Blake Lapthorn green breakfast with The Green Blue - 19 November 2013

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On Wednesday 19 November 2013, Blake Lapthorn's Climate Change team hosted a green breakfast seminar titled 'Influencing change in the UK leisure marine sector', with guest speakers Jane Swan and Dan Reading of The Green Blue.

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A joint BMF and RYA Initiative

Sailing is already environmentally friendly, isn’t it?

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o Individual responsibilityo Freedomo Avoid unnecessary legislationo Demonstrate stewardship

Ahead of the curve

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Unique

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To support the sustainable use of coastal and inland waters by the UK leisure marine sector for today and for future generations.

+ awareness and sustainable choices

-minimising harmful discharges and disturbance

Mission

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1.2 million boats owned by UK households2.8 million participants each year

103,000 RYA members3,000 clubs and training centres

1,500 BMF businesses

The scale of the challenge

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Control the controllables

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Back to basics

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Start a conversation

£££££££

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Make it sticky

KILLER SHRIMPDikerogammerus villosus

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Make it credible

Target audience Socio-economic group ABC1

•Knowledge professions•Educated•Challenging

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Dear Editor,I am intrigued by your claim about the relative bacterial content of shore and boat flushes. Please could you send me a link to the science?

Dear Sirs,I challenge the figures quoted that one flush from a boat contains 250,000 times the bacteria than a home flush. This has to be grossly overstated. It’s exactly the same stuff after all!

Editor,How on earth can this be true. Sensationalising on environmental matters helps no one: it spreads misinformation. The only way we can make progress is by good education and understanding, which then builds advocates and a groundswell for change.

Dear Editor,

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Make it easy

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Work with the best

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Success Hundreds of presentations, site visits, events, publications,

conversations and mini-projects

7,500,000 million litres of waste from diverted from landfill Measured savings of £250,000 Environmental criteria part of TYHA Gold Anchor Scheme Killer Shrimp contained in four locations Washdown systems going in to more marinas Approached by other NGBs worldwide WPNSA, Sunsail, P1 Powerboat – ISO standard

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What have we learnt? •New way of doing things•Procurement code •ISO Management systems•Conducting professional audits and being audited •Compliance reviews•Legal registers•Be prepared – EMP’s

• Be prepared to wear anything…

Thank you