Development of Water Sports Facilities
Tourism Government of Gujarat Contents
Project Concept 3 Growth Drivers 4 Market Potential 5 Gujarat – Competitive Advantage 6 Project Information 10 - Location/ Size - Infrastructure Availability/ Connectivity - Raw Material/ Manpower - Key Players/ Machinery Suppliers - Potential Collaboration Opportunities - Key Considerations Project Financials 16 Approvals & Incentives 18 Key Department Contacts 20
Page 2 Project Concept
Water Sports Activities – Overview Water sports include all adventure sports or sporting activities that involve water such as skiing, motor rides, water scooters and speedboats. These rides are attaining popularity in India. Some popular water sports activities are discussed below:
1 Speed boating
Speed boating is the recreational activity of operating or traveling in a motorboat, speedboat, or powerboat, which is a boat powered by an engine.
2 Water Scooter
Water scooter is a recreational watercraft of two categories. The first is a sit down, where the rider drives the watercraft mainly sitting down and typically holds two people. The second is a stand up, where the rider uses the watercraft standing up.
3 Parasailing
Parasailing is a recreational activity in which a person is towed behind a boat with specially designed parachute known as parasail. The boat then drives off, carrying the parascender into the air. The parascender has no control over the parachute.
4 Banana Boat Ride
Banana boat is an unpowered, inflatable recreational boat meant for towing. Different models usually accommodate three to ten riders sitting on a larger, main tube and resting their feet on two laterally flanking tubes which stabilize the boat. The main tube is often yellow and banana-shaped.
5 Snorkelling
Snorkelling is the practice of swimming at the surface of a body of water while equipped with a diving mask, a shaped tube called a snorkel and usually swim fins.
6 Scuba Diving
Scuba diving is a mode of underwater diving in which a scuba diver uses a self- contained underwater breathing apparatus (scuba) to breathe underwater.
Page 3 Growth Drivers
Potential Market Size Water sports primarily caters to the needs of adventure tourists, as well as other adventure enthusiasts. The target market for this facility are the domestic and foreign adventure tourists and the youth population. The local/weekend tourists can also generate substantial demand.
Adventure sports market The global adventure sports market is (in INR billion) estimated at nearly INR5,340 billion (US$89 billion), while the Indian market is Global 5,340 estimated to be around INR5 billion (US$83 million). India 5 There is a significant potential to drive growth and cater to the growing demand for adventure sports in India.
Growth Drivers