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Club de Yates de Acapulco (English: Acapulco Yacht Club) is a yachting club located in Acapulco, Mexico. Opened in December 1955, it served as host of the sailing events for the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.
Since the 1968 Games, the yacht club continues to serve as a sailing venue.
Reference
- 1968 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. Part 1. p. 76. (English) & (French)
- Official website history. (Spanish)
Venues of the 1968 Summer Olympics Agustín Melgar Olympic Velodrome · Arena México · Avándaro Golf Club · Campo Marte · Campo Militar 1 · Club de Yates · Estadio Azteca · Estadio Cuauhtémoc · Estadio Nou Camp · Estadio Olímpico Universitario · Fernando Montes de Oca Fencing Hall · Francisco Márquez Olympic Pool · Insurgentes Ice Rink · Insurgentes Theatre · Jalisco Stadium · Juan de la Barrera Olympic Gymnasium · Juan Escutia Sports Palace · Magdalena Mixhuca Sports City · Municipal Stadium · National Auditorium · Revolution Ice Rink · Satellite Circuit · University City Swimming Pool · Vincente Suárez Shooting Range · Virgilio Uribe Rowing and Canoeing Course · Zócalo1900: Le Havre, Meulan-en-Yvelines • 1908: Solent, Southampton Water • 1912: Nynäshamn • 1920: Ostend, Buiten Y • 1924: Le Havre, Meulan-en-Yvelines • 1928: Buiten Y, Zuiderzee • 1932: Los Angeles Harbor • 1936: Kiel Bay • 1948: Torbay • 1952: Harmaja, Liuskasaari • 1956: Port Phillip • 1960: Gulf of Naples • 1964: Enoshima • 1968: Club de Yates • 1972: Bay of Kiel • 1976: Portsmouth Olympic Harbour • 1980: Olympic Regatta in Tallinn • 1984: Long Beach Shoreline Marina • 1988: Busan Yachting Center • 1992: Olympic Harbour • 1996: Wassaw Sound • 2000: Rushcutters Bay • 2004: Agios Kosmas Olympic Sailing Centre • 2008: Qingdao International Sailing Centre • 2012: Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy • 2016: Marina da Glória
Categories:- 1968 Summer Olympic venues
- Olympic sailing venues
- Sports venues in Mexico
- Yacht clubs in North America
- Mexican sports venue stubs
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