Delayne received the Sustainability Award at the Yachting New Zealand AON Excellence Awards in late 2022, for her role in instigating and developing the Clean Clubs programme. This initiative encourages yacht clubs to assess their impact on the earth and take steps to minimise it, engaging with their local communities to improve environmental outcomes and take care of the very natural resources which sustain their sport.
The Clean Clubs initiative came to life through the Salthouse family’s involvement with Devonport’s Wakatere Boating Club. Although Delayne herself is not a sailor, boatbuilder husband Greg and kids Chloe (now 19) and Jaek (now 16) were all competitors, and she found