Yachting Malta is a Public Private Partnership between the Government of Malta and the Royal Malta Yacht Club. One of Yachting Malta’s main aims is to promote Malta as a yachting destination. YM aims to bring the best out of a joint public and private experience via one consolidated effort. YM has also been created to support and assist private effort and initiatives - to make sure that good ideas and initiatives are never wasted. Another aim is to identify and attract to Malta new high profile yachting events including regattas, class sailing and power racing events, boat shows, conferences and other activities related to yachting whilst supporting already established events. Another aspect is to serve as a consultative base which aims to ‘listen’ to all the stakeholders involved via a transparent and open door policy. As a result YM will provide advisory feedback and improvement advice to government and the relevant authorities. YM will also develop a clear strategy together with a practical, doable yearly business plan in order to place Malta in a prominent position on the international yachting map promoting Malta’s leading name, reputation, competitivity and lengthy tradition as a yachting and cruising destination. YM's target is to achieve a mark-up in overall quality of the Maltese yachting product and achieve excellence. YM’s goal is also to support the increase of the range and volume of berthing capabilities both Malta and Gozo. Last but not least Yachting Malta aims to foster and promote sailing and associated international activities with emphasis on the young. In doing so, promoting a spirit of teamwork, sportsmanship, cooperation and a sense of self-fulfillment within the framework of competitive sailing. YM aims to widen the reach of sailing as a sport to the widest potential of new sailors of all ages possible by assisting sailing clubs in their ventures in preparation for today's and tomorrows yachting and racing needs. YM will also support clubs in order to enhance competitive coaching services and attract new racing events including European and world championships.
