Yacht Club Yelken

39°56′44″N 52°52′41″E

Yelken

Formation	2013
Legal status	active
Purpose	advocate and public voice, educator and network for Recreational boating, and competitive sailors, coaches
Location	Awaza, Turkmenistan
Official language	English, Turkmen, Turkish, Russian
Website	www.yelkenyahtkluby.com

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]

References

1. First yacht club opens on Turkmen coast of Caspian Sea
2. President of Turkmenistan and Turkish Prime Minister inaugurate project on construction of new Caspian Sea port
3. Turkish firm builds first Turkmenian yacht club
4. Turkish company builds first yacht club of Turkmenistan
5. President of Turkmenistan attends the opening ceremony of a yacht club in the Avaza national tourism zone
6. AWAZA PWA WORLD CUP TÜRKMENİSTAN

External links

• Official website