Sail West

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The Sail West Strategy has been developed to deliver a number of objectives which are as follows: To provide a cohesive marine leisure development strategy for the North West, which links Sligo, Donegal, the maritime counties of Northern Ireland and the West of Scotland. To provide innovation in the development of new products and services. To share knowledge and best practise between the partners. To provide sustainable development, job growth and the rejuvenation of maritime communities. To ensure that environmental best practise and the possible effects of global climate change is fully considered within all new developments. To encourage and develop Eco-tourism. The programme will develop linkages between Scotland and the island of Ireland that will benefit both sides of the Irish Sea and the Atlantic Approaches. These linkages are not only from the West but also in the case of Sligo and Donegal from the South. The programme is concerned with all aspects of the sea and marine leisure activities and builds on linkages that already exist in the zone. Areas of expertise have been developed in partner locations including angling, canals and the development of interpretative centres. Cross border experiments have been carried out in the North West of Ireland that has resulted in the development of essential initiatives for beach management. That region is now recognised as an area of best practise in beach management which is seen as an important economic driver. Proper management is a requirement for sustainable and safe new product development for the adventure and water-sports industry. There are good examples of potential partner involvement and the exchange of information and expertise and their application across the programme. The Sail West projects connect the area physically and the role of the partners in a wider context is essential to the development of the Sail West Project. This connectivity will be across the provision of infrastructure, safety, events, training, environmental issues.

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