What’s more fun than learning about amazing ocean science and marine life with your friends or teammates? Whether you’re a teacher, parent or junior sailing coach, try these hands-on marine science activities to get kids interacting and engaging with the watery world around them. All of these lesson plans can be found on our KELP page! … Read more

We find locally-sourced foods, often in minimal plastic packaging, at farmer’s markets. One of the things my husband, Sailors for the Sea Skipper Damon Gannon, and I love about living aboard Fulmar, our Pacific Seacraft 37, is how conscious we are about the resources we use. Whatever we need, we have to make an effort to get … Read more

I spend my summers as a junior sailing coach who spends roughly five hours a day on the water, five days a week, and there is hardly a day that goes by where I don’t see some form of plastic floating on the surface. I’ve spent a lot of time this summer thinking about how … Read more

We are excited when any sailor charts their course towards sustainable events, but it is particularly rewarding when the next generation of ocean stewards takes the lead. This is exactly the case with Pleon Yacht Club’s Marblehead Junior Race Week (MJRW), which took place July 25-27, 2022. For the second year in a row, this … Read more

Are you up for the Challenge?  For Week 3, we are challenging you to ditch single-use plastics, going beyond just your reusable water bottle. In Week 1, we challenged you to do a plastic audit at home, work or on your boat. You probably noticed that most of the items could be reused and refilled. For … Read more

It’s summer and the perfect time to head to the beach! For Plastic Free July, we collected three activities from our Kids Environmental Lesson Plans to do outside that will teach kids about the plastic pollution problem, as well as encourage them to think about solutions. Biomagnification Game Using a game of tag, this lesson … Read more

For Week 2, we are challenging you to use your purchasing power and support companies that are limiting their use of plastic or choosing reusable/refillable containers. In Week 1, we challenged you to do a plastic audit at home, work or on your boat. Could most of those items be reused or refilled? Many innovations … Read more

Organizers of the Newport Bermuda Race had a big goal in mind for the 2022 edition—to achieve a Platinum level Clean Regatta. To make this happen, they launched a creative new crew position that helps to put a focus on Clean Regattas Best Practices aboard the individual boats: Environmental Steward. The 635-nautical mile offshore race … Read more

This year, Sailors for the Sea Powered by Oceana is taking part in Plastic Free July, which is an annual, global movement to raise awareness about plastic pollution. Each week we will explore ways we can eliminate unnecessary plastics in our lives, including opportunities to get involved in campaigns that will prevent plastic pollution in … Read more

Roaming throughout all the world’s oceans, whales are the largest animals on Earth. As marine mammals, whales are warm-blooded and must regularly surface to breathe air. These majestic creatures are also very social and use a variety of noises to communicate with each other. Through our Kids Environmental Lesson Plans, also known as KELP, kids … Read more