39°56′44″N 52°52′41″E / 39.945614°N 52.878030°E / 39.945614; 52.878030

Yelken
Formation2013
Legal statusactive
Purposeadvocate and public voice, educator and network for Recreational boating, and competitive sailors, coaches
Location
Official language
English, Turkmen, Turkish, Russian
Websitewww.yelkenyahtkluby.com

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

History

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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]

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