Seaweed, plastic bags, balloons, all of these items have been blamed for slowing a boat down. Whether or not this is due to an anxious sailor, the fact is plastic debris is becoming more common then ever and it can slow your boat down. For our first Sailing and the Environment post we thought about … Read more
When talking to people about Sailors for the Sea, we are often asked how sailing has a negative impact on the environment. As sailboats use wind to power themselves, and about them could be harmful to the environment? The simple answer is that modern sail boats, from an eight foot Opti to the three hundred … Read more
Q. Where does my donation go when I give to Sailors for the Sea? A. We all depend on healthy oceans for food, jobs, recreation, and solace. The ocean, once considered inexhaustible and resilient, is quite fragile and finite. Our programs work to reduce boaters impact on the environment and help alleviate the stress put … Read more
This holiday season three wonderful maritime companies are helping you support Sailors for the Sea while shopping for your favorite boater! On December 17 & 18 make a purchase with Team One Newport and they will donate 10% of profit from all full priced items to Sailors for the Sea. Make your purchase at the … Read more
Over the past month, the Around the America’s expedition experienced two great achievements – the publication of its first book and coverage in the Journal of Geophysical Research – all in relation to the circumnavigation of north and south America from June 2009 – May 2010. The first is the publishing of a beautiful coffee … Read more
I grew up sailing, starting at age two. I’ve been at it for over sixty years and traveled over 75,000 ocean miles under sail in the North Atlantic the Arctic Ocean, the Baltic Sea, the Mediterranean, the Caribbean, the Aegean, the North Pacific, the South Pacific, and the Southern Ocean. From the glaciers of Greenland … Read more
While in San Diego Sailors for the Sea was lucky enough to tour the Malin Burnham Sailing Center at San Diego Yacht Club. The architect, Matt Wells from Hanna Garbriel Wells, took us on a tour around the building and pointed out many of the eco-friendly measures taken that enabled the building to be certified … Read more
The AC45 features a hard sail, generally referred to as a wing, a technology now in it’s second generation of America’s Cup racing. Wings look more like an airplane wing rather than the soft white sails that most people associate with a sailboat. The wing on an AC45 is 20M (65ft) tall. The forward section … Read more
This week in the Healthy Ocean’s Project Hall at the America’s Cup World Series in San Diego local kids visited after school to learn about non point source pollution from our Rainy Day Kits program and the science of sailing from the Exploratorium. Sailors for the Sea staff members used the Rainy Day Kit lesson … Read more
