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leeway towards accepting performance imperfections… as long as all have the same imperfections. Certainly if the imperfections exist for good reason, the best reason of course being cost and perhaps some time soon the second best being sustainability? However, outside one-designs, as soon as we are permitted equipment choice we enter a different world, often summed up as ‘the best money can buy’. Throwing sustainability into that particular mix will be much more restrictive than in the case of one-design equipment. So it will require both more justification and so unfor- tunately more rules. For instance, how to measure and achieve a 50 per cent reduction in boatbuilding waste for a one-off 100ft Maxi? Easy when manufacturing Optimists and even easy if repeatedly building near-identical larger yachts such as TP52s. But not at all easy when building a composite one-off using plugs and moulds that most likely will only ever be used once before being scrapped (often for reasons of storage). Not all Maxis are World Sailing class and also yachts being built to Offshore Safety Regulations construc- tion standards does not guarantee equal construction standards, certainly not when it comes to sustainability and health and safety! To specify that all World Sailing class and rating (ORC or IRC) race yachts will not be solely reliant on fossil fuels to produce power onboard, or for auxiliary drive by 2030, is easy to type out… but for all yachts with hydraulic or even electric-powered winches and possibly other equipment it is not at all easy to achieve. No number of solar panels that can be fitted on a deck or even if in the future as part of the sails will produce the energy required to run big powered winches when racing. By 2030 there might be the first hydrogen-powered marine engines capable of also powering aux- iliary equipment, but when and where will we see green hydrogen fuel stations in marinas? Still, I reckon 2030 is a target set to encourage development, but please do not allow it to become an obstacle.


Events


I recently found a 2011 World Sailing document labelled World Sail- ing Green Event Guidance. It was full of useful tips… but one subject such guides steer well clear of is the not so small matter of the environmental impact of travelling crew and equipment, officials,


journalists, family and spectators to and from events. Then we use multiple means of transport at events, like coach and support boats. I feel a good first step would be to look into the use and propulsion of team and support boats. These guzzle hugely more fuel than the boats racing and are less restricted by rules and efficiency con- straints concerning propulsion. This can be done on an individual basis and should not require huge discussion or legislation, mainly commonsense and money. The technology is available.


Travelling


That is quite a mirror to look into. Of course, the less we travel the less environmental impact from it, but are not transport or travelling also the origin as well as the essence of sailing? Sailing your boat from A to B is clearly not the same as having your boat shipped from A to B and then your crew flown in. Except at the highest levels of racing, the majority of boats still travel on their own keel and travelling is part of the fun of owning boats… The current focus of society seems to be on a mix of more environmentally friendly travel… and simply travelling less. Also pricing will eventually be used to reduce travelling and whether we like it or not this will also affect our choices.


Travelling less might seem unavoidable but the downside I see is that this will eventually lead to reduced cultural awareness and sensitivity, along with less understanding and appreciation of each other. I probably should say ‘even less’… If there is one thing I will miss once retired it will be the people I have come to know and worked with all over the world. The places we meet, the experiences we share, new faces, new experiences, and so on. Sailing has been instrumental for me and for so many others in helping to find our way in our complicated world. I guess we will be compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs if we were to reduce their chances of going sailing by refusing to ‘clean up our act’? Which brings me back to the Brundtland Report definition of sustainability…


Come to think of it, I would really miss my printed copy of Seahorse. On reflection this really is all rather difficult. Rob Weiland, TP52 class manager





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