In Crimea, will create 15 modern yacht marinas and parking lots

In the Crimea plan to establish 15 modern yacht marinas and parking lots. This is stated in the concept of "development of yacht tourism (yachting marina) in the ARC for 2011-2020, approved by the Council of Ministers of Crimea.

"The main purpose of the concept is the development of the Crimea as a center of yachting tourism international level in the Black Sea basin, the establishment of coastal infrastructure, marinas and marinas," - said Minister of Transport and Communications Nikolai ARC Cherevko.

According to him, as the territories to implement the first pilot projects to build yacht marina can make Evpatoria and Yalta Sea Trade Port, the International Maritime Association of the Cape Horn "in Kerch, and Feodosiya.

It is assumed that only on the basis of yacht marinas will be created over four thousand parking spaces for small vessels, with an average income level of a parking space will be more than 5 thousand euros per year. "Yacht marina stimulate the development of recreation and entertainment. Service industries yacht is highly profitable and steadily growing tourism industry ", - he stressed.

The concept also involves the creation of about 1600 places ground storage of yachts, the average level of income from one such object is approximately 2.5 thousand euros per year.

According to the calculations of Ministry of Transport of the Crimea, in general, the annual revenue from parking small craft in the yachting marinas and locations of ground storage of yachts will be around 24 million euros a year, and from after-sales services small vessels - around 12 million euros annually. "The experience of Turkey, Greece and other countries shows that income level yachting tourism has already left behind the hotel and tourism continues to go forward, earning about $ 2 billion a year", - stressed the head of transport department.

He also noted that implementation of the concept will create in the Crimea 800-1000 jobs, as well as get additional revenue in the budget from the work of yachting marinas at a rate of about 37 million euros.

According to N. Cherevkova in general on the implementation of the concept from 2011 to 2020 will need about 311 million euros, with an average volume of investment needed to create a waterfront location, will be around 85 thousand euros.

In turn, deputy minister of resorts and tourism of Crimea Nikolay Marinov added that the implementation of the vision, especially at the legislative level is necessary to revise the order of the passage of small boats across the border. "We need to simplify the procedure for passing the border customs control for small vessels, because autonomy is a problem. This will give impetus to the development of yacht tourism in Crimea ", - summarized N. Marinov.

INFO: The concept of "development of yacht tourism (yachting marina) in the Crimea," developed by the Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Crimea in conjunction with the Center for Business Solutions "Optimum" on behalf of the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Crimea Basil Dzharty.