The Club Naval de Ferrol, officially named Centro Deportivo SocioCultural Armada (CDSCA) since may 25th, 2003 is a yacht club

Yacht club

A yacht club is a sports club specifically related to sailing and yachting.-Description:Yacht Clubs are mostly located by the sea, although there are some that have been established at a lake or riverside locations...

 in Galicia (Spain

Spain

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). This club is located in the harbor city of Ferrol

Ferrol, A Coruña

Ferrol , sometimes in Spanish El Ferrol, is a city in the province of A Coruña in Galicia, located on the Atlantic coast in north-western Spain...

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History

The Club Naval de Ferrol was originally established may 17th, 1950, under the name Comisión Naval de Regatas. Its name was changed in 1974 by the Spanish Ministry of Defence , and its scope of activities was limited to the amusement and entertaining of the Spanish Navy personnel posted to the Naval Station of El Ferrol and their families.

Facilities

This institution counts with an excellent library

Library

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 (with some antique and rare books) swimming pools, golf courses, football, basket ball and tennis courts, restaurants, dancing halls

Dance music

Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...

, sailing clubs, and a long etc… which includes a naval museum

Museum

A museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities...

, now open to the public.