SailGP seeks to add value10/08/2022Save articleThe marine industry needs to do more to help worldwide events become more sustainable.SHOW FULLSCREENSailGP aims to be sustainableSailGP would like the marine industry to provide more sustainable productsThat’s the message from Fi Morgan, SailGP’s director of purpose and impact as she explained that the worldwide sailing championship is doing all it can to live up to its slogan of ‘Powered by Nature.’From routing its shipping containers the most sustainable way possible, to cutting out dairy products in the food served on site, SailGP aims to be as sustainable as possible.“Everywhere we go we ask what can we do to add value? What can we do to give back?” Fi explained.“We’re a global event and have been set up thinking about sustainability and having a more positive impact than our footprint.”The event, which recently hosted its Great Britain Sail Grand Prix in Plymouth, invests in local impact projects at each location visited.CommunityIn Plymouth, solar panels were provided for four community projects to help provide clean energy.In partnership with Aggreko, provider of mobile modular power, the Plymouth event was also provided the largest solar array SailGP has ever used, enabling the race village to be 100% powered by clean energy.The event also displayed bio-methanol fuel as an energy source at a live event.Other initiatives included agreements with RS Electric, Evoy and Vita, as part of SailGP’s target to power its entire on-water fleet by clean energy by 2025.However, as Fi points out, there is still a long way to go.Finding partners“Manufacturers need to make more electric boats, boats that go faster and are more powerful,” she said. “Marine manufacturers need to become more sustainable, for example the superyachts that we use as our hospitality boats.“Our problem is finding partners; we can’t solve it on our own.”And she explained that SailGP is speaking to Formula One teams about carbon manufacturing and space agencies.“They all have problems,” said Fi. “We’re asking how do we solve it together?”She concluded: “No-one wants the whole world to stop, it’s about not being scared, it’s about communicating. Athletes have a voice, people do listen to them, we have a power; it’s how we use it. If we were not a global sport, we wouldn’t have a global voice.”TopicsEnvironment & SustainabilityFormula OneIndustry NewsSailGP

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