The Union Nationale pour la Course au Large, also called UNCL, was a French
yacht club
A yacht club is a boat club specifically related to yachting.
Description
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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 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 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 the
International Rating Certificate (IRC), the principal international handicap system for yacht racing.
Effective September 30, 2022 UNCL was absorbed into the
Yacht Club de France.
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Yacht clubs in France
1971 establishments in France