IE Clean Regatta 25 - Best Practices (1).xlsx

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2		Clean Regattas 2025
3		BEST PRACTICE		Goal	METRICS TO BE COLLECTED BY THE GREEN TEAM	Verif.	NOTES
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5	Elimination of single use items	1	Eliminate single use water bottles and provide water refill stations
6			Request that participants bring their own water bottle to refill		Survey among teams to measure avg. number of water bottles.
7			Provide reusable water bottles and/or cups to participants		Number of reusable bottles distributed.
8			Inform that water refill stations will be available and identify where they are located with proper signage		Amount of times mentioned in communications. Number of signs indicating location. Observed use of filling stations
9		2	Eliminate plastic straws
10			Don’t offer plastic straws		Number of service areas without plastic straws.
11			Provide straws made from materials other than plastic		Number of service areas with alternative straws.
12			Place “Skip the Plastic Straw” signs up where drinks are being served		Number of Skip the straw signs placed.
13		3	Serve food with plastic-free dinnerware
14			REUSABLE DINNERWARE		Number of service areas with reusable dinnerware
15			REUSABLE UTENSILS		Number of service areas with reusable utensils.
16			ACCEPTABLE SINGLE-USE ALTERNATIVES -->		Number of service areas with acceptable single-use alternatives.		paper plates (without wax coatings), wooden utensils. No “compostable bioplastics"
17		4	Use or provide reusable bags
18			Use reusable bags while provisioning for your event		Ratio of reusable vs single use bags provided.
19			Provide reusable bags to competitors to hold event documents, lunches or anything else.		/
20		5	Award practical items or use a perpetual or upcycled trophy
21			Create a perpetual trophy that will be updated year after year		Number of upcycled trophies awarded.
22			Source trophies created with upcycled materials		Supplier rating
23			Award something utilitarian		Number of people rating the utility of the product awarded.
24			Create a “Green Award” to highlight sustainability achievements by a particular individual or boat		Creation of separate green award.
25					Creation of separate green award.
26			Ensure no balloon releases or confetti are used during ceremonies		Amount of times a balloon or confetti was used.
27			Make a trophy coupon system		NA
28	Community involvement	6	Publicise your sustainability efforts
29			Share Sailors for the Sea’s conservation message with your community and beyond through press releases/social media		Amount of times Sailors for the sea's was mentioned during media (press/social media/..)
30			Publicise your commitment and efforts toward becoming a Clean Regatta		Amount of times Sailors for the sea's was mentioned during media (press/social media/..)		use your webpage, make a note in your Notice of Race and in communications to event participants and attendees.
31			created a page on your website dedicated to sustainability.		New page will be created on this page: https://ieconnects.ie.edu/iesailing/ie-regatta/		You may use this page to share your clean regatta certificates over the years and keep track of your efforts
32		7	Involve local organisations
33			Invite local environmental groups to host an informational booth or activity
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35			If you are hosting a youth event, consider having environmental education activities				Kelp
36			Coordinate your composting efforts with a local facility to collect your food scraps
37			Reach out to local food pantries or shelters to see if they accept untouched, leftover meals
38		8	Post educational and reusable signage
39			Make signs from materials that can be used year after year		Use reusable materials. E.g. IE sailing clubs flags. Use QR code and website for information distribution		Consider putting your messaging on whiteboards or chalkboards
40			Avoid printing the year on your signs or other information that may become outdated.		Yoy material used
41			Consider putting your messaging on whiteboards or chalkboards		Amount of whiteboards/chalkboards used vs. paper
42		9	Serve local food or source food sustainably
43			Offer locally (<160kms) sourced foods, and if applicable, work with your catering company to do so.		Survey local suppliers		the whole menu doesn't have to be local
44					Survey local suppliers
45			Ensure that all seafood is sustainably sourced		Survey local suppliers		Check the Marine Stewardship Council website for guidance
46	Responsibly waste management	10	Organize a green team
47			Check your club volunteer list, kids and adults are welcome
48			Ensure that the green team can be easily identified during the event		Reusable green bracelets
49			Give them special responsibilities such as helping attendees sort their waste and show them the water refilling stations
50		11	Ensure proper waste bin placement and signage
51			Compost bins should be placed near where food is served or prepared and recycling bins near the bar
52					Number of bins within 20m radius
53			Clear signage that visually lists what can go into the COMPOST, RECYCLING and LANDFILL bins
54					Ratio signs/waste station
55		12	Divert food waste from the landfill
56			work with an industrial composter		Survey local suppliers		you may compost meat and dairy
57			Donate any untouched leftovers to a food pantry or shelter		Survey local suppliers
58			Encourage participants to only take what they can eat and have signs promoting a “Clean Plate Club” so that no food is wasted in the first place.		Mention on information website to not print signs.
59		13	Use paperless event management
60			Write updates on a whiteboard with dry-erase markers		Number of dry-eraser used
61			Use online regatta management systems		/
62			Email important information to participants		Mail system is default communication method.
63			If you must print documents, do so on an as needed basis, instead of printing large quantities		Print documents is exception only/
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65			Digitally broadcast or display results using TV screens or a projector		Number of times paper was used instead of TV screen/projector.
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67		14	Host a beach or marina clean-up
68			Consider not using new plastic bags to collect the trash. Use reusable bags or cloth sacks.		Ratio of plastic vs vs reusable bags used.		burlap is a good option for a beach cleanup.
69			Consider partnering with a local organization that can help with planning, logistics and volunteer management.
70			If you don’t have the time or resources to organize a full-on clean-up, ask participants at the end of the event to clean up their area, or take part in a #2minutebeachclean		Number of teams involved in a two minute beach cleanup.
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72			Have litter grab sticks or nets available for coach boats so they can also easily extract floating debris while on the water.		Number of sticks/nets provided.
73	Green boating Environmental stewardship	15	Promote alternative transportation
74			Promote bike riding by having bike racks available at the event and informing participants of this option		Number of bike parking places available.
75			Recommend carpooling or looking into carbon offsets for car travel		Ratio of people travaling by car/plane vs train/bus.		The Ocean Foundation’s SeaGrass Grow Calculator
76			Promote all alternative forms of transportation in communications with attendees		Amount of times alternative methods mentioned.
77			If participants must fly to the event, suggest that they investigate offsetting their carbon footprint		Amount of times carbon offsetting mentioned.
78		16	Increase awareness of wildlife and habitat protection
79			Before your event, research what types of marine wildlife may be in or near your local waterways		Survey local marina.
80			Should a collision with an animal arise during the event, provide all evidence to a local wildlife authority		Survey local marina.
81			Highlight the animals in your ecosystem with educational activities		Info session in collaboration with marina		KELP
82		17	Offer vegetarian or vegan alternatives
83			Consider implementing a “Meatless day” if you have a week-long event		NA
84			Try the “reducetarian” option of having a meat plate as a side dish and a vegetarian dish as the main		survey local restaurant.
85			Try veggie burgers		survey local restaurant.
86		18	Use eco-smart race management techniques
87			Remind participants of Rule 47 Trash Disposal (formerly Rule 55) from the World Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing.		Mentioning during the briefing.
88			limit the number of coach/chase boats allowed on the course.		/
89			Do not provide entrants with bow stickers		Bow stickers provided.		Boom stickers may be an alternative
90			Rent or purchase Robotic Marks		/
91		19	Prevent toxins from entering the water
92			Create safe refueling areas with fueling spill pads		Survey local marina
93			Provide all motorboats with a bilge sponge and fueling spill pad in case of a fuel or oil spill		Survey local marina
94			Avoid sunscreens with oxybenzone, octinoxate and petrolatum		Survey local marina
95			Request “water only washdowns” at the end of racing.		Mentioning during briefing
96			Offer or recommend non-toxic cleaning products		Mentioning during briefing
97			Discuss long-term solutions for reducing runoff at your venue		Mentioning during briefing
98		20	Encourage green boating practices
99			Conduct boat maintenance, especially sanding or bottom scrubbing, in a secured area.		/
100			Require anchored boats on the course to turn off engines instead of idling		Amount of boats spotted idling.