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As part of our survey about holding tanks, and if they should be made compulsory in UK waters, we’ve come across the locations of all the coast pump out stations. This information was originally gathered by The Green Blue who have also collated the details of all inland stations. They too have been campaigning on Read more

Getting Plastic out of the Oceans – a Global Clean-up

In our series of Eco Blogs, First Class Sailing is discovering a variety of issues that concern people who use the seas. In the previous blog we highlighted Ecover's new bottle of which 10% of the plastic is reclaimed from the sea.

Ocean Plastic Problem – Ecover’s Bottle Sends Message

Ocean plastic has become, in recent years, an ever-growing and serious problem for our planet. The ocean’s ecosystem is very delicate, and is being severely damaged by the abundance of plastic waste being dumped into the seas.

The Navitus Bay Wind Farm – Good or Bad for Sailing?

There’s a storm brewing in the waters off the South Coast… Navitus Bay Wind Park, a proposed wind farm off Dorset and the Isle of Wight, has submitted alternative plans to the Planning Inspectorate which includes less turbines spread across a smaller area, and positioned further from the shore. The group behind the proposed farm Read more