Yacht Club Yelken Explained

Yelken
Formation:	2013
Status:	active
Purpose:	advocate and public voice, educator and network for Recreational boating, and competitive sailors, coaches

Yelken Yacht Club (Turkmen: Ýelken Ýaht Kluby) is a yacht club in Awaza, Turkmenistan. The first yacht club in Turkmenistan.^[1]

History

Built by Turkish company Polimeks,^[2] construction began in 2009.^{[3] [4]}

It was opened with the participation of President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to June 2013.^[5]

In 2014, the yacht club held the PWA World Cup.^[6]

Notes and References

1. http://www.turkmenistan.ru/en/articles/17273.html First yacht club opens on Turkmen coast of Caspian Sea
2. http://www.turkmenistan.ru/en/articles/17342.html President of Turkmenistan and Turkish Prime Minister inaugurate project on construction of new Caspian Sea port
3. http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkish-firm-builds-first-turkmenian-yacht-club.aspx?pageID=238&nID=49745&NewsCatID=345 Turkish firm builds first Turkmenian yacht club
4. https://www.aa.com.tr/en/news/198904--turkish-company-builds-first-yacht-club-of-turkmenistan Turkish company builds first yacht club of Turkmenistan
5. http://www.turkmenistan.gov.tm/_eng/?id=2439 President of Turkmenistan attends the opening ceremony of a yacht club in the Avaza national tourism zone
6. http://www.pwaworldtour.com/index.php?id=38&tx_pwaevent_pi1%5BshowUid%5D=220&cHash=60a8fff1401d21e657bb15f3bfc15767 AWAZA PWA WORLD CUP TÜRKMENİSTAN