Environmental News
Sailors Are World Leaders for Sustainability on Earth Day and Every Day
Earth Day is an ideal time to recognize sailors are leaders in turning this blue planet green.
Sailing Science Center Exhibits at Call of the Sea’s Tall Ships Celebration
San Francisco's Sailing Science Center is hosting an Earth Day Exhibition on Saturday, April 23.
Plans Underway to Fully Dredge San Rafael Channel This Summer
Plans are underway for San Rafael Creek and channel system to be fully dredged this summer.
Trader Joe’s and Two Years Before the Mast
Many years after Richard Henry Dana Jr. traded along the California coast, Trader Joe's connects to the clean, green imagery of sailing while stumbling forward on how to eliminate plastic packaging.
The Right Weather for Cleaning Up Angel Island Beaches
"During the winter we have a custom of cleaning the south-facing beaches on Angel Island."
April’s Latitude 38 Is Out Today – No Joke!
April's Latitude 38 is on the docks now full of stories from sailors out on the water, cruising various seas, and racing on the Bay.
Kenichi Horie Sets Sail Aboard ‘Suntory Mermaid III’
Kenichi Horie hoisted sails and settled in for a 6,000-mile, 70-plus-day transpacific crossing to Japan aboard his 19-ft 'Suntory Mermaid III.'
Upstream from the Downstream Problem of Mylar Balloons
Safeway is one of many sources of ocean plastics. Sailors and everyone are asked to shop wisely.
A Thank-You to Sailors Who Clean Up the Bay
A ferry service turned into a cleanup mission when Edward Stancil saw how much trash was on the Shell Beach foreshore.
BOB — Balloon Overboard Day Reduces Ocean Plastics
It takes a village, a crew, a marina, or sailors to help clean up the oceans.
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