024 America's Cup (section Yacht class)
The 2024 America's Cup was the 37th staging of the America's Cup yacht race. It was contested from 12 October 2024 as a first-to-seven-wins match-race...
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The Britannia Yacht Club (BYC) is a private social club, yacht club, and tennis club based in Britannia, a neighbourhood in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It...
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