The Blue Flag will fly in the Liepaja Marina also in the summer season of 2024

The Blue Flag will fly in the Liepaja Marina also in the summer sailing season of 2024. The godmother of the pilot boat "Ausma" Karina Tatarinova and the management of the Liepaja SEZ Authority being present, the Blue Flag was solemnly hoisted on May 31.

The iconic Blue Flag is one of the world’s most recognized voluntary awards for beaches, marinas, and sustainable tourism boats. In order to qualify for the Blue Flag, a series of stringent environmental, educational, safety, and accessibility criteria must be met and maintained.

The Liepaja Marina so far has been the only yacht harbor in Latvia to have been awarded the Blue Flag.

Unofficially, the opening of the yacht season is marked by the arrival of the first yacht to the port. This year, the first yacht – a Norwegian-flagged “Ada” - arrived on March 26th.

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In May 2015, the Liepaja SEZ Authority took over the yacht port in its governance.

In the sailing season of 2023, the Liepaja marina serviced 228 yachts.

Since 2008, the Liepaja Marina has been awarded the symbol of environmental and service quality - the Blue Flag.

There is also a demand for marina berths from local sailing boat owners providing recreational boat trips for tourists.