Ocean Conservation and Sailors for the Sea Programs

Dan Pingaro, Executive Director of Sailors for the Sea, the only ocean conservation nonprofit focused on the sailing and boating community talks about the programs of Sailors for the Sea. (sailorsforthesea.org)

Two in particular are the Rainy Day Kits that are environmental lesson plans focused on marine ecology that can be taught to students in sailing programs and other low resource environments around the world and Clean Regattas, a certification program that helps regattas, sailing programs and other events voluntarily achieve higher environmental standards.

Dan was interviewed by Ruth Ann Barrett with support from videographer, David Okimoto of EarthSayers.tv, Voices of Sustainability at the America's Cup Finals in San Francisco, September 10, 2013.