Hérault (Department, France): Yacht clubs

Last modified: 2012-08-01 by ivan sache
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• Association des Plaisanciers du Port de la Grande-Motte
• Société des Navigateurs Grands-Mottois
• Société des Régates d'Agde et du Cap
• Société Nautique de Sète

See also:

• France
• Hérault (Department, France)
• France: Yacht clubs

Société des Régates d'Agde et du Cap

Burgee of SORAC - Image by Ivan Sache, 1 November 2010

Société des Régates d'Agde et du Cap(SORAC) is based in Agde, a town located between Sète and Béziers (coastal Languedoc). Cap d'Agde, located a few kilometers south of the town proper, is a main center of summer vacation.

The burgee of the SORAC is blue with the white letters "S.O.R.A.C.". Shown graphically on the club's website, the burgee is confirmed by a photo of the boat of the SORAC Race Committee.

Ivan Sache, 1 November 2010

Société Nautique de Sète

Flag and burgee of the SNS - Images by Ivan Sache, 14 March 2010

The Société Nautique de Sète (SNS), founded in 1863 as the Société des Régates de Sète, is one of the oldest yacht clubs in France.

The flag of the SNS (photo) is quartered per saltire blue-white-red-White. The blue and red quarters are charged with the white letters "R" and "S", respectively, recalling the first name of the club. Two white stars are placed vertically along the hoist.
The burgee of the SNS (photo) is the triangular version of the club's flag.

Ivan Sache, 14 March 2010