Dear Crew Members and Participants of the Aegean Regatta 2024,
On behalf of the General Secretariat of the Aegean and Island Policy and the Organizing Committee of the 23rd International Open Sea Sailing Races of the Aegean “AEGEAN REGATTA 2024,” I would like to thank you for your valuable participation and your support for the historic institution of our Aegean. Your presence strengthens nautical sports and the love for the sea that unites our societies in Greece, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Turkey, Italy, France, Great Britain, the Netherlands, and Norway.
The sudden loss of the President of the Open Sea Committee and Vice President of the Organizing Committee of the AEGEAN REGATTA filled us with sorrow. However, continuing with strength and implementing a joint decision we had made with Erifyli Vardaki, we wish to further highlight the power of research and continuous renewal of sailing through educational programs and the evaluation of the impact of the races on the islands – stations and the local communities.
In this spirit, we are collaborating with the Department of Tourism Studies at the University of Piraeus to conduct RESEARCH aimed at assessing/evaluating the experience, as well as the contribution to the small island communities we visit. Our goal, through quantitative and qualitative research, is to calculate the impact and effectiveness of the organization, which in the end will help us demonstrate that small but significant movements – initiatives – organizations have added value for the participants, as well as our islanders who also become members of our nautical family for a while.
We warmly invite you to dedicate some of your precious time to complete the questionnaire and contribute to our collective effort. Your opinions are crucial for us and will be used for the further development of the Aegean Regatta Races.
Questionnaire Link: Please click here to open and complete the questionnaire.
The duration of the survey will be: September 2 – September 30, 2024.
We look forward to meeting again on the waves of the Aegean in 2025! For our dear Erifyli Vardaki and in her memory, we commit to being better. Become part of this commitment.
With appreciation,
Emmanouil Koutoulakis
Secretary General of the Aegean and Island Policy Chairman of the Organizing Committee of Aegean Regatta 2024
