Sustainable Sailing, a specialist in sail recycling, is launching the UK’s first nationwide cross-water sports survey to understand the equipment and clothing used in water sports in the UK and help it develop the most useful technologies. Sustainable Sailing, named Startup of the Year in 2023 by the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET), aims […]
There’s no denying that sustainability in the marine industry is a hot topic. Each development which leads manufacturers closer to a carbon neutral future is being welcomed with open arms. And now, Sustainable Sailing is celebrating as it has been shortlisted as one of the UK’s leading maritime start-ups, as part of the Maritime UK […]
Sustainable Sailing has won the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) Startup of the Year Award 2023, for developing the ‘world’s first true sail recycling technology.’ Consultancy firm Sustainable Sailing says the technology can recycle 90 per cent of all the different sail cloths on the market, in a closed loop. This solution for a […]
A new collaboration between R&D and consultancy firm Sustainable Sailing, Illusion keelboats and school and sail training centre Royal Hospital School, is creating a recycling scheme that will allow old sails to be spared from landfill and made new again. Around 2,000 tonnes of sailcloth is dumped or incinerated every year in the world because […]
Charter company, Dream Yacht Worldwide and luxury catamaran builder, Fountaine Pajot are partnering to launch a new collection of electric catamarans. The first to launch electric yachts at scale for consumer retail purchase and worldwide yacht charter, the two global brands say they expect the collection to have a significant impact toward more sustainable sea […]
R&D and consultancy firm Sustainable Sailing has developed a proof-of-concept 75 per cent bio-based composite rudder blade, which has been approved for use in the Europe Dinghy class. The newly developed alternative to fibreglass could dramatically reduce the boating industry’s carbon footprint. The resin and foam used to build typical boat hulls are derived from […]