ASAP sets a new course for 2016
ASAP changes course in 2016 without the organisation of ‘Antibes Celebrates Yachting’ but with new activities.
Last February, in 2015, the Association for Support of the Activities and development of the Ports of Antibes, at the request of Port Vauban, had agreed to organise, in extremes, the event called “Antibes Celebrates Yachting “. Last November ASAP decided to retire from the tender process for the organisation of a yachting event in Antibes this year. The specified economic conditions, the unclear procedure, the delays in the timetable and the slow response have indeed forced ASAP to withdraw from the tender process initiated by the Port.
We can only remember the success of the Antibes Celebrates Yachting 2015 and regret that all the supporters already registered for the 2016 edition as well as a stronger organisation were not sufficient to convince of the well-founded wishes of the ASAP. These not having been included in the tender procedure, ASAP could not bind its members, its partners and its credibility to a small unprofessional and unsustainable approach in our eyes.
To our knowledge, no replacement event will take place in the absence of other candidates and that for a reason :-
The City of Antibes has decided to dedicate 2016 to the awarding of a management agreement for the Ports Vauban and Gallice for the coming years, from 2017. This ambitious new approach is strategic and effectively mobilises the teams of the Port and the City.
If Antibes, 1st Port in Europe (for yachting) loses its place this year in the international yachting calendar, it is likely that the new management should be able to create favourable conditions to hold a large event related to yachting in the coming years.
Generally, this major evolution in the management of the two major ports of Antibes should mark the beginning of a new era in the development of the Yachting activity in Antibes.
In the meantime, ASAP refocuses its activities on its members.
To promote exchanges between professionals, create opportunities for meetings and interactions, which should enable us to protect and develop our activities pending an ambitious and effective new port management which comes to support and promote the economic development of the harbour.
On a regular basis, a member of the ASAP will propose an event, to discuss any progress with the port, to declare its solidarity with the principles of ASAP, whilst promoting its activities. Offering a moment of conviviality, relaxation and contact. , an entrepreneurial spirit in Antibes made by Yachting professionals for Yachting professionals.
1st Meeting, Business ASAP
Hosted by ONLY YACHT at 8 avenue de Verdun – 06600 Antibes
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 24th at 6pm
Information ASAP –www.asapantibes.com– info@asapantibes.com“Getting to know each other, meet and share a common ambition for the ports and the town of Antibes, so that the project actually takes shape given its enormous potential and the extraordinary economical challenge” –
Patrick Gilliot, President of ASAP, about the activity of the ASAP
