The welcome mat is open for cruising sailors to Crimea, and it didn’t take them long. With yachting in significant decline in Crimea following the annexation by Russia, President Putin and the Russian government have announced an investment of up to $2 billion to develop yacht tourism. Russian entry procedures will also be relaxed.
According to news reports, the plan is meant to lure back the yachts which voted with raised anchors and fled the troubled country. Also, according to state plans, the money will be spent in building of up to 15 new marinas in the region’s largest cities by 2020, creating up to 6,000 new jobs in some of the Black Sea resorts along the coast of Crimea. Read More
