Yachting Association of Sri Lanka

Yachting Association of Sri Lanka
	ISAF
Affiliation date	1967
Regional affiliation	ASCON
Headquarters	Level 4, 1 Lake Crescent
Location	Colombo
President	Joseph Kenny
Vice president(s)	Senaka Senaviratne
Secretary	Chandima Gunawardene
Official website
	www.yasl.info

Yachting Association of Sri Lanka (YASL) is recognised by the

International Sailing Federation^[1] as the governing body for the sport of sailing in Sri Lanka

.

Clubs

Royal Colombo Yacht Club
Ceylon Motor Yacht Club
Dehaweela Sailing Club (closed 1973)
Sri Lanka Navy Sailing Club
Bentota Windsurfing Club
Ruhunu Sailing Association (established 2006)
Kalpitiya Windsports Club

The Royal Colombo Yacht Club (RCYC) was formerly known as 'Colombo Sailing Club'.

Colombo Harbour to accommodate the expansion of the port and for security reasons. The club then shared facilities with the Ceylon Motor Yacht Club at Bolgoda Lake, Moratuwa

. In 2005 a new clubhouse was constructed on the beach at Mt. Lavinia, adjacent to the Lifesaving Association's building.

The Ceylon Motor Yacht Club (CMYC) was established in 1929 and has operated from its current location on the shores of Lake Bolgoda since 1936.

Events

Sailing Nationals

South Asian Yachting Regatta (formerly Tri-nation Regatta)

Colombo to Galle Regatta

Royal Thomian Optimist Sailing Regatta

2006 Enterprise World Championship
2011
GP14
World Championship
2012 IODA
Optimist
Asian Championship

The YASL has seen its activity much reduced during the past three decades owing to the civil war in the island. Even so, the YASL manages to organize

Optimist and Laser

, together with windsurfers.

The YASL has a sailing school and a small

Optimist fleet.^[5]

Notable competitive sailors

(International events with minimum 3 participating ISAF nations)

Ray Wijewardene - Silver medalist 1970 Asian Games Dinghy; Enterprise
Lalin Jirasinha - Bronze medalist 1998 Asian Games Dinghy; Enterprise
Krishan Janaka - Bronze medalist 1998 Asian Games Dinghy; Enterprise^{[citation needed]}

References

^ http://www.sailing.org/about-isaf/mna/austalia.php ISAF MNA Microsite
^ Basic information
^ Janashanthi Sailing Nationals
^ Tri-nation Regatta
^ Optimist

External links

ISAF MNA Microsite

06°52′45″N 79°53′30″E / 6.87917°N 79.89167°E / 6.87917; 79.89167

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[1] ttp://www.sailing.org/about-isaf/mna/austalia.php ISAF MNA Microsite

[2] Basic information

[3] Janashanthi Sailing Nationals

[4] Tri-nation Regatta

[5] Optimist

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