What’s hiding in your waterway? 🧐 Get ready to dive into discovery! In this hands-on KELP (Kids Environmental Lesson Plan) activity, students build a DIY plankton net and discover the tiny drifters that call their local waters home. Using simple supplies like a hanger, stocking, and jar, students can collect and ID plankton—microscopic organisms that are the foundation of the ocean food web. This activity is perfect for students to build observation skills, spark curiosity, and connect with the invisible life beneath the surface! Learn more: bit.ly/41szqFy #KELP #KidsEnvironmentalLessonPlans #MarineScience #Plankton

The ocean gives us life, and our Skippers are here to remind us why it’s worth protecting. 🌎🌊 From awe-inspiring encounters to moments of connection, Skippers Chole, D'amy, and Maya share what fuels their love for the sea—and their mission to safeguard it. Now it's your turn! What about the ocean fills you with wonder? Drop it in the comments. #OceanActionMonth #Skippers #ProtectWhatYouLove

We hope you—and every sea turtle—had a turtley awesome World Sea Turtle Day this past Monday! 🌎🐢 As sailors and boaters, we share the ocean with some of its oldest and most extraordinary species: sea turtles. For over 100 million years, they've navigated the same waters we now sail. Today, we honor them. As stewards of the sea, let's protect those who call it home. How we can help: - Dim lights near nesting beaches - Avoid anchoring near turtle grass beds - Support turtle conservation efforts Let's shell-ebrate sea turtles by being a part of the solution! 💚 #SeaTurtles #SeaTurtleConservation

In the U.S. alone, we use more than 500 million plastic straws every day, and most of them end up in our oceans, polluting the water and harming marine life. Boaters can stop this problem - #skipthestraw and go straight for the drink. Join the movement to stop single-use plastic straws: https://www.sailorsforthesea.org/join-our-crew Special thanks to: Ayla Fox Hilary Kotoun IYAC Newport Amory Ross Ian Walker Graham King Nadav Post Eleanor Conover Dr. Nathan J. Robinson and Christine Figgener Robyn Albritton Shelley Brown Amber Stronk M. Conor McManus Anthony Kotoun Tyson Bottenus

The Vineyard Cup hosted by Sail Martha's Vineyard achieved Platinum Level Clean Regattas Certification. This is no easy feat, and impressively they've also become a zero-waste event, with all food sourced locally on Martha's Vineyard. Sail Martha's Vineyard has been working towards this achievement since 2010 when they started using the Clean Regattas program! Brock Callen, Executive Director of Sail Martha’s Vineyard took the stage to share where all of the delicious locally sourced food came from, and gave an incredible shout out to Sailors for the Sea!

Ian Walker, skipper of Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing and winner of the 2014-15 Volvo Ocean Race voices his concern for ocean health due to marine debris and shares why he supports Sailors for the Sea. Join Ian by taking our pledge to protect the ocean! http://sailorsforthesea.org/nt3

Tyson Bottenus "waste diversion guru" awarding Knut Frostad and Brad Read with a well earned Platinum Level Clean Regattas Certification for the Volvo Ocean Race Newport Stopover. This could not have been done without two incredible sponsors dedicated to sustainability 11th Hour Racing and SCA! Learn more about how this was achieved: http://www.sailorsforthesea.org/blog/program-news-clean-regattas/1st-2015-platinum-level-clean-regatta

Sailors for the Sea's first PSA - learn more about our efforts to educate and engage the boating community in the worldwide protection of the oceans. No Trash - No Trail - No Trace

Sailors for the Sea is the Official Clean Regattas Partner for the 34th America's Cup. This is our commercial debuting at the America's Cup World Series in Cascais, Portugal. For more information visit www.sailorsforthesea.org

J Class Yacht Velsheda sailing in the J Class Newport Regatta hosted in Newport, RI June 15-19. Video from the 2011 J Class Newport Regatta. The event was certified as a gold level Clean Regatta. Highlights include: Composting, no discharge in harbor and race course areas, and awards made from recycled glass.

Aboard the Spirit of South Carolina during 2011 Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week. Slow pan of the bay and boat.

A slow pan of Clearwater Harbor during the 2011 National Sailing Program Symposium

Alicia Martorella from the Waterfront Center demonstrates a plankton tow in Clearwater, FL at the 2011 National Sailing Program Symposium