Nautical Sports Research Articles

Los programas de educación náutica en la educación obligatoria en España: revisión sistemática

In recent years, nautical sports are gaining notoriety in the educational field, being able to demonstrate that they are a valuable tool for the integral development of students. However, there seems to be no scientific evidence on the development and effect of these in nautical education programs in Spain. Therefore, the objective of this study was to conduct a systematic review of programs related to nautical education in primary and secondary education in Spain. In addition, to propose a meta-program in the line of this thematic. Based on these objectives, a search was carried out in the databases PubMed, Scopus, Dialnet, Web of Science and, subsequently, in Google Scholar and Google search engine, between 2008 and 2023 using the following keywords: "school program", "education", "nautical activities". The search results show that the main objectives of these programs are the promotion of nautical activities and sports and the knowledge of the environment itself. In terms of content, the use of sailing sports and other sports such as canoeing, windsurfing, kayaking or paddle surfing, which begin with theoretical classes, and later, practical classes.In conclusion, we have been able to verify that, at present, nautical sports are being used in the educational field, which has led us to make a meta-program where the most relevant information of the objectives, contents, methodology and evaluation is collected.

Fostering Customer Loyalty in Kitesurfing: The Case of a Nautical Sports Centre in Portugal

In this study, the relationship between service quality, customer satisfaction, and behavioural intention is investigated within a specialised nautical sports centre that offers kitesurfing in Portugal. Using a path analysis model, this study aims to evaluate the effect of the dimensions of service quality on satisfaction and behavioural intention, as well as the effect of satisfaction on the customer’s behavioural intention. According to the results, customer satisfaction is influenced directly by service quality dimensions such as responsiveness, assurance, empathy, and tangibility. This, in turn, positively impacts their behavioural intention to make future purchases. The responsiveness dimension directly affects behavioural intention, while empathy contributes to it indirectly through customer satisfaction. This study addresses a gap in current water sports research by examining the antecedents of customers’ behavioural intention, for the first time, to a nautical sports centre, deriving important managerial implications. Thus, to increase customer satisfaction and increase the likelihood of repeating their experience, it is advised that the sports centre implement clear work procedures, offer training to staff on responsiveness and empathy, and regularly gather feedback from customers to facilitate continuous improvement of their service design.

The Use of Nautical Activities in Formal Education: A Systematic Review.

The implementation of nautical sports, particularly in coastal areas, during the school stage is a growing phenomenon. It offers unique opportunities for students to develop the necessary competencies outlined in their physical education curriculum in an immersive manner, within a natural and inherently motivating environment. This study aims to delve deeper into this subject by conducting a systematic review of the utilization of water sports in formal education. To carry out this bibliographic search, the following keywords were employed: "Nautical Activities", "Nautical Sports", "Nautical Camps", "Formal Education", "Children Education", "Primary School", and "Secondary School". The Boolean operator "and" was used to combine these keywords during the search conducted in databases such as Scopus, PubMed, Web of Science, and SPORTDiscus. The PRISMA Protocol was utilized for the search process, resulting in the selection and categorization of eight papers into the following thematic areas: Wellbeing, Physical and Mental Health, Education, and Management. The primary findings of this review indicate that the inclusion of these programs within physical education classes enhances overall physical health, mental well-being, and personal development. The results demonstrate a positive impact on peer interaction and short-term improvement in self-confidence.

Status of the Marinas’ Development in the Southern Region of the Romanian Sea Coast: Implications for Sustainable Recreational Transport in the Black Sea

The aim of this paper is to highlight the state of development of tourist ports in the Romanian Black Sea coastal area and their implications for the sustainable provision of quality recreational transport. As indicated by the collected data, both locals and tourists are showing a growing interest in nautical sports and maritime recreational activities, and there are plans to upgrade existing marinas and build new ones. Although the boating activity in the Romanian Black Sea coastal area is not as developed and popular as that in other areas of the Balkan Peninsula, it has particular advantages due to its geographical position close to the Danube and its delta, as well as its historical and cultural heritage. Between 2014 and 2019, the south marinas of Romania’s Black Sea coast experienced a 65% increase in the number of visiting boats. Despite some decreases in traffic during the pandemic, the general trend continues to be upward. An evaluation of the operational capacities and policies implemented by tourist ports and relevant stakeholders identifies the strengths and weaknesses of the current system and provides insights into the current activity and implemented policies of the four most known and developed marinas along the Romanian Black Sea coast. The study’s main objective is to assess sustainable practices in relation to the environmental, social, and economic systems, with a focus on environmental protection, the use of renewable energy sources, and the implementation of quality management standards. The study uses a mix of qualitative and quantitative analyses to achieve this. Interviews with representatives of the four coastal marinas helped gather the data. The size of boat traffic was evaluated by taking into consideration the data from the local harbor master. The research identified gaps and highlighted areas that require improvement, subsequently providing recommendations to enhance sustainability. The findings can guide policymakers and stakeholders in developing practices that can promote the growth of recreational nautical transport in Romania while ensuring the sustainable development of the sector.

Year-long monitoring of phytoplankton community, toxigenic cyanobacteria, and total microcystins in a eutrophic tropical dam supplying the Mexico megacity

The Valle de Bravo dam is an important source of drinking water supply for the Mexico City Conurbation (>26 million inhabitants) and is also a hotspot for nautical sports, recreational fishing, and tourism. However, anthropogenic pressures in the upper reaches of the basin have led to increased eutrophication and numerous harmful cyanobacterial blooms (HCBs). To determine the effect of abiotic variables on the characteristics of the phytoplanktonic community, as well as their influence on the diversity of toxigenic cyanobacteria and related cyanotoxins, we evaluated monthly variations in environmental factors, phytoplankton biovolume and composition and total microcystins in Valle de Bravo dam during the year of 2019. Overall, 75 phytoplanktonic species were identified, mostly belonging to the divisions Cyanobacteria, Chlorophyta, and Bacillariophyta. Cyanobacteria presented the highest biomass throughout the year, with water temperature and rainfall being the best correlated factors. The highest concentrations of total microcystins were recorded from July to September (maximum of 71 μg L−1), associated with the dominance of species such as M. smithii, M. aeruginosa, M. viridis M. flos-aquae, Aphanocapsa planctonica, and Dolichospermum crassum, and environmental factors such as rainfall, total dissolved solids, water temperature, and specific trace metals. In all months except December, the total cyanobacterial biovolume was above the World Health Organization alert level two, indicating potentially high risks to human health. The predominance of cyanobacteria and high biovolumes classified water quality as poor to very poor during most of the year. To avoid the development of HCBs in this dam, the contribution of nutrients by the tributary rivers and sewage must be controlled, since the poor-quality conditions of the water threaten the aquatic biota, the sports and recreation activities and affect the potable water supply.

Inventory of the fauna and flora of the Northeast new ecosystem of Bizerte lagoon (Tunisia), Southeastern Mediterranean sea

Bizerte lagoon is a valuable socio-economic ecosystem which is renowned for its significant biodiversity and its strategic position in the Mediterranean and in northern Tunisia. It is characterized by an important biodiversity and a high biological productivity, which makes of it a nursery for several marine species. It is also a place of brood stock maturation for others and a feeding area for many migratory species. Its shores and maritime space host lots of human activities, such as coastal fishing, shellfish farming, maritime traffic, recreational fishing and nautical sports, besides 277 industries spanning several sectors of activity such as leather and textile as well as the refining of hydrocarbons and the steel industry. These activities cause severe pollution and result in many anthropogenic disturbances. The aim of this work is to study the sanitary state of Bizerte Lagoon using a biological and ecosystem approach that exploits bio-ecological indicators at the scale of specimen, population, community or whole ecosystem. The findings of this study have revealed the following facts: the peri-lagoon part of the Northeast zone is distinguished by an interesting biological diversity. According to statistical descriptors, the most abundant and frequent zoological groups are gastropod mollusks followed by crustaceans. In terms of diversity indexes, the values obtained showed that the Northeast zone has a poor to mediocre ecological status. This research demonstrates that Bizerte Lagoon is undergoing an anthropic pressure that has been jeopardizing the biodiversity of this ecosystem.

Nautical Sports Tourism: An exploratory analysis on opportunities for future development

Nautical tourism has become a very popular tourism niche either for practitioners or spectators. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, new concerns to tourists as well as different motivations to travel have emerged. In this context, the appreciation of simpler lifestyles, contact with nature and water and the practice of outdoors activities are the new trend in the post-COVID-19 world. Therefore, with the purpose to identify managerial, governmental and academic opportunities to develop this promising sector, a literature review on Nautical Sports Tourism was developed. Following a four stages bibliometric analysis (Database selection, search criteria, data selection and analysis of results), this study revealed that, although it regards a topic of considerable growing interest, there is still a long way for the nautical sports tourism literature research to reach its maturity. Regardless of the unquestionable relevance of the current publications, there is still a lack of specific theory development and framework propositions in the field of nautical sports tourism. Even so, it was observed that the combination of sports and tourism in nautical environments opens a myriad of possibilities for places willing to enhance their competitiveness, improve brand image and qualify and diversify the coastal infrastructures.

Review of the Situation of Tunisian Lagoon of Bizerta Using Marine Spatial Planning as a Key to Sustainable Blue Growth

Bizerta lagoon is an important socio-economic pole in northern Tunisia. Its shores and maritime space host lots of human activities, such as coastal fishing, shellfish farming, maritime traffic, military activity, recreational fishing and nautical sports. These activities cause severe pollution and they result in many anthropogenic disturbances. Naturally, conflicts of interest between the different operators have always existed. However, recently these disagreements, particularly between coastal fishermen and shellfish farmers have degenerated into an act of vandalism in November 2019. Fishermen destroyed all the bivalve farms facilities and productions. This act is the result of the build-up of several factors, notably the spatial interaction between the two activities and the improper practices of the shellfish farmers, which are according to fishermen "the major source of the lagoon pollution". Despite the fact that the Tunisian government has made considerable efforts to solve this issue, mitigate this conflict, and restore shellfish farming activity in the lagoon, this event has had major socio-economical, geo-political, environmental, and technological impacts. Within this framework, the current paper aims to suggest a management plan that should improve the lagoon status and attain the desired sustainable development of all activities. Turning to Marine Spatial Planning (MSP), we propose an Allocated Zone for Aquaculture (AZA), effective governance of the lagoon and fostering of Sustainable Blue Growth (SBG). These proposals are in line with the Tunisian strategies in terms of aquaculture sustainable development, establishment of MSP along the entire Tunisian coastline and the promotion of blue economy. They also meet several sustainable blue development objectives of the United Nations.

Vers le littoral. La dimension spatiale des mobilités professionnelles des éducateurs sportifs en nautisme

Les explications le plus souvent mobilisées pour expliquer l’orientation vers le groupe des éducateurs sportifs dans les activités nautiques (voile, surf, kitesurf…) se situent, pour les organismes de formation comme les éducateurs eux-mêmes, dans le registre de la « passion » ou de la vocation. L’enquête menée auprès de ce groupe professionnel sur le littoral de la région Pays de la Loire a permis de montrer que ces registres d’explication sont insuffisants. Elle souligne notamment comment la valorisation du « bord de mer » est un facteur d’orientation vers le métier pour ces travailleurs. La valorisation du littoral, et de la « qualité de vie » qui lui est corrélée, participe alors largement à un effet de reclassement pour ces éducateurs : ils ont en effet connu des difficultés et des frustrations sur les plans scolaire et professionnel avant de s’orienter vers l’encadrement des activités nautiques sur le littoral. Une mobilité résidentielle vers le littoral constitue ainsi une dimension centrale de la mobilité professionnelle, et plus largement sociale, des éducateurs sportifs en nautisme. L’article vise donc à explorer les modalités de construction de la dimension spatiale d’un capital symbolique dans le cours d’une trajectoire professionnelle.

Marinas and sustainability: Directions for future research

Marinas have ceased to be ports dedicated exclusively to recreational boating and nautical sports. Nowadays, marinas offer a variety of services that complement the tourist offering of its locality in addition to auxiliary activities that arise from its main activity. There are considerable economic and social resources generated by these types of facilities that benefit their localities, but they can also have negative effects such as compromising the sustainability of the environment.The objective of this article is to examine the terms related to changes in the ecosystem derived from marinas through the Keywords Plus and the Author Keywords extracted from the WoS database and obtain results that explain how several themes have evolved and how these concepts relate to each other and to other variables. In this way, it will be possible to critically examine the selection of terms that appear in scientific documents. The results show that pollution, antifouling paints, and invasive species are the terms of greatest concern and on which particular emphasis should be placed for future lines of research.

Políticas públicas de desporto: promoção de desportos náuticos na área metropolitana de Lisboa

Esta investigação visa compreender as Políticas de Promoção de Desportos Náuticos formuladas por seis Municípios da Área Metropolitana de Lisboa com relação direta a planos de água naturais e que partilham fronteiras. Metodologicamente utilizou-se uma abordagem qualitativa e interpretativa, tendo sido aplicado um modelo de análise com indicadores de natureza estrutural, financeira, estratégica e intermunicipal.Estes Municípios integram treze espaços naturais e trinta e seis praias onde é possível praticar desportos náuticos, estando ainda prevista a construção de dois Centros Náuticos Desportivos. Concluiu-se que todos os Municípios avaliados têm uma Política Municipal destinada ao Fomento da Prática de Desportos Náuticos que engloba medidas estruturais, formativas e desportivas.

The Impacts of Rip Curl Pro, Surf Competition, in Peniche (Portugal)

Deeply connected to the sea, its greatest resource, Peniche, from its early development has become over the years one of the main references in nautical tourism, with surf being its main sport practice. In fact, nowadays, surf is the main source of income of the municipality. The popularity of this destination as a standard for nautical sports has gained such a dimension that has attracted the attention of one of the world’s leading nautical sports events, the Rip Curl Pro. Since 2009 (the first time this event took place in that city) to the present day, the impacts of this event have not been only felt in the Western region but also throughout the country.

OVERALL BRAND DESIGN OF ELITE SPORTS NAUTICAL RESOURCES – ITS ROLE AND IMPORTANCE IN INCREASING AND AFFIRMING UNIVERSITY REPUTATION

Each university affirms its reputation in society not only by its scientific and professional achievements but also by certain PR strategies built with the help of well-selected and graphically designed printed and media-based editions, advert messages and signs on billboards and other devices in the sphere of external advertising. The present study of the opportunities offered by nautical sports resources for advertising, popularizing and enhancing the university prestige is part of a theme elaborated in a dissertation. It is also part of building an overall PR strategy.

The communication department of nautical sports entities

Las entidades deportivas náuticas del siglo XXI se enfrentan a nuevos retos, tales como la relación de los clubes náuticos con la sociedad actual y su supervivencia, entre otros, que deben afrontar con una notable comunicación. La metodología, de carácter descriptivo, consiste en un análisis cuantitativo del proceso de comunicación que desempeñan las entidades deportivas náuticas. Analizamos y evaluamos el departamento comunicación así como las funciones que desempeñan para mantener y atraer a su público. Por último los resultados obtenidos confirman que este tipo de entidades sin ánimo de lucro les queda mucho camino por recorrer, para implicar a una sociedad del ocio a que siga sus pasos en este siglo XXI. En este sentido, se concluye que el sector de los clubes deportivos náuticos deben realizar una reflexión sobre la incorporación de los departamentos de comunicación para establecer vínculos con la sociedad.

Progressive neuromuscular control improvement by using extrinsic feedback as learning tool, in swimming

In this study, we started from the hypothesis that if we use the nautical sports simulator as learning mean and a tool to create visually extrinsic feedback, then we will be able to determine an effective change in the sensory-motor response at upper limb in order to improve progressive neuromuscular control. Using feedback as learning and optimizing mean of training is one of the desires of athletes training and, at the same time, an objective mean of raising the athlete’s awareness of the way in which he manifests his motor behaviour. The importance of implementing feedback in the training of athletes is also highlighted by the achievement of valuable results both in individual sports and in sports games. The ways that feedback can be implemented in the training varies according to the purpose, the specificity of the sport, the way of interpretation and the approach of its results. The purpose of this research was to improve de capacity of the progressive neuromuscular control at the upper limbs level, in swimming, using extrinsic feedback. The experimental approach was carried out within the research centre for human performance from University of Pitesti, Romania and had four junior as participants with 7–10 years experience in this sport, national medalists and champions. External feedback was provided using a nautical condition simulator that provided graphical trajectories specific to how they managed to control the level of force exerted on the palm. The training plan involved 15–20 minutes training for each swimmer with a frequency of two sessions per week for 3 weeks for each technical aspect of the research. The results reflected how each athlete managed to correct the sensory response according to the given stimulus. During the study, the swimmers expressed varied ways of adapting to the stimuli, having the greatest difficulties of neuromotor reorganisation especially in the transition to the last level of force increase. In conclusion, the approach confirmed that extrinsic feedback is an objective mean of sensory-motor learning and reorganization and, implicitly, an improvement tool of progressive neuromuscular control in swimming, the logistic actuators having a decisive role in achieving the purpose of the research. Keywords: Motor learning, nautical simulator, sensory response, strength, swimming.

O estabelecimento dos esportes náuticos no Rio Grande do Sul na primeira década do século XX: entre o ruder e o remo

This article investigates how the establishment of nautical clubs occurred in Rio Grande do Sul at the first decade of the 20th century. For this, newspaper articles that circulated in Rio Grande do Sul cities were analyzed along with a bibliographic review. The sources examined showed that the nautical sports were instituted in the first port cities of the state. This characteristic contributed to the entry of European practices and customs, among them rowing. For this study, the newspapers circulating in the cities were examined. The interpretation of the information revealed that the nautical clubs were configured as a space of dispute and conciliation between the different cultures present in Rio Grande do Sul.

Reconstruction and Reform Research Nautical Sports Curriculum System

Reconstruction and Reform Research Nautical Sports Curriculum System

Faire face au contretemps pour faire son temps

Les activités nautiques (voile, surf, kitesurf…) sont fréquemment construites par les municipalités des stations balnéaires comme des produits à destination des touristes. Elles sont de ce fait associées aux temps des vacances. Mais elles sont aussi un temps de travail pour ceux qui les encadrent. Les éducateurs sportifs en nautisme sont en fait contraints de travailler à contretemps, c’est-à-dire de s’inscrire dans des temporalités qui ne s’apparentent guère à celles caractéristiques des univers ordinaires de travail (vacances scolaires, jours fériés ou week-ends). Cela peut leur poser problème, notamment dans la conciliation entre travail et vie familiale. Les représentations ou perceptions du contretemps par ces éducateurs sportifs, ainsi que la manière dont ils vivent leurs situations de travailleurs dans ces temporalités, sont analysées dans cet article. Celui-ci tente d’identifier et de caractériser les ressources et stratégies utilisées pour faire face aux divers effets et conséquences du contretemps. Les résultats présentés s’appuient principalement sur des entretiens et des observations de diverses situations de travail réalisées dans le cadre d’une enquête sur le littoral de la région Pays-de-la-Loire.

Age of peak performance in Olympic sports: A comparative research among disciplines

This research aimed to study the ages of peak performance in Olympic sport disciplines, and to distinguish age groups among them. The ages (in decimal years) of athletes with the best performances at the 2012 Summer Olympics were considered (n = 3548). A total of forty sport disciplines were included; the athletics events were classified in six disciplines: Sprint, Middle-distance, Long-distance, Combined, Jumping and Throwing. A full statistical summary was produced. A regression tree was proposed for each gender to discriminate groups of sport disciplines according to age. The ages ranged from 14.0 to 52.8 years. The 72% of the athletes aged between 20 and 30 years, and the 99% aged below 40 years. The mean ages for men and women were 27.0 and 26.2 years, respectively. The regression tree analysis generated four groups of sport disciplines in men, and five in women. In men, the mean ages of the groups were: Group 1 = 24.4, Group 2 = 25.9, Group 3 = 28.0 and Group 4 = 30.8. In women, the mean ages of the groups were: Group 1 = 19.9, Group 2 = 22.7, Group 3 = 24.6, Group 4 = 26.5 and Group 5 = 28.3. The combat, gymnastics and swimming disciplines located mostly in the youngest groups in men; a similar tendency was evidenced in women, except for the combat sports. Apart from Combined, all athletics disciplines located in the groups 4 and 5 in women. On the contrary, these disciplines sited mainly in the groups 1 and 2 in men. All game and nautical sports placed in the two eldest groups in both genders, excluding women Water Polo.

The Influence of the Seaside Characteristics on the Tourist Ports and Their Impact on the Romanian Coast of the Black Sea

The Black Sea is an intra-continental sea situated between Europe (towards the west and north) and Asia (towards the east and the south). Its surface covers more than 450,000 km², occupying an important position among the intra-continental seas, which means that it’s almost two times larger than Romania. In our country the Black Sea boasts about 245 km of coast, of which 70 km include sand beaches, capitalised for tourism. While the seacoast belonging to the Danube Delta is protected as a Biosphere Reserve, the southern part of the seashore has been turned into a chain of resorts with 25 localities and 13 main resorts, all comprised in the Constanta county, visited annually by over a million tourists. In order to enhance the attractiveness of the Romanian seashore after 1990, a new tendency appeared - to develop the nautical sports field. In this context, the authorities analysed the option of building tourist ports that had not existed during the period of the socialist economy.