| Union Nationale pour la Course au Large | |
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| Abbreviation: | UNCL |
| Predecessor: | UNC, GCL |
| Successor: | Yacht Club de France |
| Formation: | 1971 (years ago) |
| Defunct: | September 30, 2022 |
| Headquarters: | Centre Nautique Paris-Boulogne, |
| Location: | Boulogne sur Seine France |
| Coords: | 48.8344°N 2.226°W |
| Region Served: | France |
| Membership: | 1000 |
| Language: | French |
| Leader Title: | Président |
| Leader Name: | Marc de SAINT DENIS |
| Affiliations: | Fédération Française de Voile |
| Website: | http://www.uncl.com/ |
The Union Nationale pour la Course au Large also called UNCL is a French yacht club
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]