The
establishment of the association began with an idea of Nguyen Xuan
Hung, a French resident of Vietnamese origin. Being a water sport
lover, Hung has made great efforts to find and study various kinds
of
Viet Nam
's boats, including junks and
sail boats.
Speaking
at a seminar on
Viet Nam
's economy and tourism held in
Marseille in October this year, he also pointed to the great
potential of
Viet Nam
's sea area and expressed his
wish to encourage the sport of sailing in
Viet Nam
.
With
a total coast line of more than 3,500 km, Viet Nam's sea is one of
the most attractive destinations in Southeast Asia for those who
love water sports and yachting, Hung said, adding that he can talk
at length with his French friends about Ha Long Bay, which has
been recognised as a World Heritage site, and the central coastal
area with numerous archaeological relics of the Cham civilisation.
Through
tourism, he said, the association will call for exploring,
studying and protecting
Viet Nam
's sail boats and junks.
The
"
Viet Nam
- Sea and Boat" Association
plans to organise a mission to
Viet Nam
to study documents and make a
survey of junks and sail boats which should be restored.
It will arrange a survey of the landscape by boat in
2005.-Enditem
