Croatia sailing holiday from Split

Planet

CARBON REDUCTION

We are committed to making sailing holidays and expeditions accessible to everyone, with the minimal environmental impact possible.

To this end, in 2023 we created the first ever methodology for measuring and tracking the Co2 impact of commercial sailing trips in partnership with a specialist called Marineshift360. We are the first sailing operator in the world to track the Co2 impact of our trips and publish the results on our website.

We measure four key drivers of Co2 impact -
Fossil Fuel Consumption
Meals (on board or on shore)
Marina services
Accommodation where that is part of our trip

Our methodology is now being made freely available to other operators so they may adopt it - we are being supported by British Marine and giving input to the European Boating Industry (EBI) to accelerate this adoption.

The Croatia trip has a Co2 impact of approximately 59 KG of Co2 per day. To minimise the impact, we will source locally produced food and, subject to the wishes of the group, will opt for vegetarian menu planning.

We use Solar energy to charge batteries on board and, of course we sail as much as possible, reducing our fossil fuel consumption.

As a business, we are going further because operations are only a small element of the environmental impact of sailing, which is sadly, quite large. Yacht construction is especially polluting with Fibreglass being a significant element - in addition, there are very few recycling options available for yachts. With this in mind, we have designed and are currently constructing the world's first fleet of "Net Zero" adventure sailing yachts - the first of these will enter service with us in 2025 and will have an overall 90% reduction in the full life-cycle impact of the yacht compared to existing sailing yachts. We are using new "mineral" materials which are strong, light and fully recyclable. In addition, the production process uses very low amounts of fossil fuel.

People

LOCAL ECONOMY

In Split, we work with a local Croatian yacht owner and use their vessel for the trip. We also source food for the trip from local producers wherever it's possible.

We also work with a number of Sailing Charities, giving young people from difficult backgrounds, the opportunity to join a major ocean sailing trip. For 2025 we will be granting one of our Open Oceans places to a Croatian local, giving them the opportunity to sail with us in Croatia, or perhaps beyond.


EMPLOYMENT, INCLUSIVITY AND DIVERSITY

We want to make sailing accessible to everyone. We welcome all levels of sailing experience and ask only that crew treat each other with respect and courtesy irrespective of age, gender or experience.

Part of our philosophy is to adapt to the needs of our guests - you will be contacted well before the trip starts where we'll aim to find out your level of sailing experience, expectations for the trip and anything else we need to be aware of so we can ensure your time with us is as perfect as it can be. We cater for any dietary requirements or preferences.

Sailing is a privilege and to enable the broadest range of people to participate, we created a unique "Open Oceans" fund. This provides fully funded sailing to those who would otherwise not have the means, or confidence to join a sailing adventure.

We allocate at least one place per trip for Open Oceans and aim for 20% of our capacity to be taken by Open Oceans candidates.