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

In celebration of World Ocean Day on June 8, 2022, Sailors for the Sea Skipper Rob Howie joined Sustainable Marblehead at the organization’s second annual Marblehead Ocean Week. The event, held in partnership with the Rozalia Project, took place at several locations in the town of Marblehead, Massachusetts, and included lectures, a harbor fair and … Read more

For the first time, crews in the biennial Newport Bermuda Race will be able to designate an environmental steward position. Curious about what an onboard environmental steward’s role is? In this video by the Newport Bermuda Race Green Team, several e-stewards talk about what they’re doing to promote sustainability best practices before and during the race. … Read more

1. Be an advocate for our ocean. One of the biggest things you can do for our ocean is to speak up on issues and support policies that protect marine habitats and wildlife. Whether it’s at the local level or a nationwide policy change, everything matters and has the potential for a positive impact for … Read more

Being a Green Boater involves making choices that take the potential impact on the marine environment into account, and perhaps at no other time during boat ownership are there more decisions to make than when doing upgrades and projects on an older vessel. Behan Gifford, along with her husband, Jamie, are in the process of … Read more