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Inspired by the significant rise in users of the Virtual Regatta platform during the COVID-19 pandemic, the course examines how digital environments can support the growth and visibility of sailing.<\/p>\n<p>Participants will gain insights into:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The relationship between <strong>virtual sailing and traditional sailing<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>How gaming platforms can be used to <strong>attract and engage young people<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Strategies for using <strong>Virtual Regatta as a promotional and educational tool<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Ways to overcome <strong>economic, geographical, and communication barriers<\/strong> to participation<\/li>\n<li>Developing <strong>innovative communication approaches<\/strong> tailored to younger audiences<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The course also provides guidance for sailing federations and clubs on how to integrate digital tools into their strategies, helping them to <strong>expand their reach, modernise their communication, and increase grassroots participation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>By combining research, real-world examples, and practical recommendations, the programme supports organisations in creating <strong>new pathways into sailing<\/strong> and strengthening connections with future generations of athletes.<\/p>\n<p>Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-41418\" src=\"https:\/\/sportacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/EN_Co-fundedbytheEU_RGB_POS-300x67.png\" alt=\"Co-funded by the European Union\" width=\"300\" height=\"67\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/EN_Co-fundedbytheEU_RGB_POS-300x67.png 300w, https:\/\/sportacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/EN_Co-fundedbytheEU_RGB_POS-1024x228.png 1024w, https:\/\/sportacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/EN_Co-fundedbytheEU_RGB_POS-768x171.png 768w, https:\/\/sportacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/EN_Co-fundedbytheEU_RGB_POS-1536x343.png 1536w, https:\/\/sportacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/EN_Co-fundedbytheEU_RGB_POS-2048x457.png 2048w, https:\/\/sportacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/EN_Co-fundedbytheEU_RGB_POS-600x134.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Using Gaming to Promote Sailing and Increase Participation<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The <strong>DigiSail<\/strong> online course explores the innovative use of <strong>gaming and digital platforms in sport promotion<\/strong>, with a particular focus on sailing. It is designed for sailing federations, clubs, and sports organisations seeking to engage younger audiences, increase participation, and break down barriers to access through tools such as the <strong>Virtual Regatta platform<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":37021,"template":"","meta":{"featured":"false","hide":"false"},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[387],"product_tag":[],"school":[236],"language":[992],"instructors":[545,641,690,701,737,740,753],"entidades-certificadoras":[1538,275,1672,1711,1720,1754],"class_list":{"0":"post-36759","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-desportos","7":"school-digital-and-innovation-pt-pt","8":"language-english-pt-pt","9":"instructors-claire-boyd-pt-pt","10":"instructors-deniz-cicek-pt-pt","11":"instructors-karolina-soltaniuk-pt-pt","12":"instructors-maciej-szafran-pt-pt","13":"instructors-pinar-coskuner-genc-pt-pt","14":"instructors-raul-fuentes-pt-pt","15":"instructors-szymon-wierzbicki-pt-pt","16":"entidades-certificadoras-azs-awfis-gdansk","17":"entidades-certificadoras-z-eunik","18":"entidades-certificadoras-1-polish-yatching-association","19":"entidades-certificadoras-swedish-sailing-federation","20":"entidades-certificadoras-turkish-sailing-federation","21":"entidades-certificadoras-world-sailing","23":"first","24":"instock","25":"virtual","26":"sold-individually","27":"taxable","28":"purchasable","29":"product-type-simple"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportacademy.com\/pt-pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/36759","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportacademy.com\/pt-pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportacademy.com\/pt-pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sportacademy.com\/pt-pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/36759\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43488,"href":"https:\/\/sportacademy.com\/pt-pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/36759\/revisions\/43488"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportacademy.com\/pt-pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37021"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportacademy.com\/pt-pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36759"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportacademy.com\/pt-pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=36759"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportacademy.com\/pt-pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=36759"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportacademy.com\/pt-pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=36759"},{"taxonomy":"school","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportacademy.com\/pt-pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/school?post=36759"},{"taxonomy":"language","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportacademy.com\/pt-pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/language?post=36759"},{"taxonomy":"instructors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportacademy.com\/pt-pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/instructors?post=36759"},{"taxonomy":"entidades-certificadoras","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportacademy.com\/pt-pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/entidades-certificadoras?post=36759"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}