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Water sports center: take advantage of our basic assembly assistance

 Want to change your life, start your own business and settle down by the water? Water sports and aquatic activities are booming. From canoeing and kayaking for nature lovers, to pedal boating on France's most beautiful lakes, to jet skiing for thrill seekers, the activities offered at leisure centers attract a wide and diverse audience. And France, with its miles of coastline and beautiful rivers, still has many hidden corners in the heart of nature where it is possible to set up a water sports center.

Make your water sports center project a success with the Ruban Bleu guide

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A precise definition of your specifications for your water sports center

​Together, let's define your project, your ideas and your expectations in a comprehensive and detailed specification.

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 A technical feasibility study

We visit the site to study the body of water and its banks, as well as its accessibility. Finally, we look into the issue of the electrical current that needs to be supplied to the water sports centre. All of this is done in accordance with the requirements of the local community.

An administrative study

- Application to the competent authorities
- DDTM
- AFMAR
- Applications for approvals
- Insurance.

A forecast of your water sports centre's operating costs

Our experience in supporting and assisting with the creation of nautical allows us to evaluate:
- Your investments
- Your operating costs
- Your maintenance costs
-  Your seasonality
- Your rates and staff costs  

Purpose of the Ruban Bleu guide to creating your nautical base.

Our objective is to determine the break-even point for your business, take action on one or more items and see the impact on your project’s results in real time. In our guide, we will look at renting electric boats by the hour, half-day, day, but we will also seek to find ways to diversify your come back to your marina.

The project leader takes this guide into account and can submit a dossier to the various organizations (bank, DDTM, AFMAR, etc.) with a performance level for each of the chosen guidelines, based on the characteristics of the project:

  • features, website, budget, stakeholders, impacts, etc
  • the dashboard will be populated based on our 30 years of experience and our customers’ locations throughout Europe.

A major challenge

Nautical bases represent, through their links with communities and the nature of their attendance (large and diverse public), a privileged tool for developing and encouraging the initiatives of future creators.

Ruban Bleu is committed to setting up this service and clearing the way for your project to get started.

In this context, and in order to provide guidance for the process, we wanted to support project leaders by offering a targeted audit, a valuable tool for reflection and action, planned around the key stages leading up to the launch of your business.​

For further information, please refer to the ‘Creating a nautical base’ category in the articles section by clicking here. ici.

Our “Start and Go” service

The support we offer customers goes way beyond a signature on the dotted line. We are here to help with the following :

• Installation.

• Commissioning.

• Usage.

• Maintenance of the boats.

Service Start and Go
Geolocalization

Service: Geolocation

• Track your fleet of electric boats.

• Track your fleet of electric boats.

• Install navigation and maintenance alarms.

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Online booking systems service

Optimize your turnover :

  • Track your daily activity with an online dashboard.
  • Take bookings 7 days a week and 24 hours a day with the online bookings system. Configurable from your Facebook page.
  • Encourage business partners (hotels, campsites, tourist offices) to bring you customers using our tracking system.
  • Build up your holiday cash flow by selling gift vouchers or other related products.

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Technical help service

Are you in need of some technical know-how ?

Our team is able to answer all your questions, by telephone or email.

Spares software

​​We have set up a spare parts dispatch service which aims to deliver rapid relief in any emergency situation.

You can order directly online from our online shop.

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Insurance services

We aim to make your life as easy as possible by working together and our international network can recommend a regional insurance company, cabinet AssurBoat, which will offer you the best solution for insurance cover for business, boats and public liability. cabinet AssurBoat

Our guarantee to you

All boats are delivered with European RCD compliant certification. All boats are guaranteed for 1 year (parts and labor).  

1 year manufacturer's warranty (parts and labor).

Training

Training service

Running a busy boating center leaves no time for breakdowns so we have put in place a training program to ensure that you can easily diagnose common problems. You will be given the correct tools and know-how to fix and maintain your boats in tip top condition.

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Special Passenger Certificate

  • Technical rules concerning the stability of passenger boats.
  • Emergency response organization.
  • Regulation concerning the number of passengers.
  • Regulation concerning safety equipment.
  • Accident prevention measures.
  • Safety for the use of emergency exits and gangways.
  • Passenger protection measures.
  • Procedures for liaising with emergency services.

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