The Union Internationale Motonautique ( UIM ) is the international governing body of powerboating , based in the Principality of Monaco . It was founded in 1922, in Belgium, as the Union Internationale du Yachting Automobile.
2-786: Member nations from 12 in 1927 to 60 in 2017. PRESIDENTS OF THE U.I.M. 1922-1944 Alfred Pierrard Belgium 1946-1972 Freddy Buysse Belgium 1972-1975 Vittore Catella Italy 1975-1978 Claude Bouilloux Lafont France 1978-1985 Francesco Cosentino Italy 1985-1987 Paul Lamberts Belgium 1987-2006 Ralf Frohling Germany 2007 Charles D.Strang U.S.A. Since 2007 Raffaele Chiulli Italy SECRETARIES GENERAL OF THE U.I.M. 1922-1925 John Ward Ireland 1925-1965 Maurice Pauwaert Belgium 1965-1972 Henri Thomas Belgium 1973-1992 José Mawet Belgium 1992-2011 Régine Vandekerckhove Belgium 2011-2014 Andrea Dini Italy Since 2014 Thomas Kurth Switzerland 58 Nations in 2023: This motorsport-related article
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