Union Nationale pour la Course au Large

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The Union Nationale pour la Course au Large, also called UNCL, was a French yacht club.

Union Nationale pour la Course au Large

Abbreviation	UNCL
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	Boulogne sur Seine France
Coordinates	48.8344°N 2.2260°E / 48.8344; 2.2260
Region served	France
Membership	1000[1]
Official language	French
Président	Marc de SAINT DENIS
Affiliations	Fédération Française de Voile
Website	http://www.uncl.com/

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]