Whitsundays beach cleanup adventure 2020 with Ocean Crusaders and Sunsail - Sailing Bluefin: Ep #26

In this episode we join the Ocean Crusaders/ Sunsail Flotilla over an action packed week, where we collect a whopping 2000KG of rubbish from the beaches of the Whitsundays! We start our adventure at Shute Harbour and sail to the Lindeman Islands, where we find a catamaran stuck on the shore, a dinghy wedged up high in the rocks and beaches covered in plastic pollution! We sail on to some of the most amazing islands the Whitsundays have to offer including Hamilton Island, Whitsunday Island and Hook Island. We also clean-up some of the most beautiful beaches in Australia including Whitehaven beach, so it can continue to be preserved as one of the most amazing locations in the world. Throughout this adventure, we aim to leave nothing behind but our footprints and restore the beaches of the Whitsunday islands to how they once were! During the trip we visited the historic aboriginal caves at Narra Inlet and reflect on how pristine these locations must have been centuries ago. We hope to spread awareness about the major plastic pollution issue in Australia, many people tend to think that we are not affected by it here as we are a first world country, but that's not the case! The affects of plastic pollution can be greatly seen on the Australian East Coastline, and with the help of organisations like ocean crusaders, we aim to clean-up Australia one plastic piece at a time! Cleaning up rubbish from our oceans will not only preserve our beautiful beaches but will save so many marine animals from death by plastic. If you are inspired by this story find out how you can get involved in an ocean clean-up here at https://oceancrusaders.org/ and if you are interested in joining next years flotilla or just want to get out sailing in the Whitsundays to see what our beautiful Great Barrier Reef has to offer go to https://www.rentayacht.com.au/ for some awesome bareboat charter options! Love our videos and want to help us create more content? Please subscribe to our channel here at: https://www.youtube.com/c/SailingBluefin Or become a Patron on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/sailingbluefin Let us know in the comments if you have any questions or just want to send us a message :) Follow us on social media too! Instagram: Sailing Bluefin - https://www.instagram.com/sailingbluefin/ Dannii - https://www.instagram.com/dannii_wiggins/ Alex - https://www.instagram.com/alex_wigggarcia/ Keith - https://www.instagram.com/sailing_barista/ Rex - https://www.instagram.com/thesailingshepherd/ Facebook: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/sailingbluefin #australia #sailingaustralia #sailinglife #sailingblog #boatlife #sailing #boat #catamaran #livingoffgrid #sailingonabudget #travellingfamily #sailingchannel