The Union Nationale pour la Course au Large also called UNCL is a French
yacht club
A yacht club is a sports club specifically related to yachting.
Description
Yacht clubs are mostly located by the sea, although there some that have been established at a lake or riverside locations. Yacht or sailing clubs have either a mari ...
UNCL was established in 1971 through a merger of the Union Nationale des Croiseurs (UNC), and the Groupe des Croiseurs Légers (GCL).
UNC itself was formed at
Brest
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** Arrondissement of Brest
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in 1913 to organise offshore
racing
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in France as this was outside of the statutes of the
Yacht Club de France
The Yacht Club de France is the senior nautical club in France, and one of the most important yacht clubs in the world.
History
The club was established in 1867, during the Second French Empire. It was bestowed Royal Patronage by Emperor Napole ...
at that time. GCL had been formed in 1960 by Alain Maupas to organise races for smaller craft.
UNCL organises races around the French coast, including the Trophée Atlantique UNCL and Trophée Méditerranée IRC UNCL, and participates in others.
In co-operation with the British offshore racing club,
RORC, UNCL is responsible for
IRC
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, the principal international handicap system for yacht racing.
Effective September 30, 2022 UNCL was absorbed into the
Yacht Club de France
The Yacht Club de France is the senior nautical club in France, and one of the most important yacht clubs in the world.
History
The club was established in 1867, during the Second French Empire. It was bestowed Royal Patronage by Emperor Napole ...
.
[https://www.boatsnews.com/story/41396/merger-between-the-yacht-club-de-france-and-the-uncl-what-project-for-sailing]
References
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Yacht clubs in France
1971 establishments in France