MARITOUR TACIS PROJECT COMPONENT STATUS ON 25.01.07

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MARITOUR - TACIS PROJECT COMPONENT STATUS ON
25.01.07

• 2007

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Time and budget

• Time
• 19.09.2006 19.08.2008

Budget Overall budget 299 592 EURO Grant
European Commission 269 633 EURO
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TACIS PARTNERS

• Vyborg Region Partner 17
• Slantsy Region Partner 18
• Kalingrad City Hall Partner 19
• Kingisepp Region Partner 20

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Project Activities

• Partner meeting
• Situation studies and analyses on water tourism
  in partner regions of NW Russia
• Development of maritime tourism concepts,
  harbours action plans,etc
• Marketing actions
• Workshops and seminars
• Purchase of boats, sailing gear and safety
  equipment
• Setting up of Young Sailors Clubs and Tourist
  Association
• Development, publishing and dissemination of
  presentation and marketing materials
• Children Regatta in Vyborg
• Final conference
• Reporting

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General implemented activities so far

• Tacis partners kick-off meeting in
  Saint-Petersburg in November 2006
• Bank account opened
• Planning and implementation of individual
  Activities for Sept.06-March 07 project period
• Preparation of Tender documents for sailing
  equipment
• Search of boats and sailing equipment producers
• Preparation for Düsseldorf Fair trip
• Collection of information on harbours,
  traditional ships, sailing schools, boat charter
  ccompanies in NW Russia
• Inputs for www.sailbaltic.com
• Collection of marketing information and photos
  for Düsseldorf Fair

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Implemented Activities per partner Vyborg

• Start up of individual project Children
  Regatta
• Meeting with Vyborg city and region leadership
  on launching the individual project.
• Children Regatta working group set up and plan
  of activity preparation developed
• Working meeting with Children sailing club
  management and discussion on purchasing the
  sailing equipment .
• List of equipment approved 
• Collection of information on water tourism and
  pleasure harbour status

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Implemented Activities per partner Slantsy

• Start up of individual project Young Sailors
  Club
• 2 meetings of Slantsy municipality with local
  yachtsmen on purchase of equipment and
  setting up of Young Sailors Club
• List of boat and sailing equipment producers
  developed
• Collection of information on water tourism and
  pleasure harbour status
• Legal decisions made on setting up of Young
  Sailors Club in Slantsy region
• List of volunteers from local yachtsmen made who
  will assist in YSC development and training its
  young sailors
• Budget allocations for YSC costs in 2007 secured

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Implemented Activities per partner Kingisepp

• Start up of individual project Young Sailors
  Club
• Legal procedures on Status and establishment of
  Young Sailors Club in Kingisepp made
• Curriculum and Activity plan for YSC developed.
  Training starts in February 2007
• Head master of the YSC selected and contracted,
  trainer-volunteers identified
• Recruiting of young sailors started including
  so called difficult teenagers
• List of purchasing the sailing equipment
  equipment agreed 
• Collection of information on water tourism
  activities in the region

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Implemented Activities per partner Kaliningrad

• Kaliningrad local authority working meeting on
  launching the project. took place
• Coordination project group members approved
• Preparation plan for Kaliningrad activities
  developed
• Experts summoned and contracted
• Process of collection of information on water
  tourism in the area stared
• Promotion materials developed and produced
• Networking with Lithuanian partner in force