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Virtual Donegal Marine Tourism Conference 2021

Donegal County Council in association with Donegal Tourism CLG and the CAPITEN project funded by the EU Atlantic Area Programme hosted its fourth Donegal Marine Tourism Conference on 23 March 2021. (more…)

Mini cabotage on the Erdre river in Pays de la Loire

(Re)discover the Erdre, "the most beautiful river in France" according to François I. In addition to the great maritime sailing itinerary, our rivers are an important element in the development of local water sports in our local area.Last July, the Pays de la Loire Regional Olympic and Sports Committee organised two workshops with eight organisations which enabled the Grr company to create a map that is both technical and subjective to accompany the visitor on the river and help professionals in the promotion of their local area.

1,000 Years of Maritime History in Limerick City

A Culture Night Limerick 2019 Event This event took the form of a guided 1km walk, highlighting a millennium of riverine and maritime infrastructure in Limerick, focusing on the importance of the River Shannon in the development of Limerick City; both past and future. The guided walk provided an opportunity to describe both the Innovative Products outlined in Work Package 4 for Limerick City and County Council and the infrastructural works proposed in Work Package 8. The importance of water safety and knowledge of the tidal dynamics and water flows...

Cabotage on the Viking Coast july 20-26, 2019

From 20 to 26 July 2019, the Manche departmental council and SPL des Ports de la Manche held the inaugural coastal navigation event along the east coast of the Channel, from Carentan-les-Marais to Barfleur, via Morsalines Bay, Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue, (favourite village of the French people in 2019), Tatihou and Îles Saint-Marcouf.  

CAPITEN DAY – Madeira

On 16 August, ACIF-CCIM, within the framework of the Capiten Project, funded by Espaço Interreg Atlântico, in partnership with On Water Academy, Porto Santo Line, Clube Naval do Funchal e Clube Naval do Porto Santo organised the "Capiten Day" event  on Porto Santo Island with a view to offering an array of water-based activities  to the people at the beach.   The event was intended to allow people to try stand up paddle surfing, kayaking or sailing for free.These activities, monitored by the On Water Academy and Porto Santo Naval...

11th Annual Laurentic Forum (Sustaining Coastal Communities)

This years Laurentic Forum taking place in County Donegal, Ireland on 23rd and 24th October 2019 is being Organized and Facilitated by the Inishowen Development Partnership in Conjunction with the Ulster Canada Initiative working in collaboration with all the regional stakeholders. The conference is co-funded by the CAPITEN project under the Atlantic Area Programme. The Laurentic Forum - Sustaining Coastal Communities, that looks at shared best practices in the sustainable development of Coastal Communities in the peripheral North Atlantic Area. This is building on the strong foundation developed over the...

CAPITEN Day at Porto Santo

Project partners ACIF-CCIM under the CAPITEN Project, funded by Espaço Interreg Atlântico, in partnership with  On Water Academy, Porto Santo Line, Clube Naval do Funchal e Clube Naval do Porto Santo hosted a fantastic new event called CAPITEN Day on 16th August 2019 in the Porto Santo Island of Portugal, in order to provide several  nautical activities  to the people who were in the beach. The idea of this activity was to allow people to try one of the following activities for free: stand up paddle surfing, kayaking and sailing....

Rathmullan Watersports for All Event 2019

With the support of CAPITEN project partners Donegal County Council and funding from the Atlantic Area Programme, the community at Rathmullan hosted an exciting afternoon of "Watersports for All” on the 3rd  August 2019.  There was a reception for Boat Owners, Irish Navy and RNLI who had participated in the Regatta events on the 5th August 2019. In the “Watersports for All” event the organisers succeeded in putting 150 people on the water to sample Dinghy Sailing, Kayaking and/or Standup Paddle Boarding, guided by professional instructors. This was a community...

The Atlantic Tour Events

  01 Septembre 2018 The Atlantic Tour Events Innovative products designed by partners are presented and tested at a series of consumer events. They offer a practical way of assessing the products' impact and quality and re-examining them in order to better adapt them to the end user. This part of the project is led by Donegal County Council. "The Hooked 2018 event on the Wild Atlantic Way in Donegal, North West Ireland will incorporate an exciting new showcase of Virtual Reality technology demonstrated by CAPITEN project partners, Donegal County...