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European Atlantic Tall Ships initiative: Youth Development, Maritime Education, Marine Scientific Research and Coastal Community Out-Reach Project for the European Atlantic Region

Their primary purpose will be to undertake and deliver a youth development

Sail-Training programme which will connect the five EU Member States of

the Atlantic Sea- Board Region, Portugal , Spain, France, United Kingdom

and Ireland , within the framework of the Atlantic Forum Strategy.

This project proposes the construction, development and operation of a

fleet of one-design Tall Ships.

Project Proposal

To link the Coastal Communities of the Atlantic Member

Countries by sea going voyages in Tall Ships.

To deliver on board the Ships during these linking voyages, a

Youth Development Sail Training vocational and educational and

scientific research programme for the EU Citizens of all ages,

young maritime professionals, disadvantaged youth and the

unemployed with particular emphasis on citizens between the ages

of 15-30 year olds from the five Atlantic Seaboard Region

States.

Project Overall Aims

To promote Personal Development of Youth through the engagement

of the EU citizen in Sail Training Youth Development Voyages with

particular emphasis on disadvantaged groups and to educate the

young people of the Atlantic Seaboard Region about their maritime

culture and identity.

To provide young Maritime Professionals with the opportunity to

learn and experience the traditional maritime leadership skills and

nautical skills, vital to their professional development. To contribute

to socially inclusive growth by highlighting maritime professions and

attracting young people to maritime based careers. Breaking the

psychological barrier between the public and the sea as a vital

element in achieving this goal.

To undertake targeted Scientific Research of the marine

environment during the Voyages undertaken and during these voyages

to promote international and Pan-European co-operation in the fields

of youth education in marine science and environmental protection.


To promote EU citizenship, awareness of cultural diversity, and

knowledge of the marine based industries among the Voyage

participants and coastal communities of the Atlantic Seaboard

To advance and promote tourism and public awareness of the EU

Atlantic Coastline and to develop mutual understanding and shared

ownership of the Atlantic Basin among the Five EU Member States

and their citizens

Sail Training Youth Development Explained

Sail Training requires participants to take part in voyages at sea, as an

active team member of the crew on traditional sailing vessels.

The outcomes of this experience, when part of a well-planned on board

programme of education are:

The acceptance of personal responsibility and challenge

Inter-personal skills

Self reliance and confidence

Cultural awareness and acceptance

Ability to work as part of a team

Project Educational Programme:

Youth Exchange projects based on the framework of the EU Commissions –

“Youth in Action” programme would be delivered on board the ships as they

voyage throughout the region. These Voyages will involve groups of young

people from two or more of the Atlantic coastal member states at a time

and will seek as outcomes:

Solidarity and tolerance

An awareness of National and European identity

Respect for, and knowledge of, the issues of the sea and marine

environment

Protecting and promoting the Atlantic area's cultural heritage

To offer a system which allows civil society organisations to place

young people in an international programme of education,

development and scientific research


To overcome the social challenges that stand in the way of

integrating the potential of the emerging “blue economy” into the

general public agenda.

Project Tourism Objectives:

As the ships will be a one-design fleet they will be able to race against each

other in international and local regattas, which will attract popular interest.

Their visits to Ports and Maritime Festivals across the Region will create a

strong tourist attraction to the port areas and thus help to bridge the gap

between the general public and the maritime industries based in the

Member States’ ports of the Atlantic Seaboard.

The vessels will be utilised when in port for local community education,

public presentations and tourism programmes. These will extend knowledge

of marine ecosystems, maritime skills and marine heritage.

During port visits they will conduct day sails bringing local groups to sea for

a day to explore their local area by sea and gain an understanding of the

maritime environment and industry. These day sails will involve basic

educational/information talks with a focus on the local environment and

marine industries.

Project Scientific Research and Environmental Objectives:

To study the impact of humans and marine industries on the marine

environment including ecosystems and biodiversity

Sustainable management of the marine environment

Sustainable exploitation of marine natural resources

Research projects can be aligned with the national school education

curricula

To promote knowledge and understanding of all above matters by

assisting our Partner Organizations with research projects: e.g

plankton sampling, water sampling, bird population studies and

migration patterns.

The ships will be members of the Blue Flag Initiative, which has

already been adopted and accredited by Sail Training International.


Project Delivery

The delivery of the programme requires

The investment in the design, construction and maintenance for a

minimum of six years, of a purpose built one design Sail Training

Vessel for each Member State Managing Organisation.

The development of a common Sail Training Education Programme

to be delivered on Board each Member State Project Vessel. The

ships will be equipped with lecture/presentation facility with

capacity for the full crew to take part in workshops and lectures.

The development of a Scientific Onboard Research Programme by

the National Scientific Partner in the Member State to be

delivered by the Member State Project Vessel. The ships will be

equipped with a scientific lab for conducting tests and research.

The vessel will be a rigged sailing vessel circa 23,90 meters in

length.

The estimated cost of construction of each vessel is €2,900,000.

Project Management

An organization with a board of directors/trustees will be formed

in order to manage this project on behalf all Member

Organizations to ensure cooperation and cohesion and

commonality in respect of all aspects of the delivery of the

Project its aims and objectives.


Project Communication

Public awareness of the programmed and its aims will be important.

In each Member State the Managing Organization will be asked

to contribute to a Region wide public relations campaign which

will utilize: Website, Social Media, TV and other media support to

promote the educational, scientific, self development and tourism

aims of the project. The spectacle of the tall ships will draw the

media’s attention.

In each Member State the Managing Organization will engage

with representatives of the schools and youth services in the

Member State to present and promote to them, the aims

objectives and successes of the Project. This will contribute to

public understanding and to the long-term leverage effect of the

Project.

Project Marketing

In each Member State the Managing Organization shall be

responsible for recruitment of participants for the programmed

from organizations such as, but not exclusively, schools, local-

authorities, youth services and such like organizations across the

Member State. Each participant will be asked to make some

financial contribution to his or her experience.

Timeline

The duration of the Project is 7 years, from 2014 to 2020

2014: construction of the ships at an estimate cost of €2,900,000 per ship

2015-2020: Delivery of the Project at an estimate cost of €1,400,000 per

ship


Outcomes

This project has the ability to produce an extremely positive leverage

effect that will last for 15/20 years, as all participants will:

Have the opportunity to reach their full potential as individuals in

terms of accepting challenge and responsibility, developing a good

work ethic, communicating and working with others, understanding

cultural diversity and developing a sense of adventure.

Be more aware of the opportunities available to them through the

emerging blue economy and better equipped to take advantage of

them.

Be more willing to engage with the marine world, the emerging

blue economy and will have a sense of ownership of our shared

international marine environment and resources.

Develop marine based environmental awareness which will

contribute to the future protection of our shared marine

environment

Engage in collection and processing of scientific data relevant to

protection of the marine environment and development of its

natural resources

Develop skills and knowledge related to maritime activities and

marine resources

Develop a shared cultural identity


Tourism and Cultural Outcomes.

The project will:

Through public engagement help to promote the marine industries

and the marine environment, its issues and potential.

Be fully inclusive by insuring accessibility to socially and

economically-disadvantaged youth and thus have an impact at all

levels of society

Plant the seeds for an emerging generation of young people with

knowledge, skills and awareness of the Atlantic Seaboard Regions

shared marine resources, their importance to the future of

Europe and an understanding of our combined ownership of, and

responsibility to manage and sustain, them.

The national partners will enable the project to achieve well designed ships

capable of hosting a quality sail training youth development experience,

scientific exemplification and to promote the importance of marine

education, environmental sustainability, tourism and cultural exchanges and

interaction between coastal communities of the Atlantic Seaboard. Within

these partners lies the expertise necessary to deliver the project as

described above.

Proposed National Partners for Cooperation within this project

Trust or NOT for Profit Organisation to manage the Member State

vessel or vessels

National Naval Colleges

Merchant Marine Educational Institutes

National Third-Level Universities and Institutes of Education

National or Regional Tourist Board of the Member State

Atlantic Seaboard Port or Harbour Authorities


SAIL TRAINING ORGANIZATIONS SUBSCRIBING THIS PROJECT

ATLANTIC CLASS PROJECT

IRELAND

Name Sail Training Ireland

for Youth Development Ltd

Logo

Address

Dublin Port Centre

Alexandra Road

Dublin 1

Ireland

Tax number 9796421V

Person responsable Kalanne O'Leary (Director and Chairperson)

Telephone numbers 00353 87 283 0980/00353 86 0346038

Web site www.irishsailtraining.com

Email [email protected]

The Vision of Sail Training Ireland is to "Provide Access to Sea Going

Experiences for the People of Ireland". In the absence of an Irish Tall

Ship, S.T.IRL. works with tall ships from Europe to create opportunities

for Irish people to go to sea. The Core Learning Aims for participants are:

-Self confidence and self reliance

-Inter-personal and team work skills

-Learning ones abilities and limitations

-Acceptance of challenge and responsibility

-Appreciation of the marine environment

-Awareness of Cultural Diversity

-Adventure and Fun

http://www.irishsailtraining.com/

mailto:[email protected]


Name Rona Sailing Project

Logo

Address

Crableck Lane

Sarisbury Green

Southampton

SO31 7ZN

United Kingdom

Tax number Registered Charity 1073048

Person responsable Barry Easton-Corke (Chief Executive)

Telephone numbers . +44 1489 885098

Web site www.ronasailingproject.org


The Rona Sailing Project (formerly Rona Trust - London Sailing

Project) has been taking young people to sea in large ocean-going

yachts since it was founded in 1960 and is one of the most respected

Sail Training organisations in the UK.

UNITED KINGDOM

http://www.ronasailingproject.org/



Name Ocean Youth Trust South

Logo

Address

Unit 8 North Meadow

Royal Clarence Yard

Gosport

PO12 1BP

United Kingdom

Tax number Registered charity 1079959

Person responsable Mark Todd (Chief Executive)


Web site www.oytsouth.org


Ocean Youth Trust South is charity which uses Adventure Under

Sail as a personal development opportunity for young people aged 12-

25, taking them to sea in our 72-foot yacht John Laing. We sail with

around 450 young people each year. Roughly two-thirds will be

disadvantaged or vulnerable in some way.

UNITED KINGDOM

http://www.oytsouth.org/



Name Ocean Youth Trust Scotland

Logo

Address

Victoria House

5 East Blackhall Street

Greenock

PA15 1HD

United Kingdom

Tax number Registered Charity SC029531

Person responsable Nick Fleming (Chief Executive)


Web site www.oytscotland.org.uk


Ocean Youth Trust Scotland is a world leading youth work charity,

delivering an annual programme of residential youthwork voyages

aboard its fleet of Sail Training vessels. We sail with young people

from a wide range of backgrounds throughout Scotland and beyond

from 12 to 25 years of age. In most cases these young people will have

no previous sailing experience.

UNITED KINGDOM

http://www.oytscotland.org.uk/



FRANCE

Name Les Amis des Grands Voiliers

STA France

Logo

Address

Cercle de la Mer

Quai de Suffren

75007 Paris France

Tax number .41239923000017

Person responsable Christian Bickert

Telephone numbers .+33 1 4637 4221/+33 6 6845 7243

Web site www.amisdesgrandsvoiliers.org


Les Amis des Grands Voiliers (STA France) is an association of 280 members,

whose goal is the education and development of the Youth Sail Training. For this

purpose we use European buildings of Sail Training International and participate

each year they organize races and events in European waters.

http://www.amisdesgrandsvoiliers.org/



FRANCE

Name Nautisme En Finistère

Logo

Address

11, rue Théodore Le Hars

29103 Quimper cedex,

France

Tax number

Person responsable François Arbellot-Repaire /Director

Telephone numbers 00 33 2 98 76 21 31 / 00 33 6 77 14 62 75

Web site www.nautisme-finistere.com


Nautisme En Finistère is an Industrial and Commercial public Establishment,

in charge of the development of the marine leisure sector in the most

maritime county of France (Finistère, 900 000 habitants, west Brittany). We

support 460 marine leisure businesses, 114 activity centers and clubs, 14

marinas, 370 small ports and mooring areas. We implement training actions

and develop watersports and sailing activities for schools and Universities

http://www.nautisme-finistere.com/



SPAIN

Name Fundación Villas del Cantábrico

Logo

Address

Museo Marítimo del Cantábrico

Calle San Martín de Bajamar s/n

39004 Santander

Espanha

Tax number G-39596374

Person

responsable Antonio Longarela Herrero (President)

Telephone

numbers .+34942034401/34690815161

Web site www.villasdelcantabrico.es


It was created in 2000 as a charity. The name of the Foundation refers to

the historical 'Villas' or maritime towns of the Cantabrican coast.

The aim of our organisation has been very clear from the beginning: build a

training ship. Her mission would be to represent our maritime region, and be

open to all the people who want to know closely the sea and the sail training.

Since 2002 our yawl Bon Temps (1926) works as a small school vessel,

sailing every weekend, and taking on board to any person interested to

learn and to take part as a crew member.

Since 2005 Villas del Cantabrico Foundation also organizes the only Spanish

maritime festival, which in 2014 will celebrate its 3rd edition.

http://www.villasdelcantabrico.es/



SPAIN

Name Asociación Juan de Lángara

Logo

Address

Bugallal Marchesi 8-6ºC

ES15008 – A Coruña

Spain

Tax number G15650518

Person responsable Ignacio Hornes Amenedo (Secretary)

Telephone numbers

Web site www.langara.org/


Juan de Langara Association is an NGO created to promote and extend the

sailing training and other nautical events. Always committed to the field of

development and education of young people through sail training.

Since its inception in 1996, the Association has regularly participated in the

Tall Ships Races, organized by Sail Training International, in all the seas of

Europe, from the Baltic to the Mediterranean, leading to hundreds of young

people between 15 and 25 years in our schooner "Juan de Langara," with

which they have sailed thousands of miles.

We have also been the leaders of the proyect "Hijos de 4 mares", within the

Youth in Action Programme 2012 (yia-na-action1-action11), jointly with Sail

Training Ireland for Youth Development (STIYD) , Association of Sea

Training Organisations from United Kingdom (ASTO) and the Sail Training

Association Netherlands (STAN). This project involved 28 young people and

4 monitors from 4 countries.

In our history we have received several awards:

1997-The Royal Thames Yacht Club Challenge Cup (Presented to the best

newcomer to a Sail Training International race or regatta.)

2006 - Sail Training International Friendship Trophy. (This trophy

epitomizes the objective of the races and is awarded to the vessel which, in

the opinion of the entire fleet race through a secret ballot, most has done to

help Further International Understanding and friendship During the races.)

2006 - Best Sailing Association in Spain, presented by Sail Training

Association-España

http://www.langara.org/



SPAIN

Name Fundación Não Victoria

Logo

Address

Calle Progreso nº 20-2A

41013 Sevilla

Spain

Tax number G-91612507

Person responsable Juan Miguel Salas Tornero

Telephone numbers .0034.610.721.553/0034.672.497.190

Web site www.fundacionnaovictoria.org

Email [email protected] / [email protected]

Nao Victoria Foundation is named after the ship that culminated in the

sixteenth century the first act of globalization, the First Round the World.

Among its founding objectives are:

- Recover, recreating and exploit historic ships, and project management for

conservation afloat and permanent public display.

- Promote volunteering, education, training and employment among the

Andalusians.

- Store and retrieve traditional crafts related to shipbuilding and wooden

boatbuilding.

- To publicize the work of the Spanish explorers sea.

- Investigate maritime expeditions, discoverers and economic and cultural

exchanges with America and Asia.

http://www.fundacionnaovictoria.org/


SPAIN

Name Universidad Itinerante de la

Mar (UIM)

Logo

Address

Campus de Mieres

Edificio de Investigación, 4ª planta

Calle Gonzalo Gutiérrez Quirós s/n

C.P. 33600 Mieres- Asturias

Spain

Tax number Q 3318001-I

Person responsable Fermín Rodríguez Gutiérrez (president of the

UIM)

Telephone numbers .+34 985 45 82 14/34 985 45 82 11

Web site http://www.unioviedo.es/cecodet/uim/index_uim.htm


The UIM is a cooperation platform with integrated actions in formation,

investigation and diffusion, to increase the maritime awareness of its

participants and develop their management capacities in projects. The UIM is

operated by the universities of Oviedo (Spain) and Porto (Portugal) and by

Scola Naval (Portugal) Its finalities are: 1. To INCREASE maritime awareness

of youth 2. To OFFER additional training in project logic 3. To PROMOTE

mutual knowledge between Portugal and Spain 4. To EXTEND the “Knowledge

http://www.unioviedo.es/cecodet/uim/index_uim.htm



PORTUGAL

Name Aporvela – Associação Portuguesa

de Treino de Vela

Logo

Address

Travessa da Ponte, nº 8 r/c

1300-141 Lisboa

Portugal

Tax number 500980683

Person responsable João Lúcio da Costa Lopes

Telephone numbers Pho: +351218876854/Mob: +351934081112

Web site www.aporvela.pt


Aporvela is a portuguese sail training organization. We have built three

replicas of 15th portuguese caravels and we nowadays sail with “Vera Cruz”.

With this ship we provide sail training for the portuguese youth and promote

our nautical legacy through school field trips. We also have a wide program to

board young people on other tall ships, mainly Creoula and foreign vessels

during The Tall Ships Races, organized by Sail Training International of which

we are founding members.

http://www.aporvela.pt/



PORTUGAL

Name

Intercéltica

Associação Cultural, Desportiva e

Turística

Logo

Address

Praça D. Afonso V

4105-024 Porto

PORTUGAL

Tax number 504 932 918

Person responsable João Zamith (Vice-President)

Telephone numbers .+351 919 582 512

Web site www.interceltica.org


INTERCÉLTICA gathers watersport and marine leisure players (sport

federations and clubs, public institutions and enterprises) in Northern Portugal.

One of our objectives is develop exchanges with young europeans through events

such as Atlantic Watersport Games, “Route Saint Jacques” by Sail, Sailing

training courses for youth and handicap people. Experience in Atlantic Area

Transnational European Projects since 2004.

http://www.interceltica.org/

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