Recently, I had a chance to sit down with a fellow whale biologist and sailor, Dr. Michael Moore, a senior scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and the director of the institution’s Marine Mammal Center. He has a rather unique background, being both a veterinarian and a marine biologist. Among other things, he … Read more
Are you ready to put winter in the rearview? We definitely are! If you are looking for some fun and educational activities that will get you and your kids outside this spring, look no further. We’ve chosen six of our Kids Environmental Lesson Plans that highlight a variety of ocean literacy themes to get you … Read more
In addition to all the usual crew positions—skipper, navigator, tactician—there’s a new choice for those registering for the 2022 Newport Bermuda Race: Environmentalist. This biennial event is a challenging, 635-mile offshore race from Newport, Rhode Island, to Bermuda, and this year, there will be roughly 200 boats at the start on June 17th! In 2018, … Read more
Last month the 2022 Caribbean regatta season breezed in with the Round Barbados Sailing Week. This year’s event, held on January 18-23, 2022, featured 82 entries from eight countries in 10 classes including racing keelboats, dinghies, kite boards and even a radio-controlled fleet. The week featured plenty of parties and three days of back-to-back racing, … Read more
Happy New Year! Many new-year goals focus on ways that we can make ourselves healthier—lose weight, eat more vegetables, work less—but what about making the ocean healthier? If reducing your environmental impact is something that you would like to accomplish in 2022, a great way to start is aboard your boat: it’s a place where … Read more
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
With support from sailors and boaters across the globe, we’ve been able to achieve huge wins for our oceans in 2021. Here are a few highlights: 1. Our Clean Regattas program celebrated 15 years of success in sustainability Since the summer of 2006, more than 2,800 events and 750,000 sailors in 35 US states and … Read more
A semester abroad is a life-changing experience during a student’s time at school. Now if that semester is aboard a tall ship doing research on ocean plastics in the North Pacific? Even more so! Sea Education Association is based in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, and offers programs for high school and college students aboard their two … Read more
When you have set and accomplished a major goal, it’s only natural to start thinking, “what’s next?” In Part Three of Sailors for the Sea Skipper Damon Gannon’s interview with Will Freund of Climate, Kayak and Conversation, they get into just that, along with some lessons learned—and what to do when you encounter a climate … Read more
Lyra, under full sail Life aboard a boat is already pretty green, which is one of its appeals. When you’re away from the dock, every resource is limited and must be somehow generated and/or stored on the boat, and everything going out, like trash and waste, needs to have a plan. Modern land-bound life rarely … Read more
