E-Steward Resources
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All Bermuda Race entrants are encouraged to name an environmental steward as part of your race crew. We urge you to contact your skipper, discuss a sustainability plan and make sure the entry management system reflects your role as "e-steward" under optional crew positions. Thank you for helping in making the Newport Bermuda Race a Clean Regatta!
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| Name | Boat/ Organization | File Upload | Link to Doc | Optional Note | Date Created |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chan Reis | Newport Bermuda Race Green Team | Optional-Guidance-for-NBR-E-Stewards-1.pdf | As of May 14, 2022 about (50) Newport Bermuda Race skippers have designated an environmental steward on their crew rosters (see SailGate crew management). The file attached provides optional guidance for e-stewards developed with the assistance Dave Johnson on SAFIR. We welcome your input and ideas which you post here or email to [email protected] | May 14, 2022 | |
| David Bice | Raven/ Rappahannock River Yacht Club | The captain and crew of Raven are committed to winning and to the sustainability initiative. Two of Raven's initiatives have been the captain's installation of a water purification system, in order to avoid the use of disposable plastic, as well as the use of washable, reuseable dinnerware. Further, all meals are being prepped ahead of time or otherwise will be the result of fresh produce in an effort to keep the crew well nourished and to minimize the amount of trash resulting from packaging. As the crew's e-steward, it is wonderful to work with a group of individuals, who have already demonstrated a healthy commitment to sustainability and environmental awareness. | January 5, 2024 | ||
| David Bice | Raven/ Rappahannock River Yacht Club | Fuel - We typically burn one tank (37 gallons) or less per year as we do not have a generator and at cruising speed, we use approximately .7 GPH...which is around 50 hours run time. In the Bermuda Race, we may use as much as 10 gallons total between start/finish and occasionally charging batteries, which are lithium (quick charging, high capacity). We typically use what is available locally...ValvTect Premium Diesel, which contains Bio Guard biocide. Plastic - We do not use plastic anything; everyone has their own water bottle, and we have 100 gallons of freshwater capacity PLUS a water maker that can produce 37 GPH. Water bottles are re-filled in the galley, which has filtered fresh water. We can use sea water for washing dishes. All kitchen utensils, cutlery, dishes (melamine), etc. are washable and re-usable; nothing disposable. Waste - Onboard trash goes into a designated bin, clearly marked in the galley area and gets properly disposed upon reaching land; basically, nothing goes overboard that is not biodegradable. Tissue paper is marine specific, bio-degradable, as well. Sails - As Raven is relatively new (to the owner and crew), we do not have any excess sails; thus, cannot claim to have recycled any...but may at some point, as we wear out the carbon sails. (Incidentally, that is why we will use cruising sails for delivery...they say every time a carbon sail luffs, it costs about $100...PER FLAP | January 8, 2024 | ||
| David Johnson | Safir | Safir-Green-Boating-Plan-NBR-2022.pdf | Green Boating Plan for Safir NBR 2022 including tips and action plans | June 2, 2022 | |
| Cortney Kingsley | Salacia | Salacia-ESteward-1.pdf | Open the document for links and ideas! | June 11, 2022 | |
| Gretchen Biemesderfer | Shearwater | grove.com | Grove Collaborative is a great organization that brings together variously sustainably produced products for purchase. These include cleaning products, sustainable solutions for kitchen storage, personal care, products, among others. Grove plans to be plastic-free by 2025. | May 31, 2022 | |
| Monica Pepe | Whale and Dolphin Conservation | vimeo.com | Pre-race briefing for 2022 Newport Bermuda Race sailors on the subject of whale sightings and marine mammal interaction while at sea. NBR sailors are encouraged to log sightings and marine mammal strikes. https://us.whales.org/ | June 18, 2022 | |
| Name | Boat/ Organization | File Upload | Link to Doc | Optional Note | Date Created |
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