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
Have you ever wondered what goes into making a disposable water bottle? Infographic created by Eliza Becton Statistics gathered from: www.patagonia.com www.polartec.com www.epa.gov www.pacinst.org
As the Official Clean Regattas Partner of the 34th America’s Cup, Sailors for the Sea was proud to implement our Clean Regattas program which supports a clean and healthy ocean ecosystem. Through this partnership, we helped reduce the environmental footprint of the 2011 – 2013 America’s Cup World Series, the 2013 Louis Vuitton Cup and … Read more
Our mission is to build awareness of ocean health issues throughout the Americas so that citizens understand the precipitous changes that are occurring at the poles and along our coasts and what they can do to mitigate these changes. Ocean Watch in San Francisco While the expedition is completed, the mission of The Around the … Read more
A Sea Change is a feature length documentary produced by Niijii Films that premiered on March 14, 2009 at the Environmental Film Festival, Washington, D.C. to a full house – it was the first time in the festival’s history that every seat and all standing room was taken during a screening. This poignant film tackles the probability … Read more
