Singles Under Sail
Sailors for the Sea program lead Annie Brett will present at Singles Under Sail in Greenwich, CT on October 18th. She will speak about Sailing and the Environment from boat builders to the America’s Cup. Details in the image below:
Youth sailor raising awareness for ocean conservation
Justin is sailing his opti to help raise funds for a bioextraction project. An Opti sailor from Long Island Sound has garnered our attention with his mission to help protect the waters that he sails. 12 year old Justin Smith from Oyster Bay, NY is sailing across the Long Island Sound solo from Stamford, Connecticut … Read more
Pictures at ACWS San Francisco
A few pictures focused on Clean Regattas best practices being implemented at the America’s Cup World Series in San Francisco.
Healthy Oceans Project Day
This morning at the America’s Cup World Series in San Francisco ocean health was in the spotlight with two exciting activities run by the America’s Cup Healthy Oceans Project. (ACHOP) The conservation activity team! Photo by Franny Kupersmith Sailors for the Sea staff raking mulch. Photo by Franny Kupersmith The conservation activity involved team members, … Read more
Sustainability Initiatives at America’s Cup
Practice Racing Day 1 of ACWS San Francisco. Photo by ACEA/Gilles Martin-Raget After achieving their first Gold certification in Newport earlier this summer, the America’s Cup aims to continue this trend for its events in San Francisco. For this October’s events, the following Clean Regattas Best Practices are being implemented: Trash-Free Regatta: The event aims … Read more
Good Morning San Francisco
Good morning from San Francisco. We are very excited for the second America’s Cup World Series event in San Francisco. The village opens tomorrow with racing to begin on Wednesday. The city is feels very busy with Oracle OpenWorld and Fleet Week also happening this week! For a full schedule of America’s Cup events, click here. … Read more
Melges 32 Worlds
Photo by Joy Dunnigan – click to view gallery. This week the 2012 Melges 32 Worlds hosted by New York Yacht Club is taking place here in Newport. The event is being run as a Gold Level Clean Regatta through NYYC season long commitment. 2012 marks their fourth year in a row! The NYYC venue … Read more
Community Day at West Marine
We are very excited to announce that West Marine will be hosting a community day at their Sausalito, CA store for Sailors for the Sea! On October 4th 5% of the stores sales for the day will be donated to Sailors for the Sea to support ocean conservation. The store is located at: 295 Harbor … Read more
Salmon in Bristol Bay
This month’s Ocean Watch Essay comes from The Nature Conservancy in Alaska. Sailing off Flounder Flats, Nushagak Bay ca 1935. Photo by Dave Carlson, Dave and Mary Carlson Collection, Samuel K. Fox Museum. Dillingham, Alaska. Did you know that sailboats were used to fish for salmon in Alaska’s Bristol Bay until 1950. This fishery, now in it’s … Read more
