MAYA II (Marine and Yachting 2 in the Lower North Sea and the Irish Sea)

Programme 2000 - 2006 North West Europe

Date of latest update: 2024-11-16

Description

Description (EN):

Eight of the 16 partners from Belgium, France, Ireland, UK and the Netherlands involved in MAYA II, previously participated in the IIC MAYA project in which the emphasis was placed on the exchange of best practice and knowledge-sharing for the sustainable development of leisure activity in and around marinas. This follow-up project spearheaded by the Province of Zeeland seeks to regenerate ports and harbours for economic development by promoting their roles as gateways, improve the relationship between marinas and their surroundings, and strengthen the functioning of a transnational network of safe sailing areas between the four independent sailing regions in the Southern North Sea and Irish Sea. Marine leisure activities, such as transnational pleasure cruising, are one of the possibilities for enhancing economic benefits to find coherence between spatial and economic development for the harbour area as a whole in relation to the city centre. The added value of cross-border cooperation will be revealed by a combination of both local actions and actions at the level of the entire sailing area. These are: reintegrating the marinas in their natural and urban environments; creating durable gateways in the regional water sports product; stimulating the laying down of international standards of safety, management and facilities of marinas; promoting durable mobility combining pleasure cruising and commercial transport; disseminating innovations in water sports and increasing their economic impact. The ultimate transnational benefit of these objectives will be the emergence of a network of regional safe gateways with a sufficient level of facilities and good links with the hinterland. There is also scope for some transnational marketing activity and joint tourist development strategies. The project incorporates a potentially significant initiative to stimulate greater recreational sailing activity across the North and Irish Sea by establishing a ‘safe route’.

Achievements (EN):

The main and supporting objectives have been reached : - To strengthen the functioning of a network of a coherent, transational, safe and durable sailing area in the southern nort sea and irish sea region consisting of marinas, towns, links and progressional pleasure cruising and increases economic revenues in the participating areas; - reinforcing the position of marinas and the spatial relationship and impact of the marinas with their natural surroundings and urban environments; the creation of gateways in the regional water sports product; stimulate the laying down of international standards in the field of safety, good environemental management and general technical facilities at marinas; promoting durable mobility in the souhern north sea and the irish sea (scope of pleasure cruising attuned to the very busy commercial transport flows); - dissemination of innovations in water sports; increase the economic impact of water sports; increas the economic impact of waters sports (more visits of coastal marinas, more expenditures by boat visitors, more employment). ALl the documents, papers and results of the MAYA2 project are on www.maya-net.org

Thematic information

Coastal management and maritime issues Urban development Institutional cooperation and cooperation networks

Partners (15)

Lead Partner: Provincie Zeeland

Address: Postbus 153, 4330 AD Middelburg, Netherlands

Legal status: n/a

Foras na Mara – Marine Institute

Name: Foras na Mara – Marine Institute

Address: Galway, Ireland

Legal status: n/a

Comhairle Contae Dhún na nGall

Name: Comhairle Contae Dhún na nGall

Address: Donegal, Ireland

Legal status: n/a

Syndicat Mixte Dunkerque Neptune

Name: Syndicat Mixte Dunkerque Neptune

Address: 59386 Dunkerque, France

Legal status: n/a

Nederlandse Zeejachthaven Ontwikkelingsmaatschappij

Name: Nederlandse Zeejachthaven Ontwikkelingsmaatschappij

Address: 3007 MB Rotterdam, Netherlands

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Gemeente Tholen

Name: Gemeente Tholen

Address: Sint Maartensdijk, Netherlands

Legal status: n/a

Gemeente Sluis

Name: Gemeente Sluis

Address: 4500 Oostburg, Netherlands

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Gemeente Schouwen-Duiveland

Name: Gemeente Schouwen-Duiveland

Address: 4300 JE Schouwen-Duiveland, Netherlands

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Stadsbestuur Blankenberge

Name: Stadsbestuur Blankenberge

Address: 8370 BLANKENBERGE, Belgium

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New Ross Town Council

Name: New Ross Town Council

Address: Wexford, Ireland

Legal status: n/a

Oostende voor Anker VZW

Name: Oostende voor Anker VZW

Address: 8400 Oostende, Belgium

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Colchester Borough Council

Name: Colchester Borough Council

Address: CO1 1ZE Colchester, United Kingdom

Legal status: n/a

Chambre of Commerce and Industry Boulogne-asur-Mer Cote d’Opale

Name: Chambre of Commerce and Industry Boulogne-asur-Mer Cote d’Opale

Address: 62204 Boulogne sur mer, France

Legal status: n/a

British Waterways

Name: British Waterways

Address: WD17 3QA Watford, United Kingdom

Legal status: n/a

Maldon District Council

Name: Maldon District Council

Address: CM0 8AG Maldon, United Kingdom

Legal status: n/a

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Summary

Project name (EN): MAYA II (Marine and Yachting 2 in the Lower North Sea and the Irish Sea)

Project acronym: MAYA II

Project start date: 2002-05-01

Project end date: 2006-06-30

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 10 255 900.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 4 599 506.00

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2000 - 2006 North West Europe

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2019-09-02

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

97 / 97 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

891 / 891 (100%)

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MAYA II (Marine and Yachting 2 in the Lower North Sea and the Irish Sea)

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