Yachting Association of Sri Lanka

Yachting Association of Sri Lanka
Sport	Sailing
Jurisdiction	Sri Lanka
Abbreviation	SRI
Founded	1958
Affiliation	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'.^[2] In 1898 the club received a royal charter and was renamed to the Royal Colombo Yacht Club. In the 1980s the club had to leave its club house at 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 regattas regularly, like the Janashanthi Sailing Nationals.^[3] In July 2004 the Yachting Association of Sri Lanka revived the Tri-nation Regatta, in which yachts from India and Pakistan compete with local yachts.^[4] The Sailing Nationals are generally held in January and contested by four different dinghy classes: Enterprise; GP14; Optimist and Laser, together with windsurfers.