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Clean Sailors podcast

Clean Sailors podcast

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Conversations with innovators, inventors, scientists, adventurers and inspirational sailors all working towards a cleaner, greener sailing and marine industries.

Hosted by Clean Sailors founder, Holly Manvell.

Clean Sailors 2025
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Episodes
  • S2. Ep.6 - Sustainability in Sailmaking with Quantum Sails
    Jul 11 2025

    When it comes to sustainability, sailing and marine has faced scrutiny like most other industries, notably on the topic of end-of-life materials.

    Since 1996, Quantum Sails has been working on sail design, technology and production, now with more than 60 sail lofts around the world.

    Tune in to hear Lara Poljšak, Director of Sustainability at Quantum Sails discuss the progress and obstacles in being a sustainable sailmaker today.

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    37 mins
  • S2. Ep.5 - On Polar Sailing and a Changing Climate with Skip Novak
    Jun 6 2025

    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.

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    49 mins
  • S2. Ep.4 - Connecting Crew for Humanitarian Purpose with Relief Crew Foundation
    May 8 2025

    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.

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    41 mins
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