The 2013 Gorilla Rigging Moth North American Championship was held this past weekend in Charleston, SC. Regatta organizers and sailors worked hard to achieve a Bronze Level Clean Regatta certification by meeting 5 of our Clean Regatta Best Practices. This fun and exciting sailing class actually moved their winter series from Miami to Charleston this year based on the problem … Read more
The BVI Spring Regatta just finished another great Clean Regatta! Last year the event was the first ever Gold Level Clean Regatta outside of the United States. One of the major accomplishment that year was offsetting the regattas carbon footprint. This was done in thanks to race participants and Heineken supporting local recycling initiatives through GreenVI. This … Read more
This week the BVI Spring Regatta gets underway and many sailors have descended upon Tortola for this exciting event. The regattas organizers have made a strong commitment to Clean Regattas over the past four years, and last year was the first Gold Level Clean Regatta outside the United States. (Look for a report on their … Read more
The 2013 Clean Regattas season is off to a fantastic start with our first Clean Regatta in Japan kicking of the year! Next the fifth year of participation from the St. Maarten Heineken Regatta lead to their first gold level certification, and currently Bacardi Miami Sailing Week is aiming for bronze level certification for the … Read more
The St. Maarten Heineken Regatta started today! Race organizers have been working hard to mitigate their environmental impact on this beautiful island. While there are many challenges faced to make an event in the Caribbean a Gold Level Clean Regatta, organizers have found creative ways to reduce their environmental impact and raise awareness of the … Read more
Green Team sorting at recycling station. Sailors for the Sea is recognizing the America’s Cup World Series San Francisco regattas each with the first-ever Platinum level Clean Regattas certification. These regattas are the first to achieve platinum level certification, which recognizes achieving almost all possible points. Some innovative highlights that helped the America’s Cup achieve this … Read more
Great to see Team Oracle USA back out on the water! Are you excited to see Clean Regattas in action at the 2013 America’s Cup?
We would like to give a special thanks to all the organizers, participants and volunteers who have helped grow the Clean Regattas programs! Thanks to your efforts, this year: Over 80,000 sailors participated in Clean Regattas 75,000 disposable plastic bottles were prevented from entering the waste stream Over 30 tons of food waste was composted … Read more
This January marks the second year of our Rainy Day Kits program! Since the programs inception 45,000 children have explored the ocean ecosystem with these hands on, interactive lesson plans. We have found that 55% of downloads come from sailing programs, and 45% from museums, camps, and schools. Showing the lesson plans diversity! Rainy Day kits are informal, … Read more
Happy new quadrennium! For the racing sailor this marks a new set of rules – small tweaks and changes to continue evolving the racing sector of our sport. This year ISAF debuted a new Basic Principal (the first to be added since sportsmanship) focused on environmental responsibility. The principal states: ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY Participants are encouraged to minimize any … Read more
