Yacht Club Austria
| YCA (Yacht Club Austria) |
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| purpose | Promotion of sailing, deep sea sailing and cruising sailors |
| Chair: | Christian MF Schifter |
| Establishment date: | 1972 |
| Number of members: | over 4000 (name of the club) |
| Seat : | Linz |
| Website: | www.yca.at |
The Yacht Club Austria (YCA) is the largest Austrian association for sailors and motor boaters. He is a member of the Austrian High Seas Association and the Motorboat Sports Association of Austria (MSVÖ) and thus supports Austrian top-class sport, the promotion of young talent and the training of skippers . The Yacht Club Austria is an associated member of the DHH (Deutscher Hochseesportverband "Hansa") , the CCS (Swiss Cruising Club) and, since August 2014, the Royal Solent Yacht Club and thus part of a community of over 25,000 water sports enthusiasts.
history
In 1972, after years of preparation, Claus Krieger founded the YCA, an Austrian club with coastal sailing training based on the German model. From the start, training was the primary purpose.
Austrian yacht owners were few and far between at that time. Those who did not own their own yacht tried to become a crew member on a seagoing yacht. It was in the interests of the owners to get good crew members and, on the other hand, many were interested in making themselves interesting through excellent know-how in ship management and navigation at sea. Under these conditions, the newly founded YCA designed the training system.
Today the Yacht Club Austria is the largest Austrian association for sailors and motorboat drivers. It sees itself as an information and service network, whose Austrian and associated members of the Swiss Crusing Club (CSS) and the German High Seas Sports Association "HANSA" (DHH) form a community of more than 25,000 sailing and boat enthusiasts.
activities
- The YCA organizes the Austria Cup, the AASW (Alpe-Adria-Sailing-Week), the Gebirgssegler-Cup and successfully takes part in regattas .
- The YCA supports ship registrations, sea letters, measurements, etc.
- The YCA is the official training center of the Royal Yachting Association (RYA) and organizes the training for the RYA / MCA Yachtmaster of Competence Offshore
- The YCA maintains bases in the Adriatic and Aegean and has partnerships in the areas around the world.
- The YCA advises on all matters relating to sailing and motor sports and establishes contacts with specialists and professionals.
Specialists are available at the YCA for training and further education. Nautical charts , port manuals , etc. are lent to members . The YCA has a federal structure: in the individual federal states there are "regional associations": the crews. The activities of the crews for their members are independent.
The YCA regattas
Mountain Sailing Cup
The YCA Crew Eisenerz is characterized by unusual activities. The "Gebirgssegler Cup", which takes place annually in Croatia , is very popular, especially because the joie de vivre and entertainment are not neglected at this regatta .
Alpe Adria Sailing Week
The largest event of the Yacht Club Austria is developing more and more into the main event of the regatta scene on the upper Adriatic . The YCA Carinthia crew of the YCA organizes several races in different classes.
Izola Open Cup
The prologue in the open class, with a large participation of our Slovenian and Italian regatta friends.
Austria Cup
This very special trophy for ocean sailors, a foundation of the multiple Olympic participant, world champion in the kite class in 1977, swan world championship in 1980 and YCA veteran Franz "Moni" Eisl, is traditionally sailed in the single class with spinnaker.
Alpe Adria Cup
This class for cruising sailors with spinnakers is the competition with the highest number of participants and was specially created for sporty skippers who like to choose their own ship .
Alpe Adria Racing Cup
The racing class for particularly ambitious regatta crews on real racers.
Carinthian Cruising Trophy
Carinthian competition for cruising sailors with spinnakers , is also often viewed as the unofficial Carinthian high sea sailing championship. In addition to the high-level sporting races, the accompanying supporting program - from the Carinthian delicacy evening to the Italian buffet to the gala dinner with award ceremonies - is a unique experience in the world of sailing and testifies to the friendship among the enthusiastic ocean sailors.