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The Traditional Boat Association of Greece persists in its efforts to save both the kaikia and the dwindling number of traditional Greek tarsanades – boatyards that build and repair kaikia – on the islands and in mainland coastal Greece. Everyone realizes that to rescue the boats and the boatyards we need the coordinated actions of both public and private sectors.
Our Association tries to make both sectors aware of the need. Along with the threats of extinction of the boats and the boatyards goes the danger of losing the traditional skills and professions needed to build and maintain traditional wooden boats.
Thus our near term goal is to establish a school of ship carpentry with parallel teaching of endangered professions, such as caulkers, shipwrights, and sailmakers.
Our fight to stop the destruction of traditional Greek wooden fishing boats - kaikia - continues. Rescuing the few remaining boats is an obligation not only of political leaders but also of every individual Greek man and woman.
Along with the threats of extinction of the boats and the boatyards goes the danger of losing the traditional skills and professions needed to build and maintain traditional wooden boats.
Thus our near term goal is to establish a school of ship carpentry with parallel teaching of endangered professions, such as caulkers, shipwrights, and sailmakers.
Establish a school of ship carpentry
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The Traditional Boat Association of Greece persists in its efforts to save both the kaikia and the dwindling number of traditional Greek tarsanades – boatyards that build and repair kaikia – on the islands and in mainland coastal Greece.
Save both kaikia and tarsanades
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Our fight to stop the destruction of traditional Greek wooden fishing boats - kaikia - continues. Rescuing the few remaining boats is an obligation not only of political leaders but also of every individual Greek man and woman.
• Cut to pieces by bulldozers for "30 pieces of silver" | Kathimerini
Rescue the few remaining kaikia
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Everyone realizes that to rescue the boats and the boatyards we need the coordinated actions of both public and private sectors. Our Association tries to make both sectors aware of the need.
Coordinate actions
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The best way to change the fate of the fishing boats scheduled for destruction is to change their use. They should get the full subsidy approved by the EU for the reduction of fishing by simply removing their fishing gear and converting to private or tourist boats.
Change the fate
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Greek wooden boats "kaikia"
"Greece would not exist today if it wasn't for seamanship. Not only because the Greek independence was largely achieved through sea power, but also because today, even in these hard times, Greece boasts a strong commercial fishing boats are continuing to be destroyed today.
For centuries Greece had the largest fleet of well made wooden boats the "kaikia"
Since 1999 the TRADITIONAL BOAT ASSOCIATION OF GREECE is preoccupied with urgent project of protecting these vessels. Each one of theme, handmade by old shipwrights - a disappearing breed - is unique and irreplaceable...
According to the Association 13.000 boats have been destroyed during the last 25 years.
Let us save them!"
Margarita Pournara, author and columnist for KATHIMERINI Newspaper