Rebecca
The results are in, what did we learn...?
Its been just over a month since we returned from our Clean Seas Odyssey Project, sailing 1000M around the western part of the English...
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Logbook
Sailors keep logbooks of their voyages and scientists keep research journals. This logbook is a record of our voyage and a summary of our research and findings.
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Rebecca
Oct 6, 20183 min read
The n(i)b of the problem
On Saturday after our open day in St Peter Port, us intrepid ladies set off like a band of ninja litter pickers - honed for the task at...
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Rebecca
Sep 23, 20183 min read
Maybe we jumped to conclusions...
Thank you George Monbiot for raising the issue that we cannot simply go on as we have. We agree that we need a new system: we cannot just...
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Rebecca
Sep 9, 20186 min read
Comparing apples with apples...
When we were in Brighton we went for a jaunt, food shopping to stock up Amelie for our next voyage west. Nick and I thought we could set...
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Rebecca
Aug 23, 20185 min read
A swinging time in Tregiuer
We had a relaxed start in Roscoff, munching on croissant, relishing the simple beauty of a scheme that delivers your previous nights'...
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Rebecca
Aug 12, 20185 min read
L'Aber Wrac'h to Roscoff: It's all a matter of scale
On our trip on Tuesday, there was little wind and what there was was coming from a rubbish angle for our intended journey from L’Aber...
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Rebecca
Aug 6, 20185 min read
Camaret to L'Aber Wrac'h: Fog and French recycling
We started our journey north under clear but dark skies yesterday morning. We were sailing from Camaret near Brest to L’Aber Wrac'h on...
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Rebecca
Aug 3, 20186 min read
There is no away, and there is no more
We hear that to encourage people to take care of plastics, we should give them a value, and one way that has been much discussed is...
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Rebecca
Jul 25, 20187 min read
We don't always finish up where we intended to at the start
It seemed like the logical place to start, but of course logic doesn't always prevail in reality, especially what with sailing from A to...
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Rebecca
Jul 8, 20184 min read
How do we turn off the tap?
We love cleaning beaches! We find beachcombing treasures, we are relaxed by the sound of the sea, we get exercise, explore new places and...
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Rebecca
Jun 29, 20182 min read
Questions, questions...
Like you, we have been horrified by images of sea plastic pollution. They are awful to look at, mostly because we know we collectively...
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Rebecca
Jun 16, 20183 min read
Sunday 10th June: Poole Harbour Boat Show - Day 3
What an exciting and sunny day aboard! Today we were visited by Imogen from Plastic Free Bournemouth who came along with a film crew to...
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Rebecca
Jun 16, 20182 min read
Saturday 9th June: Poole Harbour Boat Show - Day Two
Saturday dawned sunny and it certainly seemed to draw in the crowds with over 30 folks clambering aboard to have a look around the boat...
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Rebecca
Jun 16, 20182 min read
Friday 8th June: Poole Harbour Boat Show - Day One.
As the information boards went up, along with the deck tents we had another “wow - this is really happening” moment, but soon were busy...
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Rebecca
Jun 14, 20182 min read
Thursday 7th June: Sailing from Beaulieu to Poole
The day dawned overcast but we were finally ready to start our odyssey and so, after setting the jib, we slipped our lines at 0700 to...
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Rebecca
Jun 9, 20181 min read
A haiku a day keeps the plastic away
Born and brought up around the jade-green waters of Hong Kong, Claire now lives in North Oxfordshire (yes, it’s pretty much the furthest...
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Rebecca
May 2, 20189 min read
The Clean Seas Odyssey and me - Nick Beck
Find out more about the Clean Seas Odyssey in this interview with Nick Beck - co-creator of the project. How will the project work? On a...
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Rebecca
May 2, 201813 min read
The Clean Seas Odyssey and me - Rebecca Sykes
Find out more about the Clean Seas Odyssey in this interview with Rebecca Sykes - co-creator of the project. What do you think the...
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Rebecca
May 2, 20182 min read
Sailing to #SaveOurSeas - Launching the Clean Seas Odyssey
Today we are pleased and excited to launch the Clean Seas Odyssey project aboard the Amelie Rose. In one month from now we will start a...
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