Fritz proposes youth sailing club
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October 8, 2004
Fritz proposes youth sailing club

New manager of the Sunsail’s local operations, Joachim Fritz has disclosed that plans are in the pipeline to establish a sailing association for children.

The disclosure came during an interview with Searchlight at Sunsail’s base at Canash Tuesday afternoon. {{more}}

Fritz said he has put the idea to some other operators here and it is being looked at.

Fritz said that his company already has the resources for such a venture and the operation’s location was ideal for training youngsters. He explained that the seafront was sheltered and calm, and there were quite a number of company yachts and other equipment available.

Fritz did not say how soon he expected the youth sailing association would get started, but he did say that such an association would provide vital training for youngsters and in the long run will increase the number of persons qualified to be involve in the yachting business.

Sunsail is a worldwide, successful sailing and watersports vacation company. With over 1,000 yachts at 36 bases in 23 countries worldwide it offers the biggest and best choice of water based vacations.

Sunsail has six fantastic Watersports Beach Clubs in the Mediterranean and an award winning Club in the Caribbean.

There are seven bases in the Caribbean, including St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The local Sunsail base has a 19-room hotel, a mini-market, bar and restaurant facilities and a boutique which is scheduled to open in November. It is also equipped with its own marina and fuel station, and a fleet of catamaran and monohull yachts.