The Pakistan Sailing Federation is the national
governing body of the sport of
sailing in
Pakistan. Affiliated with
World Sailing and the
Asian Sailing Federation
Asian Sailing Federation (ASAF) is the Asia's governing body for the sport of sailing recognised by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and the World Sailing
World Sailing (WS) is the world sport governing body, governing body for the sailing (sp ...
, it has its headquarters at the National Sailing Centre in
Clifton, Karachi.
History
Sailing in the
Indian subcontinent has been in practice since 1932. The first sailing club, known as the Royal Karachi Yacht Club, was formed at Bunker Island,
Manora, Karachi. RKYC was under the control of the British and expatriates since 1947.
After
Independence, sailing activities were undertaken by the Karachi Yacht Club. In 1969, the Pakistan Yachting Association (PYA) was formed by Rear Admiral M A K Lodhi, Captain Z U Chaudhry, and Rody Hermes of Karachi Yacht Club.
The name of PYA was changed to Pakistan Sailing Federation in 1996.
Affiliations
The PSAF is affiliated with:
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World Sailing
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Asian Sailing Federation
Asian Sailing Federation (ASAF) is the Asia's governing body for the sport of sailing recognised by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and the World Sailing
World Sailing (WS) is the world sport governing body, governing body for the sailing (sp ...
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Pakistan Sports Board
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Pakistan Olympic Association
Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) or National Olympic Committee of Pakistan (NOC) ( ur, پاکستان اولمپک ایسوسی ایشن, acronym: POA) is the national olympic organization in Pakistan. It was established in 1948 to oversee the ...
Affiliated organisations
* Sindh Sailing Association
* Balochistan Sailing / Yachting Association
* Punjab Sailing Association
* Islamabad Sailing Association
* Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sailing Association
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Pakistan Army
The Pakistan Army (, ) is the Army, land service branch of the Pakistan Armed Forces. The roots of its modern existence trace back to the British Indian Army that ceased to exist following the partition of India, Partition of British India, wh ...
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Pakistan Navy
ur, ہمارے لیے اللّٰہ کافی ہے اور وہ بہترین کارساز ہے۔ English language, English: Allah is Sufficient for us - and what an excellent (reliable) Trustee (of affairs) is He!(''Quran, Qur'an, Al Imran, 3:173' ...
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Pakistan Railways
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Pakistan Police
References
External links
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National members of World Sailing
Sailing
1969 establishments in Pakistan
Sailing in Pakistan
Yachting associations
Sports organizations established in 1969
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