Melbourne to King Island

March 9, 2024 to March 10, 2024
Offshore Regatta

Event Details
Host	Ocean Racing Club of Victoria
Location	Albert Park , Australia
Certification Level	Silver
Website Link	orcv.org.au

Best Practices Achieved

3. Serve Food with Plastic-Free Dinnerware<br>No plastic plates or cutlery were provided, instead the King Island Boat club offered hot food on paper napkins or crews were given dinnerware from the boat club to use. Metal cutlery was provided.

4. Skip Bags or Go Reusable<br>Plastic bags were not used at this event. Reusable and recyclable paper bags were used where needed.

5. Award Practical Items or Use a Perpetual or Upcycled Trophy<br>Boats that received prizes were awarded locally caught King Island seafood (rock lobster), locally made cheese, hats and the overall prize is a perpetual trophy.

6. Publicize Your Sustainability Efforts<br>Social media was used to promote the ORCV Clean Oceans work and reminders to crews to race with sustainable practice in mind.

6. Publicize Your Sustainability Efforts<br>Social media was used to promote the ORCV Clean Oceans work and reminders to crews to race with sustainable practice in mind.

7. Involve Local Organizations<br>The King Island Boat Club were the partner organisation for the running of this race. The volunteer run organisation carry out all on ground efforts from berthing and coordinating the arriving boats to providing food and carpooling crews around the island. The ORCV also auction local King Island produce to the competing fleet to raise additional funds for the King Island Boat Club following the awards presentation.

At the boat club the local Lions Club had collection bins for beverage cans to be collected and sent for recycling with the money obtained from the scrap metal supporting community projects on the island

7. Involve Local Organizations<br>The King Island Boat Club were the partner organisation for the running of this race. The volunteer run organisation carry out all on ground efforts from berthing and coordinating the arriving boats to providing food and carpooling crews around the island. The ORCV also auction local King Island produce to the competing fleet to raise additional funds for the King Island Boat Club following the awards presentation.

At the boat club the local Lions Club had collection bins for beverage cans to be collected and sent for recycling with the money obtained from the scrap metal supporting community projects on the island

7. Involve Local Organizations<br>The King Island Boat Club were the partner organisation for the running of this race. The volunteer run organisation carry out all on ground efforts from berthing and coordinating the arriving boats to providing food and carpooling crews around the island. The ORCV also auction local King Island produce to the competing fleet to raise additional funds for the King Island Boat Club following the awards presentation.

At the boat club the local Lions Club had collection bins for beverage cans to be collected and sent for recycling with the money obtained from the scrap metal supporting community projects on the island

9. Serve Local Food or Source Seafood Sustainably<br>Food for the event was prepared by boat club volunteers using local produce. The prizes for winning boats also included Southern Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii) caught by local island fishermen with very few food miles. The current stock assessment has the fishery classed as

16. Increase Awareness of Wildlife and Habitat Protection<br>An iconic species native to King Island is the Little Penguin, a small but rather vocal seabird that also conveniently serves as the welcoming committee for arriving boats at the finish line. This penguins often are seen waddling through the boat club grounds and are heard throughout the bay, so this race we highlighted them in our online "species showcase" campaign. The social media posts also speaks to recently published research that had involved the island population of birds, assessing the link to pollutants that threaten the ocean. The

16. Increase Awareness of Wildlife and Habitat Protection<br>An iconic species native to King Island is the Little Penguin, a small but rather vocal seabird that also conveniently serves as the welcoming committee for arriving boats at the finish line. This penguins often are seen waddling through the boat club grounds and are heard throughout the bay, so this race we highlighted them in our online "species showcase" campaign. The social media posts also speaks to recently published research that had involved the island population of birds, assessing the link to pollutants that threaten the ocean. The

16. Increase Awareness of Wildlife and Habitat Protection<br>An iconic species native to King Island is the Little Penguin, a small but rather vocal seabird that also conveniently serves as the welcoming committee for arriving boats at the finish line. This penguins often are seen waddling through the boat club grounds and are heard throughout the bay, so this race we highlighted them in our online "species showcase" campaign. The social media posts also speaks to recently published research that had involved the island population of birds, assessing the link to pollutants that threaten the ocean. The

16. Increase Awareness of Wildlife and Habitat Protection<br>An iconic species native to King Island is the Little Penguin, a small but rather vocal seabird that also conveniently serves as the welcoming committee for arriving boats at the finish line. This penguins often are seen waddling through the boat club grounds and are heard throughout the bay, so this race we highlighted them in our online "species showcase" campaign. The social media posts also speaks to recently published research that had involved the island population of birds, assessing the link to pollutants that threaten the ocean. The

16. Increase Awareness of Wildlife and Habitat Protection<br>An iconic species native to King Island is the Little Penguin, a small but rather vocal seabird that also conveniently serves as the welcoming committee for arriving boats at the finish line. This penguins often are seen waddling through the boat club grounds and are heard throughout the bay, so this race we highlighted them in our online "species showcase" campaign. The social media posts also speaks to recently published research that had involved the island population of birds, assessing the link to pollutants that threaten the ocean. The

16. Increase Awareness of Wildlife and Habitat Protection<br>An iconic species native to King Island is the Little Penguin, a small but rather vocal seabird that also conveniently serves as the welcoming committee for arriving boats at the finish line. This penguins often are seen waddling through the boat club grounds and are heard throughout the bay, so this race we highlighted them in our online "species showcase" campaign. The social media posts also speaks to recently published research that had involved the island population of birds, assessing the link to pollutants that threaten the ocean. The