Explorer in Residence
A visit to The California Academy of Science, currently showing Built for Speed: The world’s fastest fish and fastest sailboats was highlighted by a lecture from Dr. Sylvia Earle.
Blog Topics: Events
Summer Solstice
Today marks the longest day of the year – and to celebrate we joined up with Summer Sailstice to mark the longest sailing day of the year! This Saturday head out on anything the floats to join thousands of other boaters marking this wonderful occasion with their favorite pastime! Learn more about Summer Sailstice – … Read more
Visit to NEAQ
Yesterday, Sailors for the Sea staff traveled to the New England Aquarium in Boston for their World Oceans Day celebration! Hundreds of families visited, learning the importance of ocean conservation through hands on activities. Sailors for the Sea staff taught kids and parents about sustainable seafood using two of our Rainy Day Kits, The Deadliest Catch … Read more
Sailors for the Sea in Portugal!
This week our Chief Executive Officer Daniel Pingaro and Chairman, David Rockefeller, Jr. are in Cascais, Portugal for The Draeger Foundation‘s 3rd conference on ‘Sustainable Oceans: Reconciling Economic Use and Protection.’ The focus of the 2013 conference is on good governance for sustainable marine development. H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco provided opening remarks for the … Read more
Looking back at Welcome Aboard!
As we finish up our thank you letters from an amazing event we want to share some of the great news from our December 3rd, Welcome Aboard benefit. The evening was hosted at Christie’s and made possible with generous, early support from The Tiffany & Co. Foundation, Christie’s, Hinckley, and The Helmsley Charitable Trust. Russell Coutts, … Read more
Welcome Aboard! A Salute to Sailors for the Sea
This event was possible due to generous early support from: Christie’s The Tiffany & Co. Foundation Hinckley The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Special thanks to our Chairs and Sponsors Honorary Chair Bill Koch Platinum Sponsor Christie’s Chairs Christopher Buck Charles Butt James H. Clark David and Susan Rockefeller Gold Sponsors The … Read more
ACHOP lecture on Sharks!
The America’s Cup Healthy Oceans Project will be hosting a free lecture on Sharks! For those who live in the San Francisco area this is an excellent opportunity to learn more about these fascinating creatures and enjoy a wonderful evening at the Aquarium of the Bay. The lecture is free but you need to make … Read more
Singles Under Sail
Sailors for the Sea program lead Annie Brett will present at Singles Under Sail in Greenwich, CT on October 18th. She will speak about Sailing and the Environment from boat builders to the America’s Cup. Details in the image below:
Good Morning San Francisco
Good morning from San Francisco. We are very excited for the second America’s Cup World Series event in San Francisco. The village opens tomorrow with racing to begin on Wednesday. The city is feels very busy with Oracle OpenWorld and Fleet Week also happening this week! For a full schedule of America’s Cup events, click here. … Read more
Community Day at West Marine
We are very excited to announce that West Marine will be hosting a community day at their Sausalito, CA store for Sailors for the Sea! On October 4th 5% of the stores sales for the day will be donated to Sailors for the Sea to support ocean conservation. The store is located at: 295 Harbor … Read more
