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Sustainability Sessions
World Sailing has launched a series of sustainability education sessions for all stakeholders – including Member National Authorities (MNAs), Class Associations, sailing clubs and athletes.
The aim is to upskill our stakeholders, enabling them to take action on sustainability, as our insight says that few than half of MNAs have policies on sustainability, most do not have biosecurity policies, and 90% do not measure, reduce or offset their carbon impact.
Over 50% of MNAs have asked for support to develop their sustainability strategy.
2025
- 1 October – ‘Navigating a Sustainable Future: A Conversation with World Sailing and Kuehne+Nagel’
- 15 October – ‘Data-Driven Efficiency: A New Era for Coach Boats with Oria Marine’
- TBC
- 12 November – ‘A Class Act: EurILCA’s sustainability journey’
- 26 November – ‘Beyond the Start Line: UpWind’s mission for a more diverse and inclusive future’
- 3 December – Para Inclusive Sailing
2026
- 14 January – ‘Setting the Standard: The Japan Sailing Federation’s Environmental Strategy’
- TBC
- 11 February – ‘From Deck to Lab: Sail and Explore’s mission for clean oceans’
- 25 February – ‘Racing with Purpose: The Barcolana Model for Participation and Inclusion’
- 11 March – International Women’s Day
- 25 March – ‘Sailing with Purpose: CBVela’s environmental and social initiatives’
2024
- 9 October – Sustainability at The America’s Cup: From Competition to Conservation
- 24 October – Reducing the impact of boat building with IMOCA
- 13 November – Wetsuit Recycling with Circular Flow
- 27 November – Feeding our Oceans with Stream2Sea
- 3 December – Power of Inclusion – Para Inclusive Sailing
2025
- 8 January – Utilising Plastic Waste in Kenya with Flipflopi
- 22 January – Educating Young Sailors with The Ocean Race
- 5 February – Sustainability at the National Level by The Swedish Sailing Federation
- 19 February – Clean Class with the 29er Class
- 5 March – CBVela Women’s Sailing Area
- 19 March – Celebrate World Water Day with Clean Water Sports Alliance UK
- 2 April – Impact of Sport on Biodiversity with BENCHES
- 16 April – Club Vela Ballena Alegre
- 14 May – A Focus on Renewable Energy with Emirates GBR SailGP Team
Recordings of past sessions can be found here.
A special session was held in June to coincide with the lead up to Paris 2024, around Navigating Sustainability in the World of Equipment Design hosted by Starboard our Olympic windsurfer manufacturer. Recording can be found here.
11 sessions on a range of environmental and social topics. Each session was recorded and can be found here.
The sessions included:
- Clean Regattas and Classes by Sailors for the Sea
- Getting Started with Sustainability by The Toolbox
- Life Cycle Assessments by Marine Shift 360
- Sustainable Class by The Italian RS21 Class
- Inclusive and Accessible Sailing by The Turning Point
- Sustainable Event the Kite Europeans organised by the RYA
- Megafauna Sightings and Strikes by The a1th Hour Racing Team
- Fighting Plastic Pollution by Unplastify
- Biosecurity by The IUCN
- Female Empowerment by The Magenta Project
- Safeguarding by World Sailing
