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Greece is a paradise in Europe220 average monthly hours of sunshine throughout the year
We have the 11th longest coastline in the world being 13,676 km (8,498 mi) in length
In 2009 we had 19,3 million tourists
More than 2,3 million British citizens visited us in 2011 for holiday
A huge number of tourists come to Greece for sailing
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But I am not here today to convince you to book your
holiday
Everyone knows that we are facing big difficulties during this period of
time
A big percentage of people live their lives in front of the TV
Every challenge is an opportunity
We feel insecure and afraid of what is going to happen next
The Greeks are depressed and sad from the financial situation
Think…outside of the box!
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The development of sailing in Greece will give us the opportunity to…
Keep our minds sharp and ready for new opportunities
Fight depression
Be more active and healthy
Relax
Be more positive to over come the difficulties
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The Hellenic sailing federation today
The board of members has 12 peopleAll volunteers
Many big events including the Olympic games in 2004Olympic and world titles from 1964 up to 2008
Medals in youth classes They managed to remove the stigma that sailing is an elitist sport
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Our federation has always been focused in competitive sailing
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Money from the Ministry of Sports
To the federation
Elite athletes Clubs
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The clubs
Learn to sail 6-12 yearsPerformance sailing in optimists, lasers, 420ies and windsurfs
Offshore sailing schools A senior coach at every club
Friendly and easily accessible
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The coaches
Different levels of coaches Accredited by the ministry of sports Assistant coaches are trained and accredited by the federation
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110 active clubs around Greece150 active coaches and 75 to be accredited by the end of this year
750 sailors competing at the nationals in 201315 sailing schools for yachting
1000 new sailors every year
I am sure we can do much better
Numbers!
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My vision
Clubs with high quality servicesIn a safe environmentThe coaches in line the rest of the worldSailing as a lifelong journeyGreece being a sailing centre of excellence in the Balkan countriesHigh quality performance training during the winter for Europe
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Recreational sailing
Competitive pathway
improvement in youth level
ISAF accreditation
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WHY?Recreational
sailing
Lifetime sportBring more people Upgrade the imageJob opportunitiesWider grassrootsMoney
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For 16+Unemployed sailors will be the instructorsWork as volunteers as long as…the boats will be paidWell structured and promoted by the federationLow cost and low risk
The “Sail away” program
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Competitive pathway improvement in youth
level
The Feva and the 29er in the grassroots Add value to the Youth Worlds and OlympicsNew boats will bring passion to the coaches
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ISAF accreditation
Improve quality The sailing federation an example to follow in Greece A center of excellence in the Balkan countries Legacy for the board members
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Plan for the Federation
Create a data systemResponsible to run the Sail Away program Create a national syllabus Child protection policiesMajor incident planCoaching framework manualOrganize and run the CPDs and accredit coachesSecond hand high performance boats
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CPDs
Coaches logbooksChild protection updatesUpgrade coaching skillsFirst aid trainingImprove teaching methodsAdvanced powerboat skills
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Action plan for clubs
Same operating proceduresHigh safety standard High performance teams
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“ We don’t want to spoil what we have, we don’t want to be a federation from another culture. We are proud of what we have done and we want to make it even better”
When I first came, I thought that changing was impossible to happen in my country.
During my stay I realized that…
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Thank you for your attention
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