by Natalie | Mar 30, 2021 | Features, Islander Life 1
Rescue entangled turtles AND REDUCE GHOST GEAR AT SEA! If you’ve been following the latest news in marine conservation, you may have heard of the term “ghost FAD”. If you’ve been at sea, you may even have come across a few of them while navigating, but weren’t...
by Natalie | Mar 30, 2021 | Editorials, Features
Dear Islanders While preparing this article, I noticed that our initial press release, written by the wonderful Sarah Forge, was dated 12 February 2019 so we have just celebrated our second birthday which seems a good moment to review our progress to date, to thank...
by Natalie | Mar 29, 2021 | Daily News, Features
The first day of 2021 St. Thomas International Regatta (STIR) got underway in classic Caribbean conditions as four classes – CSA Spinnaker Racing, CSA Non-Spinnaker Racing, One-Design IC24, and Hobie Wave – raced in 15 to 20 knots of breeze from the east with a couple...
by Natalie | Mar 29, 2021 | Daily News, Features
If you’ve ever had the good fortune to attend a sporting event with some sort of VIP status, getting on the field or having access to luxury box seating, you know the Kool-Aid tastes pretty good. We all love to be loved, and having privilege beyond the fandom is good...
by Natalie | Mar 27, 2021 | Daily News, Features
HIGH-TECH BOAT BUILDING STARTUP NAVIER AIMS HIGH WITH THE U.S.’S FIRST FOILING ELECTRIC POWERBOAT -Navier—a Silicon Valley startup—is building technology to radically increase efficiency of small power boats by 90% while ensuring zero emissions and a vastly superior...
by Natalie | Mar 27, 2021 | Daily News, Features, Industry Insider 1
CarbonClick, New Zealand’s leading carbon offset provider, has launched Sapphire Traveller, a new carbon offsetting platform tailored to the boating sector. The platform was formally announced and launched by Jan Czaplicki, co-founder of CarbonClick, and Ellie Brade,...
