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Club Of GreeceThe Yacht Club was established in 1934 by a group of prominent Athenians under the name of «Yacht Club of Athens». The Club was renamed in 1936 as «Yacht Club of Greece» and between 1940 and 1973 assumed the title of «Royal Yacht Club of Greece». Presently, the Club is under the auspices of the President of the Republic.
The premises of the Club lie in the city of Piraeus in the historical military port of ancient Athens called «Mounichia», the contemporary colloquial name of which is Mikrolimano.
The
Club has some 1.500 members in various categories, these include Regular
Members, Diplomatic Members, Naval Associates and Junior Members.
During the year, the Club organises a number of sailing races and supports important social events.
The Main ClubHouse is situated on top of a hill at thesouthwest end of the port which forms a small peninsucula with a unique view of the Phaleron Bay the Saronic Gulf, the islands of Salamis, Aegnia etc., and the city of Athens crowned by the Acropolis. The slopes of the hills are beautifully landscapedwith gardens.
The yacht club has also a clubhouse adjacent to the port of Mikrolimano, at the bottom of teh hill, which is specially situated and set up for sailors to use in leisure clothing and it is suited t oserve, participants of sailing events.
One of the most important sailing events for this summer is the organization of the ILC 40 World Championship. This will be held off Piraeus harbor and organized by the Yacht Club of Greece in cooperation with the Yacht Racing Club of Athens. The YCG publishes the magazine Aello twice a year, distributed free to its members.
You can contact the Yacht Club of Greece in its address:
The 1996 ILC 40 World Championship was organized, executed and sponsored by the Yacht Club of Greece.
| Yacht Name | Country | Owner/Helmsman |
| Fram XII | Norway | H.M. King Harald Of Norway |
| Anemos | Greece | N. Karageorgiou/ E. Karageorgiou |
| Atalanti IX | Greece | G. Andreadis |
| Atalanti VI | Greece | S. Andreadis/ T. Tsoulfas |
| Brava Q8 | Italy | P. Landolfi/ Fr. De Angelis |
| Esmeralda | U.S.A. | M. Uematsu/ Kean Read |
| MK Cafe | Poland | M. Kwasnicki/R. Paszke |
| Omen | New Zealand | T. Friese/T. Dodson |
| Osama - Citizen | Italy | A. Orlandi/T. Chieffi |
There were 7 races altogether :
1. One long offshore 126 miles long
2. One short offshore 60 miles long
3. Four winward-leeward 14 miles long each
4. One windward-leeward 22 miles long.
The results of the individual races were as follows :
| Yacht | 9/7/96 - Long Offshore | 11/7/96 - Windward/ Leeward | 11/7/96 - Windward/ Leeward | 12/7/96 - Winward/ Leeward | 12/7/96 - Winward/ Leeward | 13/7/96 - Short Offshore | 14/7/96 - Winward/ Leeward | Total |
| Brava Q8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 64.56 |
| Esmeralda | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 53.19 |
| Atalanti IX | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 50.19 |
| Omen | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 47.69 |
| MK Cafe | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 34.00 |
| Osama | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 33.25 |
| Fram XII | 6 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 28.00 |
| Anemos | 8 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 21.00 |
| Atalanti VI | DNF | 9 | 9 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | 7.50 |
Last updated on 7th October 1996 by Dr. Spyros Tsaltas (ycg@ath.forthnet.gr)