We are sailors who love the sea.

OUR NEWS

#ProtectOurBeds campaign sees major contributors come forward, enhancing global seagrass protection
May 31, 2023
Only three months since launching the #ProtectOurBeds campaign run by not-for-profit, Clean Sailors, the Ocean Conservation Trust and all-in-o...
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OneSails GBR opens sail loft doors to collect end-of-life material with Clean Sailors
March 22, 2023
OneSails GBR (East) has opened the doors of its Suffolk sail loft for the collection of old and end-of-life sail materials, joining Clean Sail...
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#ProtectOurBeds: We've launched a global project to facilitate seagrass conservation.
February 14, 2023
An exciting new campaign between Clean Sailors, the Ocean Conservation Trust and all-in-one navigation app, savvy navvy, supports sailors to co...
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OUR PROJECTS

Clean Sailors

Mobilising our global sailing community as ambassadors for our ocean.

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Cleaner Marina

Supporting and championing cleaner practices across marinas, ports and harbours, globally.

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Clean Sailors Youth Racing Team

The champion youth racing team with a heart for our ocean.

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ReSail by Clean Sailors

Supporting second-life for all things sailing.

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EcoOpti

We've teamed up with Northern Light Composites to launch the world’s first sustainable and recyclable Optimist dinghy for young sailors and sailing schools, globally, supported by OneSails and Swiss clean-tech company, Bcomp™.

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#ProtectOurBeds

Supporting sailors to combat climate change by digitally mapping sensitive seabeds in boating hotspots around the world.

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Inspring generations of sailors in clean sailing.

The Unsatisfactory Facts

• Over 10 million tonnes of plastic makes its way into the ocean, every year, taking up to 600 years to breakdown.

• Close to 640,000 tonnes of fishing gear is discarded in the sea, every year.

• Up to 40% of marine litter comes from maritime pursuits and industry.

• Ships are responsible for 2-3% of all greenhouse gas emissions globally, predicted to double or triple by 2050.

Mobilising our global sailing community in ocean conservation.

Education.

We share research and knowledge about the health of our oceans.

Inspiration.

We inspire our global sailing community to join us as ambassadors for cleaner seas.

Solutions.

We go beyond identifying issues and provide ideas, answers and products that make sailing cleaner.

For our oceans, for our seas. We are Clean Sailors.

NOTES ON THE OCEAN

The importance of whales (and their poo).
October 2, 2022
We may be clean sailors but we love whale poo. Here's why whales are our Climate Giants in more ways than one, and deserve our full protection, g...
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Keeping antifreeze out of our seas.
March 28, 2022
As Sailors, we try not to dump anything in our seas. Common sense, right, and not all that hard if we put our minds to it. But there’s one yearly ...
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Read. Watch. Listen.
December 16, 2021
The best films, books and podcasts on sailing and the ocean that we've found so far!
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IN SUPPORT OF

OUR PARTNERS

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