Welcome to The Green Blue
Sailing Super Star Auction Site
This is your chance to win yourself the jacket that kept Mike Golding warm while preparing for the race which ended in the dramatic rescue to save Alex Thomson and the sad dismasting of his yacht, Ecover.
This is your chance to bid for the jacket that set records on Dee Caffari's back (Dee did most of the work!).
You could even bid to buy the shirt from Sir Robin Knox-Johnston’s back!
This is also YOUR chance to give something back to the waters you enjoy so much.
The proceeds of the auction will allow hundreds of people to safely enjoy getting out on the beach - with a purpose. Every year the Marine Conservation Society encourages us all to 'adopt a beach', give it a good clean and send back information about the rubbish collected so we can better understand where marine litter comes from and how to stop it. Many people are prevented from taking part, simply because they lack funds to buy sacks, gloves and litter pickers.
NO MORE!
The Green Blue, Sailing Networks and the Marine Conservation Society have teamed up to start this Super Stars of Sailing Auction website. The money raised by this auction will allow hundreds of people to take action to keep our beaches clean.
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www.mikegolding.com
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www.sirpeterblaketrust.org
Recently closed auctions
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Dee Caffari Jacket
Dee Caffari, who was recently awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honour’s list, completed the Aviva Challenge last year to become the first woman to sail solo, non-stop around the world against the prevailing winds and currents. The Aviva Challenge jacket you see Dee photographed in went around the world with her on this record setting voyage. Dee (and the jacket!) experienced the highs and lows of offshore sailing during their 6 months at… more »
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Sir Robin Knox-Johnston CBE gives the shirt off his back!
The ramrod back, booming voice and military bearing are testament to time spent in the British Merchant Navy and Royal Navy Reserve during the late 1950s and 60s and once encountered, the strikingly fit 68 year old is seldom forgotten.
In July 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin spent 21 hours on the Moon collecting rock samples and transmitting video images and historic soundbites to Earth. Three months before these astronauts first walked… more »
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Mike Golding Jacket
Mike Golding is regarded as one of the world’s best offshore racing sailors. He has been a key supporter of The Green Blue since it began nearly three years ago, “I have always believed that small changes can make a big difference, in sailing and for the environment. The funds raised by this auction will mean a whole army of people can get out there and do their bit, cleaning up our coastline and making it even more beautiful.”
The jacket donated… more »
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Sir Peter Blake's Shirt, Book and Lucky Socks
Lady Pippa Blake has generously donated not only the shirt Sir Peter wore during his winning America’s Cup campaign but a signed biography and a pair of those famous red socks into the bargain.
Lady Pippa Blake has been an Ambassador for The Green Blue since it began almost three years ago. Her unstinting support has been wonderful for the whole programme. Her late husband, Sir Peter Blake, was a hero to many and a sailing legend without parallel…. more »
MCS Beachwatch 2007
Help Turn the Tide on Litter
The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) is a UK charity dedicated to protecting our seas, shores and wildlife. As part of its campaign for clean seas and beaches, MCS co-ordinates an annual Beachwatch litter survey and clean-up. Beachwatch 2007 takes place over the weekend of 15th – 16th September, on beaches all over the UK. YOU can help MCS protect our seas, shores and wildlife from damaging and unsightly litter by taking part in Beachwatch 2007 at a beach near you!
Beach litter is more than just an eyesore for thousands of beach visitors across the country; it’s a global issue that represents a major threat to many vulnerable marine animals.
Globally, an estimated million birds and 100,000 marine mammals and turtles die every year from entanglement in litter, or ingestion of plastics.
MCS surveys have recorded a 90% increase in the amount of beach litter since 1994, identifying beach visitors and individuals, fishing, sanitary waste (particularly cotton bud sticks) and shipping waste as the major sources.
Over 4,200 volunteers took part in last year’s MCS Beachwatch 2006 weekend, cleaning and surveying over 350 beaches and collecting over 3,000 bags of litter. Help make Beachwatch 2007 even bigger and support the MCS campaign to turn the tide on litter and tackle the problem at source.
Beachwatch is an annual UK-wide beach litter survey and clean-up, organised by the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) since 1993. Beachwatch is the flagship event of the Adopt-a-Beach project, which encourages local volunteers to survey marine litter every quarter. Volunteers remove all the litter from a measured area of their local beach, recording every item that they find. The results from Beachwatch are published each spring and are used by the MCS to campaign against the sources of beach litter at local, national and international levels. Adopt-a-Beach and Beachwatch are supported by grants from The Crown Estate.
Register on line now at http://www.adoptabeach.org.uk/ or telephone the MCS litter team on 01989 567807.