Happy New Year! Many new-year goals focus on ways that we can make ourselves healthier—lose weight, eat more vegetables, work less—but what about making the ocean healthier? If reducing your environmental impact is something that you would like to accomplish in 2022, a great way to start is aboard your boat: it’s a place where … Read more
A semester abroad is a life-changing experience during a student’s time at school. Now if that semester is aboard a tall ship doing research on ocean plastics in the North Pacific? Even more so! Sea Education Association is based in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, and offers programs for high school and college students aboard their two … Read more
When you have set and accomplished a major goal, it’s only natural to start thinking, “what’s next?” In Part Three of Sailors for the Sea Skipper Damon Gannon’s interview with Will Freund of Climate, Kayak and Conversation, they get into just that, along with some lessons learned—and what to do when you encounter a climate … Read more
Lyra, under full sail Life aboard a boat is already pretty green, which is one of its appeals. When you’re away from the dock, every resource is limited and must be somehow generated and/or stored on the boat, and everything going out, like trash and waste, needs to have a plan. Modern land-bound life rarely … Read more
When Will Freund pulled into marinas and anchorages along the Intracoastal Waterway this past spring and summer, his boat definitely turned some heads—and for good reason. For Will’s 1,000-mile-plus journey from Miami, Florida, to Norfolk, Virginia, he chose a Hobie Mirage Adventure Island sailing trimaran kayak. A long journey in a 16-foot boat, to be … Read more
In late July, 2021, Will Freund tied up his sailing kayak in Norfolk, Virginia, and wrapped up an incredible 3-month, 1,000-mile voyage that was years in the making. While a cruise of the Intracoastal Waterway is a fairly ordinary pursuit, Will’s journey was anything but. Not only was his boat—a 2015 Hobie Mirage Adventure Island … Read more
As the leaves start to fall in the northern climes, boaters are making their winter plans for their vessels. Whether you have a cruising sailboat, a trawler or a center console, here are five tips that you can do when winterizing your boat to lessen the impact on the environment. Give your boat a non-toxic … Read more
Three young sailors from Barbados share their thoughts on the challenges the marine environment faces in the Caribbean, including plastic pollution and habitat destruction, and why sailors are vital to conservation efforts. Francesca Johnson, Anya des Caires and Isabel Filardo are all members of the Barbados Sailing Association. These teens are as passionate about protecting … Read more
2021 was a big year for Zoe Watson, an industrious 17-year-old sailor from Venice, Florida. She graduated from high school (a year early), earned her Girl Scout Gold Award, and organized a Clean Regatta for her sailing club, the Venice Youth Boating Association. The Venetian Cup is an annual youth regatta that this year hosted … Read more
