As sailors, the sea is our pleasure, our passion and our pastime and for many - profession. Who better, then, to help protect the health of our waters than sailors...In this episode, host, Holly, is joined by Theresa Zabell OLY; two-time Olympi

Ep.12 Melting Ice with Ella Hibbert

19 days ago 26m 2s

Our polar ice caps are probably the most referred to, as a proxy for the alarming temperature changes of our planet. These large sheets of ice, as preserved for millions of years, have been undergoing change, so much so that once impassable and

Ep.11 Building Better Boats

Apr 17th, 2024 40m 45s

During the 1950s, glass fibre reinforced polyester (GRP/FRP/fibreglass) composites displaced wood as the material of choice for boats as it permitted easier manufacture, smoother hydrodynamic surfaces and significantly reduced the maintenance c

Ep 10. On The Next Generation of Sails

Mar 19th, 2024 39m 59s

Sails, like many things, have a long history. From papyrus leaves or animal hide rigged to catch the wind to today's highly complex highly engineered sail cloth, designed to withstand some of the toughest environments on our planet. With no for

Ep 9. Let's talk about loo roll.

Jul 18th, 2023 20m 47s

Did you know that each year, in the UK alone, we flush more than 22,000 tonnes of glue down our loos? Each time we flush toilet paper, we are potentially adding thousands of microplastics to our waters. Joining our host, Holly, is Dave Hamlet,

Ep 8. Why We Should Care About Invasive Species

Jun 6th, 2022 34m 6s

It’s easy to think that all fish belong in the sea. But not all fish belong in all parts of the sea….Threatening local ecosystems, disrupting and at times eradicating other species entirely and even disrupting economies, our boats, large and sm

Ep 7. More on Microplastics

Jan 18th, 2022 35m 53s

'Microplastics' - we've all heard of them and over the last two years alone, have become aware of just how pervasive these tiny pieces of plastic are within our environment, and our human bodies… In this episode, we speak with Dr. Christopher P

Ep 6. Building Better Boats

Nov 30th, 2021 28m 35s

For thousands of years, we've been building boats. We began, and indeed continued for centuries, with wood, but since the mass-commercialisation of plastic since the late 1940's, we've been making boats from glass or fibre-reinforced plastics.B

Ep 5. About Blue Carbon and Protecting Our Shallows

Oct 31st, 2021 32m 5s

Our emission of greenhouse gases, namely significant amounts of Co2 over several hundred years, is altering our climate. We often turn to trees and replanting vegetation, Green Carbon, as the opportunity to recapture carbon from our atmosphere,

Ep 4. How Sea Urchins Inspired Antifoul

Oct 8th, 2021 36m 58s

With studies showing that traditional antifoul paint on the bottom of our boats is contributing extraordinary amounts of chemicals and microplastics to our waters, the case for biocide-free and paint-free solutions is high. In this episode, we

Ep 3. Why We Should Care About Our Cleaning with Ecoworks

Sep 13th, 2021 30s

Being on our boats we are living directly in one of THE MOST important ecosystems on our planet, alongside an array of habitats and hosts of species and marine fauna. It makes sense, then, that what we do on and around the water has a pretty im

Ep 2. In Praise of Cetaceans with Marine Connection and WDC

Aug 13th, 2021 53m 15s

There are few things more spectacular when out on the water than sighting dolphins and whales. These awesome creatures aren't just profoundly intelligent, they keep the balance of many of our global ecosystems in check.In this episode, host Hol

Ep 1. Shipping Cars Under Sail with Per Tunnell, Wallenius Marine

Jul 14th, 2021 28m 51s

With global shipping emissions equivalent to that of our aviation industries, it's clear that massive opportunities lie in cleaner, smarter innovations.In this first episode of the Clean Sailors podcast, host Holly is joined by Per Tunnell, COO

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