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Organizing Committee
As a result of a joint initiative of the Chilean and Argentinean Navies, this international meeting and regatta of Tall Ships was given the generic name “Velas (Sails) South America 2010”. Considering the important roll that the oceans play in the development of these two nations, the maritime authorities have agreed to jointly organize the 2010 celebrations for both countries in order to commemorate the Bicentennial Anniversary of such a patriotic occasion which occurred in 1810.
To give shape to this important event both Navies have individually assembled Commissions that will have the responsibility to bilaterally embrace the challenge of organizing the “Gathering”. As part of this combined effort other national institutions and civilian organizations have been called upon to promote the public awareness of “Velas South America 2010”, stressing that it is a Country Project which should involve the whole nation.
In an effort to give this event a strong regional character both Navies are negotiating with their counterparts in Brazil(1), Uruguay(1), Peru(1), Ecuador, Colombia(1), Venezuela(1) and Mexico(1), to join them in the organization efforts by encouraging each one of them to involve one of their ports respectively as part of the project.
These negotiations are currently at an advanced stage which has made it possible to set a tentative start and finish date for “Velas South America 2010”. The start date has been set for the beginning of February 2010 from Rio de Janeiro and will finish in Veracruz, Mexico about the middle of the following June 2010.(1) These countries are also celebrating their bicentennial in 2010
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