The Turkish government, seeking to diversify the tourism product and to distribute visitor arrivals more evenly throughout the year and throughout the country, is actively promoting outdoor activities to niche markets. An example is yachting holidays. Turkey is a mecca for sailors and its marinas are well-geared to foreign visitors. In 2004, there were 33 marinas throughout the country (the majority are found along the Aegean coast) capable of handling some 12,300 yachts. While many tourists arrive in their own vessels, they can also charter a yacht (with or without crew) or a gulet, the traditional Turkish ketch once used to transport cargo around the coast. Yacht companies are licensed by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.