Yacht Club Uruguayo

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Building of the Yacht Club Uruguayo in the port of Buceo

The Yacht Club Uruguayo (YCU) is located in the city of Montevideo and officially represents the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) in Uruguay .

history

To promote sailing in the region, a group of young sailors founded the Uruguayan Yacht Club in the port of Montevideo Bay in 1906 , which was housed in the old pontoon lighthouse Tres María. Years later, the club moved to Buceo Bay, and in 1939 the club consolidated its presence with the construction of an eight-story building. The architects Jorge Herrán and Luis Crespi designed the boat-shaped building, which has been part of Uruguay's historical heritage ( Patrimonio Histórico Cultural ) since 1997 . It was opened on October 28, 1939 by the then Uruguayan President Alfredo Baldomir .

Stander of the YC Uruguayo

At the end of the 20th century the yacht club opened branches in Punta del Este and Santiago Vázquez .

The club's flag is the national flag of Uruguay, according to a constitutional decree passed on August 11, 1908. The club has an emblem with a sun and an anchor and a pennant with four blue stripes on a white and red anchor in the canton.

In 1936 the Uruguayan Yacht Club took part in the Olympic Games in Berlin for the first time and since then has regularly participated in the Games in some of the Olympic classes.

The YCU organizes various regattas throughout the year, for example for the boat classes Optimist , Snipe , Laser , J / 24 or also in Olympic windsurfing.

Club facilities

The club is located in the center of Montevideo , which allows visiting sailors a very comfortable stay on the banks of the city. The port is 10 minutes from the city center and 15 minutes from Aeropuerto Internacional de Carrasco Airport. It can accommodate over 300 boats and offers an embarkation service 24 hours a day. The yacht club also has two open swimming pools, six tennis courts, three five-seat soccer fields and one seven-seat soccer field.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Yacht Club Uruguayo | Municipio CH. Retrieved May 5, 2020 .
  2. ↑ a b Reseña Histórica. Retrieved May 5, 2020 .
  3. ↑ a b Yacht Club Uruguayo, Puerto del Buceo (Spanish)
  4. ↑ Yacht Magazine: Opti World Championship in Uruguay. Retrieved June 9, 2020 .

Coordinates: 34 ° 54 ′ 35.8 ″  S , 56 ° 7 ′ 51.4 ″  W.