Club Náutico Hacoaj
Encyclopedia
Club Náutico Hacoaj is a Jewish sports club in Buenos Aires
, Argentina
.
It was founded under the name Club Náutico Israelita on December 24, 1935. The club is called Náutico (Nautical) to underline its rowing activities, as at that time it was the first club where Jews could practice that sport.
A year later, the name Club Náutico Hacoaj was adopted in honor of its namesake, Hakoah (in Vienna, Austria), destroyed by the Nazis in 1938. Hacoaj started in a small rented place in Tigre
, with a ramp, a few boats, tennis courts, basketball, bocce, soccer, a colonial-style main building, dormitories and a wooden dance floor.
It currently have 4 locations:
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
.
It was founded under the name Club Náutico Israelita on December 24, 1935. The club is called Náutico (Nautical) to underline its rowing activities, as at that time it was the first club where Jews could practice that sport.
A year later, the name Club Náutico Hacoaj was adopted in honor of its namesake, Hakoah (in Vienna, Austria), destroyed by the Nazis in 1938. Hacoaj started in a small rented place in Tigre
Tigre, Buenos Aires
Tigre is a town in the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, situated in the north of Greater Buenos Aires, north of Buenos Aires city. Tigre lies on the Paraná Delta and is an important tourist and weekend attraction, easily reached by bus and train services, including the scenic Tren de la Costa...
, with a ramp, a few boats, tennis courts, basketball, bocce, soccer, a colonial-style main building, dormitories and a wooden dance floor.
It currently have 4 locations:
- Sede Tigre "Roberto Maliar" (the original location, named after a longtime president of the club)
- Club de Campo (country club located near the "Sede Tigre")
- La isla (an island in the Paraná DeltaParaná DeltaThe Paraná Delta is the delta of the Paraná River in Argentina. The Paraná flows north–south and becomes an alluvial basin between the Argentine provinces of Entre Ríos and Santa Fe, then emptying into the Río de la Plata....
that can be reached rowing from the Tigre Location) - Sede Capital (a building in Buenos AiresBuenos AiresBuenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, where social and sports activities are held during the week)
See also
- Detailed article about Club Náutico Hacoaj in Spanish