Clean Sailors, for cleaner seas

The new standard in sailing. Clean Sailors, for cleaner seas.

Sailors, we have a responsibility to protect the seas we sail.

in our role in safeguarding the health of our oceans.

May we lead the way to cleaner seas.

All drains lead to the sea.
When we wash dishes, take a shower, brush our teeth and clean our boats, guess where our wastewater ends up? Yup, the sea. So, let’s talk about ‘...
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5 minutes with... Jorne Langelaan, founder and Captain of EcoClippper
Studies show that our maritime industry emits around 940million tonnes of CO2 annually, over 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Capt. Jorne L...
- Ocean pollution
- Sailing
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Plastic is not fantastic in our...skincare
Over the last few months, we have been sharing our research on microplastics; what they are, how they get into the ocean, why they are an issue a...
- Microplastics
- Ocean pollution
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Why clean sailing is so important
For centuries, us sailors have used the power of the wind to move across waters – from small lakes and long canals to crossing our largest oceans ...
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The Year of Hot Water
Sailors, 2020 was a lot of things – we were disrupted and shaken-up. Things changed, for our societies and importantly, for our environments. Swat...
- Ocean science
- Sailing
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It's Raining Microfibres
In our last plastics feature, we talked about Microplastics; how all plastics break down into tiny, microscopic pieces over time. Because plasti...
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• 8.3 million tonnes of plastic makes its way into the ocean, every year.

• 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.

We have work to do. Fact.

Sail much? Love our planet? Then...

1. Commit to sail clean

2. Shop our fairtrade, upcycled products

3. Donate to support our project

4. Sign up and spread the word!

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