International Council of Yacht Clubs
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The International Council of Yacht Clubs (ICOYC) is an international organization that operates at the level of Commodores of yacht clubs through a Commodores’ Forum.
Its vision is to improve the quality of the services yacht clubs provide to their members, as well as promoting environmental awareness and responsibility towards the environment.
Among its practical objectives, the main thrust is to identify areas of interest and areas of concern among member clubs and to share information and experience on these areas. The ICOYC also would like to promote fellowship and informal contact among member clubs by means of sailing events as well as social activities.
The membership of the ICOYC is composed of prestigious yacht clubs in key yachting locations around the world, from Africa to Asia and the Pacific. Its main members are:
Royal Natal Yacht Club, Royal Vancouver Yacht Club
, Seattle Yacht Club, Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club
, Royal Fresh Water Bay Yacht Club, Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron
, Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron
, Norddeutscher Regatta Verein
, Royal Danish Yacht Club, Royal Norwegian Yacht Club
, Segelclub RHE
, Société Nautique de Marseille, Verein Seglerhaus am Wannsee
, Royal Thames Yacht Club
, Royal Western Yacht Cub.
, where there was a discussion at the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club (RVYC) in 2003 about the need of an international Yacht Club organization. Practical steps were taken in 2005 when the RVYC hosted the first Commodores’ Forum, attended by representatives of yacht clubs around the world.
The International Council of Yacht Clubs was finally established in 2006 in Hong Kong
, when the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club hosted the second Commodores’ Forum. This event was attended by 28 yacht clubs from all five continents.
Its vision is to improve the quality of the services yacht clubs provide to their members, as well as promoting environmental awareness and responsibility towards the environment.
Among its practical objectives, the main thrust is to identify areas of interest and areas of concern among member clubs and to share information and experience on these areas. The ICOYC also would like to promote fellowship and informal contact among member clubs by means of sailing events as well as social activities.
The membership of the ICOYC is composed of prestigious yacht clubs in key yachting locations around the world, from Africa to Asia and the Pacific. Its main members are:
Royal Natal Yacht Club, Royal Vancouver Yacht Club
Royal Vancouver Yacht Club
The Royal Vancouver Yacht Club is a yacht club located in Vancouver, British Columbia. The club was founded in 1903. The club operates two marinas, one at Jericho Beach in English Bay and one in Coal Harbour...
, Seattle Yacht Club, Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club
Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club
The Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club is a Hong Kong sports club for sailing and rowing.Founded as Hong Kong Corinthian Sailing Club in 1890 and became the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club in 1894....
, Royal Fresh Water Bay Yacht Club, Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron
Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron
The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron is one of New Zealand's more prestigious yacht clubs, and the club behind New Zealand's America's Cup campaigns, under the guise of Team New Zealand....
, Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron
Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron
The Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron is a yacht club located in North Sydney, Australia in the suburb of Kirribilli.The squadron was originally founded in 1862...
, Norddeutscher Regatta Verein
Norddeutscher Regatta Verein
Norddeutscher Regatta Verein , roughly meaning "North German Regatta Club", is one of the oldest and most prestigious yacht clubs in Germany. This club is located in Hamburg and is one of the organizers of the Kiel Week together with the Yacht Club of Kiel, the Verein Seglerhaus am Wannsee and the...
, Royal Danish Yacht Club, Royal Norwegian Yacht Club
Royal Norwegian Yacht Club
The Royal Norwegian Yacht Club is a yacht club in Oslo, Norway . The club was established in 1883 and has some 4,000 members...
, Segelclub RHE
Segelclub RHE
Segelclub RHE , is the oldest yacht club in Germany. It was established in 1855 in Königsberg, East Prussia.Segelclub RHE began when Ernst Burow, then a high school student, got a fishing boat as a present and needed a few friends to sail it...
, Société Nautique de Marseille, Verein Seglerhaus am Wannsee
Verein Seglerhaus am Wannsee
The Verein Seglerhaus am Wannsee is the second oldest yacht club in Germany after Segelclub RHE. It is located on the shores of the Greater Wannsee lake, southwest of Berlin....
, Royal Thames Yacht Club
Royal Thames Yacht Club
The Royal Thames Yacht Club is the oldest sailing club in the United Kingdom. Its headquarters are located at 60 Knightsbridge, London, England, overlooking Hyde Park....
, Royal Western Yacht Cub.
History
Its origins can be traced to CanadaCanada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, where there was a discussion at the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club (RVYC) in 2003 about the need of an international Yacht Club organization. Practical steps were taken in 2005 when the RVYC hosted the first Commodores’ Forum, attended by representatives of yacht clubs around the world.
The International Council of Yacht Clubs was finally established in 2006 in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
, when the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club hosted the second Commodores’ Forum. This event was attended by 28 yacht clubs from all five continents.