We've explored the changing Arctic in a couple of our our Clean Sailors podcasts to date, but what about Antarctica and the Southern Ocean; what is it like and how is it changing?

There is no other sailor to ask than Skip Novak - from Antarctica, Patagonia, South Georgia, the Northwest passage, Falklands, Atlantic, Pacific to the South Sandwich Islands, Svalbard, Spitsbergen: you name it, Skip has sailed it, and has sailed the most sea miles of any other sailor, alive or dead.

Tune in to this episode to hear more on Skip's lifetime of sailing and, importantly, how the southern-most, at times most-formidable region of our planet, Antarctica, has been shifting.

The marine industry, and superyachting in particular, is renowned for cultivating exceptional skills and high standards. In this episode, Holly sits down with Sam Stewart, founder of the Relief Crew Foundation. After a successful career in superyachting himself, Sam began bridging the gap between skilled yacht crews and impactful humanitarian and environmental projects around the globe.

Discover how a life-changing experience inspired Sam to create incredible opportunities for sailors and superyacht professionals to give back with purpose.

Doyle Sails is one of the most competitive sailmakers on the planet. With the likes of SailGP as one of the main classes they serve, it's fair to say they've got some of the coolest clients and coolest technology around.

How are the team addressing sailmaking in our modern world, in view of sustainability?

In this multi-million dollar market, what are the stakes as new rules and regulations slowly arrive regarding end-of-life?

Tune in to hear Harri Wren, Global Operations and Brand Manager talk us through sustainability at Doyle Sails.

What happens to Royal Navy liferafts after they’re retired?

This episode explores their surprising second life and a mission to keep them out of landfill.

Tune in as we speak with Bob Field of the Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity and professional sailmaker, Pablo Madrid, about their unique collaboration to transform decommissioned liferafts into something new — making waves in their industries as they go.

Like most things sailing, our kit has undergone massive transformation over the centuries, evolving from heavy, water absorbent natural fabrics like wool and canvas and leather to today's lightweight, high-tech synthetic materials designed ultimately for waterproofing performance and comfort. But at what cost?

Our highly engineered, highly advanced laminated and membrane fabrics do undergo intense waterproofing processes to become such, and as a result, over the years have contained plenty of forever chemicals like PFC's, perfluorochemicals.

So how can we be thinking about high performance and sustainability in our modern kit? Podcast host, Holly, is joined by two pros of Team Henri-Lloyd to find out.

Solo sailor, Ella Hibbert spent this Summer preparing herself and her boat for her upcoming non-stop single-handed circumnavigation of the Arctic Circle; a world-first.

In Ella's own words, 'this is not a record attempt, it’s a wake-up call’.

Tune in to hear how Ella's shakedown sailing went and what she learnt about herself, her boat and observations on our changing climate, from the Solent to Svalbard.

Based in Brussels, European Boating Industry represents the European leisure marine industry in Europe.

Over 6 million boats are kept in European waters, and we’ve over 10,000 marinas - the industry is HUGE.

As Secretary General, Philip Easthill is responsible for running the show

So what do they stand for and what are their current priorities?

Let’s find out!

Sails.

There are millions of them in circulation on our planet, and just as many heading into landfill each year.

Currently, there aren’t any formal recycling schemes to be found anywhere in the world, but many small organisations are working with sail material to make new things. Whilst these efforts are noble, it’s clear this isn’t the long-term sustainable opportunity - environmentally or economically, and legislation is now rapidly changing.

In this episode, Dr. Joe Penhaul Smith and Sam Penhaul; one scientist and one sailor, discuss the chemistry of sail material and their efforts towards recycling sails, in the most direct meaning of the term ‘recycle’.