International Council of Yacht Clubs
The International Council of Yacht Clubs (Abbreviation ICOYC) is an international association of yacht clubs at the chairman or commodore level . The Council sees itself as an association of the leading yacht clubs in the world.
history
In 2003 several board members of sailing clubs from all over the world met for the centenary of the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club in Canada . The expansion of relationships with one another was discussed at a symposium . Two years later the same club held a Commodores Forum for various yacht clubs. The association was founded at the second Commodores Forum in 2006, held by the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club .
Organization and membership
An association can become a member upon invitation and with the approval of the ICOYA board. The invitation must be supported by two clubs that have been members of the association for more than two years. Member clubs:
Surname | place | nationality | founding |
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Annopolis Yacht Club | Annapolis | United States | 1883 |
Bruxelles Royal Yacht Club | Brussels | Belgium | 1906 |
Chicago Yacht Club | Chicago | United States | 1875 |
Clube Naval de Cascais | Cascais | Portugal | 1938 |
Eastern Yacht Club | Marblehead | United States | 1870 |
Gstaad Yacht Club | Gstaad | Switzerland | 1998 |
Kongelig Dansk Yacht Club | Hellerup | Denmark | 1866 |
Kongelig Norsk Seilforening | Oslo | Norway | 1883 |
Kungliga Svenska Segelsällskapet | Stockholm | Sweden | 1830 |
Long Beach Yacht Club | Long Beach | United States | 1929 |
Newport Harbor Yacht Club | Balboa | United States | 1916 |
North German Regatta Association | Hamburg-Uhlenhorst | Germany | 1868 |
Nyländska Jaktklubben | Helsinki | Finland | 1861 |
Real Club Náutico de Barcelona | Barcelona | Spain | 1879 |
Real Club Náutico de Palma | Palma | Spain | 1891 |
Republic of Singapore Yacht Club | Singapore | Singapore | 1826 |
Royal Canadian Yacht Club | Toronto | Canada | 1852 |
Royal Cape Yacht Club | Cape Town | South Africa | 1905 |
Royal Cork Yacht Club | Crosshaven | Ireland | 1720 |
Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club | Perth | Australia | 1896 |
Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 1890 |
Royal Lymington Yacht Club | Lymington | United Kingdom | 1914 |
Royal Malta Yacht Club | Valletta | Malta | 1835 |
Royal Motor Yacht Club | Poole | United Kingdom | 1905 |
Royal Natal Yacht Club | Durban | South Africa | 1858 |
Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron | Auckland | New Zealand | 1871 |
Royal Perth Yacht Club | Perth | Australia | 1841 |
Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron | Manly | Australia | 1885 |
Royal Southern Yacht Club | Hamble | United Kingdom | 1837 |
Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron | Sydney | Australia | 1862 |
Royal Vancouver Yacht Club | Vancouver | Canada | 1903 |
Royal Varuna Yacht Club | Nong Prue | Thailand | 1957 |
San Diego Yacht Club | San Diego | United States | 1886 |
The San Francisco Yacht Club | Belvedere | United States | 1869 |
Sandringham Yacht Club | Melbourne | Australia | 1903 |
Seattle Yacht Club | Seattle | United States | 1892 |
Société Nautique de Marseille | Marseille | France | 1887 |
Southern Yacht Club | New Orleans | United States | 1849 |
St. Francis Yacht Club | San Francisco | United States | 1927 |
Association Seglerhaus am Wannsee | Berlin | Germany | 1867 |
Yacht Club de Monaco | Monaco | Monaco | 1953 |
Yacht Club Italiano | Genoa | Italy | 1879 |
Web links
- Official website (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ About ICOYC. In: www.icoyc.org. International Council of Yacht Clubs, December 10, 2018, accessed January 11, 2020 .
- ↑ Some history. In: www.icoyc.org. International Council of Yacht Clubs, March 17, 2012, accessed January 11, 2020 .
- ↑ About Membership. In: www.icoyc.org. International Council of Yacht Clubs, July 12, 2012, accessed January 11, 2020 .
- ↑ ICOYC member clubs. In: www.icoyc.org. International Council of Yacht Clubs, October 19, 2019, accessed January 11, 2020 .