UPFRONT


PROTECT OUR OCEANS The future of the ocean is numbered


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Microfibres make up as much as 85% of all beach trash that do not break down. There are 5.25 trillion pieces of plastic waste estimated to be in our oceans. Ocean pollution kills more than one million sea birds each year. Almost 70% of ocean garbage sinks to the seafloor never to be seen again.


At least 8 million tons of plastic enter the oceans each year. That’s similar to emptying a garbage truck of plastic into an ocean every minute.


OPEN TO QUESTION


WHAT IS YOUR YACHT DOING TO BE MORE ECO FRIENDLY?


SAM KEMPSON, ENGINEER I’ve just installed a sparkling water system onboard. Massive environmental space and time saver. No more san pal bottles to dispose of. No more lugging cases of bottled water around. Fresh chilled sparkling water from the


tap. It’s a no brainier. Crew and guests can help themselves whenever and they love it.


ABBY EMERY, SY CAPTAIN I make my own cleaning products. I use glass bottles and label them, and use water, vinegar and a selection of essential oils, depending on what purpose they’re being used for. Also, water filtration and re-mineralisation systems to stop the use of plastic bottles!!!


PAUL MCMORRIS, CAPTAIN/ ENGINEER


PEOPLE REQUEST THE STRANGEST THINGS


A female guest decided to venture out for a swim in search of wildlife Not feeling too confident about spotting potential predators; she asked crew to trap rare fish and turtles


before she went out.


FOUND IN THE MED RISSO’S DOLPHIN


GET TOOLED UP


A tool no respecting deckie should ever be without and for that matter anyone who likes a bit of spur of the moment DIY. The latest Leatherman is called BOND and has 14 essential tools. www.leatherman.com


Yup, we had filtered and screened (UV) water, re-usable and individual aluminium drinking jugs. No plastic. Not a major deal and guess what no one complained or said anything about it. I have no idea why more yachts are not seriously jumping on to this very easy system of reducing plastic. Come on people get with the programme. After all, the ocean is where we make a living.


YASMIN WEARING, SAILOR Learnt this on Sea Shepherd, soft plastics get stuffed into an empty bottle with a lid and the help of a stick, one bottle takes months to fill or less, but it saves on space and if we can also stop using plastic, you won’t even have to play this little game. I think we are all getting better, but there is still a long way to go...


Risso’s dolphins or Monk dolphins are usually sighted a few miles from the coast in small to medium sized groups. They have slightly bulging foreheads and distinctive scratches and scars mostly from social interaction over their bodies. Therefore body colour tends to lighten with age.


Men in a ship are always looking up, and men ashore are usually looking down.


John Masefield


JAMES WILLIAMSON, CHEF It’s not a lot, but refillable shampoos and soaps, plastic tubs instead of clingfilm, marine friendly soap for washdowns. Having said that, ‘very little does help’ and if we all try to make one or two little changes, then the overall effect could be massive. Come on - let’s all make an effort and save our oceans.


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