| To heal the world, we need to clean the world. |
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| It’s easy to talk the talk. But it means little unless you also walk the walk. That’s why, as part of its #NewWave initiative, Dutch design studio Vripack has partnered with North Sails to upcycle reclaimed sails from sailing yachts and transform them into nifty collapsible beach clean-up bags. |
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| "With support of Ocean Family Foundation (OFF), Vripack is giving away one of its North Sail collapsible beach bags to every superyacht that pledges to #GoBeyond and pair every luxurious beach set up with a concerted beach clean-up." |
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It's estimated that around 97% of old sails end up in landfill when they come to the end of their life on the water. Pair that with the fact the world still produces more than 380 million tonnes of plastic every year, and the ability to repurpose sails into lifestyle products, such as beach bags, to be used to clean up riverbanks and coastlines has never been more salient.
Thankfully, thousands of volunteers run regular beach cleans all over the world, picking up debris washed up by the sea, as well as picnic food left behind and general debris dumped out of disregard for the planet and each other. Despite these best efforts, it’s often the more hard-to-reach destinations that naturally fall by the wayside. And that’s where yachting steps in.
With support of Ocean Family Foundation (OFF), Vripack is giving away one of its North Sail collapsible beach bags to every superyacht that pledges to #GoBeyond and pair every luxurious beach set up with a concerted beach clean-up.
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| “We’re not just handing bags out to any yacht that will take them to be cast aside and forgotten,” says Bart Bouwhuis, Vripack’s co-creative director. "We're asking the crew of any yachts interested in being part of this initiative to make a true ocean pledge in writing, and to state their clean up intentions. That way, we hope to create a network of likeminded yacht owners and crew who will leave the beaches that they find in a better state than they found them." |
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| The invite for action is international - a mass concerted effort to reverse the damage being done to the land, oceans and world that we live in. |
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That is why Vripack welcomes every initiative of organising a beach clean up. Do not hesitate to contact us, we would love to help. One of the examples is the Fraser x Vripack Global Beach Clean Week! From the 3rd of December till the 10th of December, Fraser will bring together all their offices, their full fleet and anyone else who would like to help.
To register your interest in Vripack’s #BeachBin, visit newwave.vripack.com
#beachbin #newwave #gobeyond #worldcleanupday |
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Vripack is a design studio, made strong through its extensive naval architecture and engineering experience.
From the moment it threw open its doors in 1961, Vripack’s approach to design has been governed by the playful interaction between beauty and function. With a portfolio that represents over 7,500 designs, Vripack has evolved its processes to be as efficient and effective as possible. The studio’s unique working structure – providing a holistic approach that considers design in partnership with naval architecture – ensures the team produce better boats in less time. Vripack’s involvement in the entire design process results in the safest, most durable and desirable yachts that clients and their guests feel at home on at sea.
SAIL THE WORLD. FEEL AT HOME. |
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