Join the America’s Cup Healthy Oceans Project at The Bay Theater, Aquarium of the Bay on Pier 39, San Francisco, for a wonderful evening focused on plastic in the ocean. Guest speakers including Jean Michel Cousteau will present about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch showing pictures, samples, and discussion about what we can all do to make … Read more
Yesterday the America’s Cup Healthy Oceans Project hosted a beach clean up with The Marine Mammal Center. The clean up was held at the Horseshoe Cove Beach at Fort Baker in Sausalito, CA. Approximately 100 people attended including staff of local NGO’s, America’s Cup Sailors, the America’s Cup Event Authority, and volunteers. Check out the pictures … Read more
Eliza and her friend Nicole worked the lemonade stand in the rain to raise money for ocean conservation! Sailors for the Sea is excited to feature one of our youngest supporters, Eliza Hancock from Marblehead, Mass. An avid sailor at Pleon Yacht Club, Eliza was assigned a school project that required her to learn more about a global issue … Read more
Sailors for the Sea is excited for Boston Landmarks Orchestra‘s annual green concert that celebrates the natural beauty and life-giving properties of our waterways. The event takes place today at the Hatch Shell, in celebration of the 40th Anniversary of The Clean Water Act. Come down to the waterfront at 6pm to learn more about many amazing non … Read more
We are excited to be at the Chicago Match Cup on Navy Pier in Chicago for the World Match Racing Tour. This event is being run as a Clean Regatta as part of the Chicago Match Race Center full season commitment. They are working hard to be certified at the bronze level. Click on image … Read more
The America’s Cup in Venice was simply spectacular: the racing, the backdrop, the excitement of the crowds. Bruno Trouble of Louis Vuitton called it the best show he’s ever seen in his decades of working with the America’s Cup, and we have to agree. From a Clean Regattas standpoint, Venice faces it’s own set of … Read more
Last week Sailors for the Sea Japan and Sailors for the Sea US had their first meeting on US soil. The two groups met to discuss using Sailors for the Sea programs abroad. This meeting was in preparation for Sailors for the Sea Japan’s first annual members meeting to be held on April 25th. For … Read more
Today marks the 42nd anniversary of Earth Day. As boaters, we tend to prefer the water, and the goods news is that it makes up 70% of the Earth’s surface. Marine life and vital coastal habitats are straining under the increasing pressure of global use. The ocean, which was once considered inexhaustible and resilient, is, … Read more
Naples is not known for it’s cleanliness, but it’s still been a surprise for us to see the degree to which plastic and waste here is simply left on the streets and blown into the bay. The America’s Cup Healthy Ocean Project forum held here yesterday highlighted some of these local problems, while also emphasizing … Read more
Mission of Mermaids – A love letter to the ocean – debuted this past week at the Environmental Film Fest and the Hong Kong – San Francisco Ocean Film Festival. This short film celebrates director Susan Rockefeller’s relationship with the ocean. It’s both a poetic ode to the seas and a plea for their protection. Mission of … Read more
