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| Abbreviation | UNCL |
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| Predecessor | UNC, GCL |
| Successor | Yacht Club de France |
| Formation | 1971 (54 years ago) |
| Defunct | September 30, 2022 |
| Type | Yacht club |
| Headquarters | Centre Nautique Paris-Boulogne, |
| Location |
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| Coordinates | 48°50′04″N2°13′34″E / 48.8344°N 2.2260°E |
Region served | France |
| Membership | 1000 [1] |
Official language | French |
Président | Marc de SAINT DENIS |
| Affiliations | Fédération Française de Voile |
| Website | http://www.uncl.com/ |
The Union Nationale pour la Course au Large, also called UNCL, was a French yacht club.
UNCL was established in 1971 through a merger of the Union Nationale des Croiseurs (UNC), and the Groupe des Croiseurs Légers (GCL). [1] UNC itself was formed at Brest in 1913 to organise offshore racing in France as this was outside of the statutes of the Yacht Club de France at that time. [2] GCL had been formed in 1960 by Alain Maupas to organise races for smaller craft. [3]
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. [1]
Effective September 30, 2022 UNCL was absorbed into the Yacht Club de France. [4]
