Bulgarian Ports
Infrastructure Company

Organized with the support of Bulgarian Ports Infrastructure Co., the first of its kind Forum in Bulgaria dedicated to sailing, gathered dozens of present and future admirers of sails in Varna and Sofia. The event of “Cor Caroli Sailing Academy” took place on March 24, 2019 at Varna University of Economics and on March 31, 2019 the magic of sailing was transferred to the National Sport Academy “Vasil Levski” in the capital.

In Sofia the Director General of BPI Co. Anguel Zabourtov called on the industry for reasoned proposals what administrative changes to be taken to support the development of water sports. He reminded that in the territories in the big ports of Varna and Burgas, where no more merchant ships no longer land, has been freed water area suitable for the construction of yacht marinas. The development will take place gradually, starting with the construction of the first two pontoons in Varna and Burgas, which will, as necessary be built in time, added Zabourtov. For her part, Antoaneta Georgieva of “Cor Caroli Sailing Academy” emphasized that the Forum is being held thanks to the fact that the state, business and society are united. She was definite that the positive change in the development of sailing in our country would only happen if only the joint work continues.

Among the lecturers of the National Forum “Sailing in the Black Sea” were a number of prominent sailors such as PhD Vasil Kurtev, Prof. Kamen Filyov, Doncho Papazov and others. At the end of the Forum, the celebrity sailor captain Nikolay Djambazov told his inspirational story and gave encouraging appeal to the young: not to stop dreaming and to struggle to make their dreams a reality, even though they seem completely impossible.