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The Sailing Sport in the World and in Turkey<br />
Created by mankind’s addition of wind energy to the boats he uses by benefiting from the<br />
buoyancy of water and especially embraced by countries that border open seas, sail boats were<br />
first used only for transportation and war. The transformation of the sail into a sports branch<br />
dominated by a battle with nature dates back to the establishment of a club named Seamark<br />
Club in England in 1693. After this date, sailing as a sport quickly spread to other countries<br />
<strong>around</strong> the world. The sail, which became an Olympic sport in 1896, developed in Turkey<br />
after the founding of the Republic. Blossoming in the 1850s with the races that yacht owners<br />
associated with clubs on Büyükada, Moda and Yeşilköy shores held amongst themselves, the<br />
sailing sport stopped between the years of 1914 and 1923 due to the war; however, it was<br />
brought back to the agenda in 1923 with the establishment of the Water Sports Federation,<br />
which encompasses the Sailing, Paddling and Swimming branches. In 1957, the Sailing<br />
branch was removed from the Water Sports Federation, and the Turkish Sailing Federation<br />
was officially established on May 25, 1957. Yet Turkey’s membership in the International<br />
Yacht Racing Union, established in 1907, came much earlier, in 1932. The International<br />
Union, on the other hand, adhered to the regulations of other sports organizations to change<br />
its name to the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) in 1996.<br />
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