Uniting yachting and ocean racing
The Yacht-Club de France is one of the oldest yacht-clubs in France, whose objective is to gather enthusiasts, whether they sail or motor, whether they are owners or not, Parisians, foreigners or from the rest of France. In addition to the "navigation in the broadest sense of the term" the Yacht-Club de France is investing even more in racing and regattas with this merger-absorption of the Union National pour la Course au Large. The two entities merge under the single name "Yacht-Club de France", the racing division being renamed "UNCL, YCF Race Pole" . Philippe Héral, President of the YCF, takes the responsibility of the new entity, while Géry Trentesaux, last president of the UNCL becomes Vice-president of the YCF.
The permanent teams of the UNCL will join the Parisian teams of the Yacht-Club de France, which is looking for a new place to welcome its members, and propose a large social place within the city.
Manage the IRC gauge
Through this merger, the YCF is returning to the measurement management activities it managed at its inception. The IRC rating, the international rating certificate, was created by the RORC and the UNCL. Thus, the IRC rating will be jointly administered by the RORC Rating Office in Lymington, UK, and the Yacht Club de France's Calculation Center in Paris.
To encourage boaters to take up racing, the UNCL has launched the IRC Go! rule, which offers access to a simple and inexpensive rating. The idea is to make boaters want to obtain a single certificate for a race, without the constraint of the IRC rule, through a reassuring support, and to bring them to think about the IRC afterwards.
Animate the season of the habitable boats
In addition to the FFV, the YCF, its 750 members and its network of 31 allied clubs in France and 28 abroad want to democratize offshore sailing. Thanks to the experience of the UNCL in racing and the animation of YCF clubs, the new entity will open a certain number of YCF championships to the greatest number of people. Starting with the two IRC championships in the Channel-Atlantic and the Mediterranean, which should evolve to allow yachtsmen to sail further, and in particular to spend their first night at sea, outside their own sailing circle.
Accelerating access to ocean racing with the launch of the Class 30
Conceived and designed by the UNCL, the RORC in England and the Storm Trysail Club in the USA, the Class 30, a new one-design sailboat for introduction to ocean racing, is expected to enter service in early 2023. With a capacity of up to 6 crew members, the C30 is available in two versions, Club for training and One Design for fleet racing or IRC. The YCF's goal is to get the younger generation involved in ocean racing, whether single-handed, double-handed or crewed, thanks to this new, much more accessible boat. A championship will also be set up in 2023.
Strengthen presence in metric classes
Always with the aim of transmitting and sharing a common passion, the YCF will support several initiatives in the different metric classes, such as the Metric Challenge - Atlantic Metric Open of France, the European Championships and the World Championships of 6 mJI and 12 mJI, events organized by allied clubs of the YCF in the next 2 years.
