Promoting
the economic growth of the Atlantic Arc
marine leisure industry

project co-funded by

  • Nautic Lib, a self-service system of watersport materials, will be tested this summer across Brittany ! - 31/07/2019
    As part of the European project CAPITEN, a prototype of self-service stand-up paddles and bodyboards will be tested all summer on beaches and inland water areas in Brittany. This innovative concept is, in its experimental shape, a road trailer adapted into several lockers offering a range of watersport materials via an online booking platform to …
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  • CAPITEN Meeting in Las Palmas (ES) - 11/07/2019
    On June 26th and 27th, the CAPITEN project partners met in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. This fourth meeting was organised and hosted by CETECIMA, the Canarian partner. The objective was to review and share the activities conducted by each partner and to programme the next deadlines ahead. The meeting took place at “PLOCAN” (Canary …
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  • Tourism Meetings - 23/05/2019
    The 2nd April 2019, the Brittany Regional Council organized its second tourism meeting in the cultural centre “L’Archipel”, in Fouesnant-les-Glénan. The mayor of Fouesnant, Roger Le Goff and Anne Gallo, VP of the CRT (Regional Council in charge of tourism), gave a welcoming speech. After the general meeting of the CRT, several conferences punctuated the …
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  • Gliding Barnacles Event A Great Success - 01/02/2019
    From 28th August until 2nd September 2018, surf and Atlantic lovers met near the city of Figueira da Foz, in Portugal, for an event dedicated to surfing, and more broadly to boating. The CAPITEN project was presented and promoted there, and was a great success.
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  • Crana Fest 2018 in Ireland - 01/11/2018
    On the 20th and 21st October 2018,  the Crana Fest event took place in Buncrana, Inishowen, in Lough Swilly and the Crana River.  Crana Fest is a 2-day event for all disciplines of kayaking : sea, lough and river from Grade 2 to Grade 4. Crana Fest attracts visitors from across Donegal, other parts of …
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  • Partnership meeting in Viana (POR) - 25/06/2018
    The partnership’s most recent meetings, held in Viana do Castelo on 20 and 21 June, were a time full of exchange and discovery. The 18 partners took stock of the progress of the project’s achievements and, despite a tight schedule, managed to fit in a nautical infrastructure visit to Caminha, at the border between Portugal’s …
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  • The art of innovation - 02/04/2018
    At its General Assembly on 30 March 2018, Nautisme en Bretagne presented a lecture on “the art of innovation”. Cyril de Sousa, lecturer and president of the Innovation Commando association, demonstrated to the attending marine leisure stakeholders that the processes related to innovation are accessible to all. Inspiring words for CAPITEN in particular, which aims …
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  • Launching of the CAPITEN project - 11/11/2017
    The CAPITEN project was officially launched in Rennes on Friday 10 November 2017 after its approval last May. To mark the occasion, some fifty people were invited to the hotel de Courcy for a presentation of the project’s activities, which will be carried out until 2020 via various operational areas.
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The Capiten project

CAPITEN (Atlantic Cluster for Technological and Economic Innovation in the Nautical Sector) is a European collaborative project that brings together 18 partners from Scotland, Ireland, France, Portugal and Spain.

Supported by the INTERREG Atlantic Area regional development programme, it aims to promote the tourism economy, promote a sustainable approach in the nautical industry and create jobs in the various sectors of the industry.

The Brittany Region is committed to steering this project during its three operational years from 2017 to 2020.

This information website will be regularly updated with studies, product descriptions, tutorial videos and other downloadable technical documents for stakeholders and professionals.
Information on events and training sessions will also be posted and shared in biannual newsletters. Sign up to stay updated on the project’s achievements.

Atlantic Area
2014-2020 program

3 innovation clusters

Design of innovative
marine leisure products
Innovations
in yachting
Technological
and industrial innovations

The 16 partners behind the project

 

“With its 1677 miles of coastline and 372 miles of canals, the Brittany Region is delighted to be taking the lead in the CAPITEN Atlantic Cluster. This collaborative project will allow us to highlight the economic potential of the European marine leisure industry”

Anne Gallo
Vice President for Tourism, Heritage and Waterways at the Brittany Regional Council

 

“Job creation aside, if I had to pick out just one of the CAPITEN programme’s objectives, it would definitely be the strengthening of maritime acculturation in our fellow citizens!”

Jean Kerhoas
President of Nautisme en Bretagne

 

“In the Canary Islands, marine leisure is a key sector for the Blue Growth of our archipelago”

José Luis Guersi Sauret
President of the Centre Technologique de Sciences Marines. Intermediary Centre Supporting Innovation and Internationalisation in the Marine and Maritime Sector

 

“The CAPITEN project seeks to enhance, support and grow maritime events in partner regions including Donegal and these events will provide a platform for businesses in the marine tourism sector to showcase new and innovative maritime sports and activities”

Seamus Neely
Chief Executive Donegal County Council

 

“The Pays de la Loire Region boasts an exceptional coastline and a vast network of navigable rivers that are ideal for the development of marine leisure activities. The exchanges and thought processes planned as part of the CAPITEN project will allow us to further develop our offerings and the volume of people practising those activities.”

Franck Louvrier
Vice President of the Regional Council in charge of Tourism

 

“We want Scotland to be a marine tourism destination of first choice for high quality, value for money and memorable customer experience delivered by skilled and passionate people. The CAPITEN Atlantic Cluster will help us deliver our ambitions.”

Anna Miller
Head of Tourism, Highlands & Islands Enterprise

“Mid & East Antrim Borough Council are delighted to be partners in this transnational project. One of our key corporate objectives, is to increase our tourism provision and  the CAPITEN project is a vital component in making that a reality. We look forward to sharing our own experiences and learning from our partners; especially in regard to, working with the private sector to develop new tourism offerings across the Borough”

Anne Donaghy 
Chief Executive, Mid & East Antrim

 


“The coimbra area has a wide littoral, several dams and pipelines scattered throughout the territory, allowing the practice of nautical activities throughout the year. The CAPITEN project is an important contribution to the development of this sector.”


Antonio Santos
President of the council, Ad Elo

 

“Manche Department offers plenty of maritime assets. The departemental council wants to be recognised for its “Ports & Boating” excellence, by developing a unique pool of marinas, where visitors are made to feel welcomed with a range of services offered in marinas and along defined cabotage routes. These priorities are part of an action plan adopted by the local authotity in June 2017 in its sailing plan.”

Marc Lefèvre
President of the Conseil départemental de la Manche

News from the European partners
of the Atlantic Arc

Tourisme Bretagne@CRT_Bretagne·
23 Jul

[Point Comm'] Nautic Lib, un dispositif de supports nautiques en libre-service, sera testé cet été en #Bretagne !
@regionbretagne #capiten #PointCommTourismeBretagne

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Tourism Research UHI@crtrUHI·
15 Jul

It was good to catch up and plan the next project activities with our https://t.co/9ymqmyTwmL partners at the recent transnational meeting in Las Palmas https://t.co/7FjLWHJo5h #uhi #capiten #marinetourism #AtlanticArea #Interreg

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El Espejo Canario@ElEspejoCanario·
3 Jul

📻 Patricia Solinis, del departamento de Cooperación Internacional del @CETECIMA, explica los beneficios del clúster internacional #Capiten

https://t.co/wwTckmxKol

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El Espejo Canario@ElEspejoCanario·
3 Jul

📻 #Canarias acoge la 5ª reunión del proyecto #Capiten para impulsar la #economíaazul

https://t.co/wwTckmPlMV

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#CAPITEN

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