The Yachting Association of Sri Lanka (YASL) 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 Colombo

Colombo

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, Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

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. It was formerly known as Colombo Sailing Club.

This club 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 regatta

Regatta

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s regularly, like the Janashanthi Sailing Nationals. In July 2004 the Yachting Asoociation of Sri Lanka revived the Tri-nation Regatta, in which yachts from India

India

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 and Pakistan

Pakistan

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 compete with local yachts.

The YASL has a sailing school and a small Optimist fleet.