Increasingly, we are hearing of the troubled
state or our oceans and how we as users of the sea as our playground and
workplace, have an added responsibility to act as minders and care takers of
our planets oceans.
Salthouse Boatbuilders currently have the
privilege of working with a man named Dieter Paulmann, who with his foundation,
Okeanos for the Sea, was searching for the best way to convey an urgent message
of marine protection.
Dieter was inspired by Pacific Island culture
and their stories of ocean voyaging.
As Islanders, people of the Pacific have an
intimate understanding of our dependence on the surrounding environment.
Although Pacific nations are amongst those contributing the least to climate
change and environmental damage, they are some of the first to experience the
consequences.
Through one man’s inspiration has come a fleet
of 7 Vaka Moana (ocean going canoe) and a Vaka Motu (inter-island canoe). With more on the way, and thousands of ocean
miles already traveled fueled by nothing but the wind, sun and our struggling
sea, the crew of these traditional vessels, aim to spread the word of ocean
conservation. As direct witnesses to the
effects of pollution on our environment, Pacific Voyagers are voicing the
immediate need for change, the need for a new story, a new sail plan.
Salthouse Boatbuilders will keep you posted so
you can follow their journey and help change the tide on ocean pollution…
