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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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