CLEAN REGATTA

With our "Platinum" pledge to Sailors to the Sea, we are doing the following to help restore ocean health:

 

Event Management

• 1. Assemble a Green Team

  • Create a dedicated team of volunteers/staff to assist liaison with running a Clean Regatta.

  • Identify and recognize your Green Team to participants.

• 2. Public Engagement

  • Create a sustainability page on your regatta website.

  • Share Sailors for the Sea ocean conservation message with competitors and display sustainability signs throughout event.

  • Promote Clean Regattas to media through press releases, social media and in news stories.

• 3. Paperless Regatta Management

  • Use an online Regatta Management System to handle all electronic registration.

• 4. Environmental Outreach

  • Invite local environmental groups to host an information booth.

• 5. Regatta Awards

  • Create or use a perpetual trophy.

  • Award gear or usable items as trophies.

 

Food and Beverage

• 6. Water Bottle Reduction

  • 80% elimination of all single-use plastic water bottles at your event.

• 7.Water Refilling Stations

  • Provide water to participants out on the water via coach boats or designated water boats.

  • Install permanent or semi-permanent water filtration systems.

• 8. Sustainable Food Options

  • Work with catering company to offer locally sourced or organic foods.

  • Ensure that all seafood is sustainably sourced.

  • Offer vegetarian alternatives to lower your menu’s carbon footprint.

• 9. Responsible Dinnerware

  • All single-use dinnerware is recyclable or compostable. No Styrofoam.

  • Eliminate 85% of single-use dinnerware, including plates, cups, and cutlery.

 

 

Waste Reduction

• 10. Recycling

• 12. Trash Free Regatta

  • Have Green Team and participants monitor event site and remove litter.

  • DO NOT alter Rule 55 (Trash Disposal) from the ISAF Racing Rules of Sailing and remind sailors of this rule at skippers’ meeting.

• 13. Eliminate Single-use Bags

  • Use reusable bags while shopping for event.

  • Offer competitors reusable bags to hold event documents.

• 14. Good Waste Management

  • Ensure that a Recycle and Compost bin (if applicable) are placed adjacent to all Landfill bins.

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Venue Management

• 15. Responsible Signage

  • Make sure all waste bins are clearly marked RECYCLING, COMPOST, or LANDFILL.

  • Reuse signage year after year.

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Race Management

• 20. No Discharge

  • Remind all participants in Notice of Race (NOR) and at skippers’ meeting that sewage discharge is illegal.

  • Coordinate to make sure that affordable or free pump-out services are available for all boats.

• 22. Oil Spill Prevention

  • Create “Safe Refueling Areas” and ensure proper training to all staff.

• 23. Maintenance

  • Ensure all fiberglass sanding/fairing be contained and collected.

  • Provide secure and enclosed location for all boat maintenance.