Sailors for the Sea’s Clean Regattas program reached new heights this year, celebrating the 15th anniversary of the program, as well as certifying a record number of Platinum Level events, the highest honor a regatta (or other water-based event) can achieve. Let’s take a look back on these top events from countries around the world: … Read more
From July 30 to August 6, 2021, the Cleveland Yachting Club hosted the Thistle Nationals 75th Anniversary Regatta and earned Platinum Level Clean Regattas certification. They hosted 96 boats, fed and entertained approximately 400 sailors and guests each night, and had a team of approximately 100 volunteers working enthusiastically to make this a world-class regatta. … Read more
Fifteen years ago, five regattas in Massachusetts and Maine laid the groundwork for sustainable sailing events by joining Sailors for the Sea’s Clean Regattas program. Founders David Rockefeller, Jr. and Dr. David Treadway originally created the Clean Regattas program in the summer of 2006 to directly engage their network in the sailing community on ocean … Read more
Around the globe attention is drawn to our seas for the United Nations celebration of World Oceans Day on June 8. In New England, this also occurs on the doorstep of summer, as boats across the country are making their way back into the water after a long, cold winter. One seaside community in Massachusetts … Read more
With the vaccine becoming more readily available, and a year’s worth of masking, social distancing and sanitizing under our belts, the world is ready to return to some sense of normalcy. In the northern hemisphere, many of us are gearing up for summer sailing events. We know these regattas will look different than before the … Read more
Sailors for the Sea’s Clean Regattas program is the world’s leading sustainability certification for all on-the-water events. Since the program’s inception in 2006, more than 2,600 events with 715,000 sailors and attendees have participated in Clean Regattas in 40 countries across the globe. Based on feedback from dedicated Clean Regattas organizers and volunteers, we have … Read more
2020 was a challenging year for events all around the world, with many regattas cancelled or postponed to future dates. New Zealand’s relatively remote location and strict lockdown guidelines set in place at the beginning of the pandemic have allowed sailing in the country to resume, just as summer began in the Southern Hemisphere. The … Read more
This year has certainly disrupted many events, including Clean Regattas around the world. We were able to catch up with an experienced Clean Regattas organizer, Ailsa Angus, who is the Sailing Manager for the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club (RHKYC). She has been met with “only positive support” for the club’s green initiatives and has … Read more
This past summer Sailors for the Sea Powered by Oceana launched its volunteer Skippers program. While originally designed before the coronavirus pandemic, where we envisioned Skippers representing Sailors for the Sea both locally and at events, our initial group of eight sailing leaders adjusted their sails. They focused on engaging their communities at home by … Read more
Social distancing. Face masks. Perpetually cleaning commonly touched surfaces. All of these measures that comprise the new “normal” have forced us to adjust our everyday routines. It is the reality we live within during this era of COVID-19. Among the many crises that have emerged as a result of the pandemic, the climate crisis is … Read more
