August 25 in St. Petersburg will be held the Maritime festival

On August 25, the Maritime Festival will be held in the waters of the Gulf of Finland in St. Petersburg – a new annual holiday approved by public initiative.

According to the press service of the Investment and Strategic Projects Committee of the Administration St. PetersburgThe purpose of the holiday is to encourage the development of yachting sports on the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland, as well as yacht and boat tourism in the region. With proper infrastructure development, the city is able to receive about 40 thousand tourists on yachts daily.

Within the framework of the festival, a 15-mile sailing regatta, a race of young yachtsmen, performances of aquabikers, test drives of new models of boats, as well as demonstrative figure-driving of high-speed vessels will be held.

Source: tourprom.ru