Sustainability Competition Winners

Kudos to the ORCV Melbourne to Hobart fleet for championing sustainabilityduring this year’s Westcoaster race! From pre-race briefings to the shores of Hobart, better ocean stewardshiphas been a big focus for us all. Minimising waste and promoting reusability this year, we'd like to say a special thanks to Recolab for accepting dead sails and Castaway Textiles for taking unusable ropes, all to be turned into functional products and vibrant art, reducing our footprintandin style. 

It was fantastic to see Dark and Stormy, Pecadillo and Ryujin all highlighting their efforts to have reusable items for their food and drinks on board, as well as efforts made to sort rubbish items for correct disposal once in Hobart. Our skippers packs included information for sorting waste in Hobart and our ground crew also supported crews as they reached dry land. 

 

Janet Wilks is a winner ofRecolab’s Jetstream Gear Bag for the photo of her custom race gear pouches from a salvaged sail dumped for landfill, Janet Wilks is taking home a one of a kind Recolab Jetstream Gear Bag, and Ryujin are the winner of the Seabreeze Tote for their varied strategies to reduce waste and encourage upcycling.  Congratulations Janet and Alex and thank you everyone who jumped on board for a more sustainable Melbourne to Hobart race!