Please select your home edition
Edition
McDYachts_Pyewacket-for-Sale_1456x180 TOP

Sail America Industry Conference to reduce waste

by Sail America on 30 Apr 2014
SW
Sail America is doing its part to help eliminate some of the waste clogging up our oceans, lakes, and coastal waterways.

With Sailors for the Sea's help, the Sail America Industry Conference (SAIC) will eliminate single-use plastic water bottles and plastic cups. At this year's SAIC, all attendees will receive reusable, stainless steel cups and water-refilling stations will be placed throughout the conference.

Plastic constitutes approximately 90% of all trash floating on the ocean's surface, with 46,000 pieces of plastic per square mile. The majority of this trash comes from land, and reducing single-use plastics is the best way to begin tackling this problem. With this commitment for the conference, we estimate a minimum reduction of 1,350 plastic bottles or cups from entering the waste stream.

Cups provided by: Sailors for the Sea

Another way Sail America is reducing waste is to provide all its conference proceedings online. This eliminates the leftover piles of paper and lightens the load in your suitcase!

Seminar slides will not be printed prior to the conference or handed out onsite. Instead, all SAIC registrants will have online access to downloadable session presentations within two weeks after the conference.

Yet another way Sail America is decreasing its environmental impact!

To register for the conference, click here.
C-Tech 2021 America's Cup 728x90 BOTTOMMcDYachts_Pyewacket-for-Sale_1456x180 BOTTOMMackay Boats 728x90 BOTTOM

Related Articles

2025 Formula Wing Worlds Sardinia day 1
Tactical minefield confuses even the best Four long-distance races on day one set the tone for a competitive Formula Wing World Championships. 93 competitors from 22 countries are racing each other for the first ever Formula Wing world title.
Posted today at 8:57 pm
52 Super Series 2025 Porto Cervo day 2
Immaculate Sled on song in breezy Sardinia With a race win which they delivered with a near perfect execution in brisk Mistral conditions, Takashi Okura's Sled today moved further ahead at the top of the leaderboard at the 52 SUPER SERIES Porto Cervo Range Rover regatta on Costa Smeralda.
Posted today at 3:34 pm
The latest in fleet monitoring and tracking
Join us on October 22nd for an in-depth exploration of the latest in tracking technology Fleet monitoring and tracking are essential for efficiency, safety, and compliance with real-time visibility into fleet movements critical.
Posted today at 9:30 am
2025 Six Metre World Championship Day 2
Eau Vive and Jill claim first victories in Oyster Bay After the disappointment of a wind and raceless day one, the 2025 International Six Metre World Championships at the Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club finally got under way in warm sunshine and a south-westerly of around 6-8 knots.
Posted today at 3:23 am
46th Cannes Royal Regatta day 2
A dream day! If we had to give a score for the entry of the "classic " and 5.5 m on Tuesday 23 September, we would hesitate between an 18 and 19/20... knowing that you never put a 20/20!
Posted on 23 Sep
Middle Sea Race set to attract exceptional fleet
Royal Malta YC has 118 entries already At midnight on Friday, 19 September the 46th Rolex Middle Sea Race had amassed a fleet of 118 yachts. The entrants represent 30 countries and territories: from Australia and New Zealand to Finland and Norway, and from the United States to Romania.
Posted on 23 Sep
52 Super Series 2025 Porto Cervo day 1
Solid Sled earn early lead in Sardinia Takashi Okura's Sled lead the 52 SUPER SERIES - Porto Cervo - Range Rover regatta after the first two windward leeward races.
Posted on 23 Sep
Melges 24 Worlds 2025 at Trieste, Italy Day 1
No racing possible on the first day Good things are worth waiting for, and that was the adage at the opening day of the Melges 24 Worlds, which ended without any races in the scoreline. The weather in Trieste proved too unstable, with storms in the morning followed by a lack of wind.
Posted on 23 Sep
Formula Kite Worlds Quartu Sant'Elena preview
9th Sardinia Grand Slam is the first major step towards Los Angeles 2028 Next September 28th to October 5th, the Poetto beach will host the event that crowns the new World Champions. Among the top contenders: Maeder, Vodišek, and Pianosi in the men's fleet; Nolot, Aldridge, and Kampman among women
Posted on 23 Sep
SailGP, TOR Europe, Women's Match Racing Worlds
Good things often happen when preparation meets opportunity Good things often happen when preparation meets opportunity. Such was the case for the Germany SailGP Team presented by Deutsche Bank squad when they notched their first-ever SailGP event win at last weekend's Rolex Switzerland Sail Grand Prix.
Posted on 23 Sep