Yachting Monthly

Facing a storm of plastic

e’ve all heard about the whirlpool of plastic in the Southern Ocean; we’ve all seen the pictures of seals with six-pack rings worn as slow-garrot necklaces and we’ve all read about the albatross feeding its chicks bottle tops. As a rule, most yachtsmen I know are very considerate of their marine environment and do not dump plastics over

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