OUR HISTORY 

Marmaris International Yacht Sport Club (M.I.Y.C.) was founded in 1992 by yachtsmen and sea enthusiasts from Marmaris. Before the establishment of the club, the yachtsmen in question organized various amateur races among themselves, and after the establishment of the club, they seized the opportunity to turn this into an official meeting and organized the first Marmaris International Race Week.

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M.I.Y.C. has approximately 150 members today and organizes approximately 20 sailing yacht races every year. Approximately 150 yachts and over 1500 athletes from all over the world participate in the Marmaris International Race Week every year. This race is the highest participation sailing yacht race in Türkiye and the Eastern Mediterranean.

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Apart from the Marmaris International Race Week, the Winter Trophy, Hemithea Regatta, Loryma Cup, Mediterranean Yacht Championship, Campus Cup, Channel Regatta, 119 Miles 19 May Youth Cup, Burhanettin Tekdağ Year-End Cup are among the races organized by M.I.Y.C.

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As one of the most respected yacht clubs in Türkiye, M.I.Y.C. hosts countless athletes every year and continues its work for the development of sailing.