Green Team sorting at recycling station. Sailors for the Sea is recognizing the America’s Cup World Series San Francisco regattas each with the first-ever Platinum level Clean Regattas certification. These regattas are the first to achieve platinum level certification, which recognizes achieving almost all possible points. Some innovative highlights that helped the America’s Cup achieve this … Read more
Great to see Team Oracle USA back out on the water! Are you excited to see Clean Regattas in action at the 2013 America’s Cup?
We would like to give a special thanks to all the organizers, participants and volunteers who have helped grow the Clean Regattas programs! Thanks to your efforts, this year: Over 80,000 sailors participated in Clean Regattas 75,000 disposable plastic bottles were prevented from entering the waste stream Over 30 tons of food waste was composted … Read more
A hooked cormorant on the dock in Ft. Lauderdale. Photo by Mark Ivey Spotted on the dock in Ft. Lauderdale a cormorant that got hooked by his potential meal. It looks like the cormorant was a victim of either a baited fishing line being cut free or longline fishing. Sadly longline fishing kill an estimated 300,000 … Read more
This January marks the second year of our Rainy Day Kits program! Since the programs inception 45,000 children have explored the ocean ecosystem with these hands on, interactive lesson plans. We have found that 55% of downloads come from sailing programs, and 45% from museums, camps, and schools. Showing the lesson plans diversity! Rainy Day kits are informal, … Read more
Happy new quadrennium! For the racing sailor this marks a new set of rules – small tweaks and changes to continue evolving the racing sector of our sport. This year ISAF debuted a new Basic Principal (the first to be added since sportsmanship) focused on environmental responsibility. The principal states: ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY Participants are encouraged to minimize any … Read more
With 2012 coming to a close, we want to thank our fans and followers for your support, and share a few highlights from our ocean conservation programs. ONE:Sailors for the Sea programs reached 27 states & 13 Countries in 2012. TWO:80% of all contributions go directly to marine conservation programming according to a third party … Read more
In 2012 Sailors for the Sea programs reached 27 states, 2 Canadian Provinces, and 13 Countries! Check out our maps below to see our reach! Don’t see your state or country highlighted in blue? Click here to learn how to get involved.
As we finish up our thank you letters from an amazing event we want to share some of the great news from our December 3rd, Welcome Aboard benefit. The evening was hosted at Christie’s and made possible with generous, early support from The Tiffany & Co. Foundation, Christie’s, Hinckley, and The Helmsley Charitable Trust. Russell Coutts, … Read more
A recently published study from the University of British Columbia Fisheries Centre and the Sea Around Us Project analyzes trends in aquaculture since the 1950’s and notes that aquaculture is one of the fastest growing global food animal production industries. This trend is only predicted to grow as wild fish stocks continue to decline due to overfishing. … Read more
