Clean Ocean Sailing

Another big load of @ghostgear delivered to @exetercouncil and the @netregenerationscheme home of @odysseyinnovation massive thanks to the awesome @nationaltrustsouthwest and @ghostnetbusters for bringing this together - thanks also to @enterprise for the little van borrow 👍

A massive thank you to Kelvin Stevens for organising group of local volunteers for clearing hundreds of kilograms of rubbish from Anna Maria Creek! 🙌 With @cleanoceansailing rapid response vehicle Cecil, we’re now transporting piles of rotten fibreglass boats, tyres, metals, and dangerous chemicals polluting the river to the local recycling centre—preventing further harm to our precious ecosystem. But the mission isn’t over—help us clear all 166 abandoned boats before they poison our creeks forever! 🚤♻️ Please share our story with friends and family. /crowdfunding/abandoned-boats @CleanOceanSailing @EnvAgency @CornwallCouncil @BBCCornwall #SaveCornishCreeks #CommunityAction #AbandonedBoatsUK #CornwallCleanup #WreckFree

We are over the moon and so grateful for the incredible support following the Guardian article! 🌙✨ A huge thank you to everyone who has already donated and for your kind words of encouragement and appreciation — it truly means the world to us. 💙 We’re nearly there — 84% of our final target reached! Absolutely amazing! 🎉🙌 Thank you, thank you, thank you! 🙏 read the full article here: /environment/2026/apr/22/mission-clear-rotting-boats-poisoning-cornwall-creeks-fibreglass-pollution #PowerOfCommunity #TogetherForTheOcean #CleanSeas #MarineConservation #ProtectOurPlanet #OceanWellbeing #BeatPlasticPollution #SustainableFuture #CommunityAction #NatureRecovery #WreckFree

Great article in today’s @guardian , really well written piece fully explains the trouble with wrecked / abandoned boats , please check it out , and help us if you can 🙏

Massive thanks to the awesome team at DT auto repairs for sorting out @cecil_the_combi bent tow bar ! He’s been working a bit too hard lately ! D & T Penryn sorted him out in no time 💪🏻, they’ve a garage in #gweek now as well ! Thankyou 🚙❤️🌎♻️

The new sailing season is here, and we can’t wait to set sail, row, and paddle to those hard-to-reach places to clean up marine plastic! 🌊⛵ Join us in protecting our oceans by supporting the Clean Ocean Sailing marine conservation mission. Your contribution via our Patreon or JustGiving Crowdfunder helps us reach remote spots and make a lasting impact. Every donation counts! Support us today and be part of the solution. 🙌 Photos by Osker Carmichael #CleanOceans #MarineConservation #PlasticFreeSeas #SailingForChange #OceanCleanup #VolunteerForNature #ProtectOurPlanet #SustainableSeas

Net recovery this morning at Gwithian with us @ghostnetbusters and our friends @cleanoceansailing … After this lot we left Steve and Üla with @rnli and Jack and James fighting a horrid mooring rope as an additional bonus to this lot. Thanks @circularandco for storage for our 1/3 and for giving JKL the morning as volunteering time. Thanks in advance to @matt_hulland @odysseyinnovation @exetercouncil for recycling this back in to the #circulareconomy It’s always a team effort and if anyone ever wants to come and help dm us you are very welcome.

One of our amazing #VoW partners - the wonderful @cleanoceansailing yet again hard at work as Guardians of the Riverscape removing abandoned boats from out beloved Helford River 🌀In this case, rain filled her up to a point where starboard bilge keel couldn’t support weight when tide out - keel collapsed and she sank at her mooring. @cleanoceansailing rescued her at the next tide with lift barrels and towed to slip way at Constantine quay. It is not just the boat, these wrecks are full of so many different materials and rubbish, many of which leach toxic substance into the River. Below is @cleanoceansailing data on just this one wreck, including details on the materials, removal and wreck disposal process and costs! Westerly centaur 26’​1972  L 7.92, beam 2.56, Dis.  3039 Kg Yacht “Jehol” break down materials:- hull  Keels Grp Iron 1294.8 Kg 1250 Kg Engine/gear box Iron - Mix  260 kg Engine bearers,  Iron 12 kg Sails 4x Dakron 14 kg Mast & boom Ally 72 kg Rigging wire Stainless 16 kg Winches /cleats  Ally mix 14 kg Prop shaft Brasse/bronze  6kg Electrical Copper mix 13 kg Pipes, tubes Plastic mix 7kg Wood ply Iroko, ply 28 kg Foam Poly-u 4 kg   UPV ceilings UPVC white 8 kg Ropes Polyester 12 kg Fenders 4x PVC 6.2 kg Fuel tank Stainless steal 22 kg  Costs :-  GRP disposal at truro recycling £650  Income from metals at orchards scrap Redruth -  Stainless £ 9 Ally.       £ 2 Brass/ bronze £ 3.50  Iron £ 208  Transport to truro and Redruth 61 miles @£0.45 per mile £ 27.45  Labour- 64 hours @£12.21 per hour £ 781.44 Total costs:-  GRP disposal         £ 650  Time ( min wage ) £ 781.44 Transport               £ 27.45 Sub total ( £ 1458.89 )  Income from scrap £ 222.50 Total cost - £ 1236.39

Catch our cofounder Steve on itv waffling on about wrecks again , please support our mission via our crowdfunder - JustGiving wrecked abandoned boats

Our beloved rowing boat George made it all the way to #Cornwall Garden Society’s Spring Flower Show 🌊💐🌻🛶 lovely spring vibes here at Royal Cornwall Show Ground Please support our marine conservation mission through Patreon in our Bio

2025 clean up data is in ! 7 tons of bits and pieces - 8 wrecked boats and a sprinter van !!! I wonder what 2026 will bring to our beloved little peninsular ? Massive thanks to all our incredible Volenteers and supporters 🙏🏴‍☠️💙🌍

Join us this Friday at 1pm on Gylly beach 🏖️ for a #beachclean in collaboration with @fesu_falmouth_cu We will start at Glly and head down to SwanPool a little later. Bags and #litterpickers provided but maybe bring some gloves. Can’t wait to see you there come rain or come shine ☀️ #saveourseas #saveourplanet #cornwall