improving sustainability with hybrid propulsion

Presentation

Sail for ethics -S4E- aims at improving sustainability in the maritime transport, fishing and tourism, adapting hybrid propulsion -sails & engine- on existing ships in coastal regions.
S4E has for objective to foster decarbonized maritime transport worldwide using hybrid sailing cargoes/passengers ships reconstructed from used freighters and trawlers. Acting on several levers, Sails 4 Ethics makes it possible to simultaneously achieve sustainable and equitable economic and social objectives while preserving the environment.
The locally owned fleets are promoted in developing and emerging countries to increase sustainable South-North and South-South transport of goods -with a special focus on fair trade, organic and ethical economy- and passengers. S4E also supports and participate to sustainable tourism activities.
The reconstruction process takes place on site, benefiting local population with employment and professional skills training ensuring equity.

Combating climate change through the decarbonization of maritime transport involves all levels of action. The S4E project is positioned at the micro – local scale.

Sustainable navigation respects biodiversity by reducing chemical pollution and noise pollution.

From local to global, by the small scale.

INFORMATION

You will find information, a library of documents, printed matter to download (technical, politic, geography…), definitions, photos and videos.
Our timeline is the follow-up of the activities that we carry out in the more or less long term, in-depth articles.
The activities will lead you to exciting conferences on the theme of the ocean, or partners who accompany us in the adventure.

We are converting a trawler in schooner

The Kinnaird is a 27m trawler that we are converting into a sailboat. Currently in Scotland, the project launched by Georges Drouet, Prospective International asbl and Prospektika SRL started in 2013. The source of our future action protocol. Towards the future gaff schooner, the lived experience, listed live, difficulties, successes, progress are to be followed in the timeline.

Carbon footprint and sequestration

Our carbon footprint as an actor is an important criterion. Our ambition is to create a sustainable and natural activity, eco-designed from its very first steps. We are aiming for a label & international standard criteria.

The decarbonisation of the oceans is only one part of the overall decarbonisation taking place on the planet.
Website, hosting, trips, office, way of life – because everything is linked – as well as the partners we have, tend towards a visible and quantifiable global coherence of greenhouse gases, consumption carbon and thermal reduction.
Thus, we ask our service providers to travel by train as much as possible, we favor small, even artisanal structures that can demonstrate their commitment in this direction.

Activities

Organisational Chart

Georges Drouet

Georges Drouet

Project Director

Georges is rooted in the ground, with powerful wings, like its vocation for the ships on the Ocean.

Stakeholders

Adrian Cabrera

Mexico VERACRUZ river watershed facilitator

Monsyerra Batista BRAZIL

Freethinker, graphic designer, award-winning poet and indigenous artist

PIES AGILES MEXICO Inter-institutional Program of Specialty in Food Sovereignty and Strategic Local Incidence Management

PIES AGILES MEXICO Inter-institutional Program of Specialty in Food Sovereignty and Strategic Local Incidence Management

AGILE FEET: an initiative of social transformation from below : Inter-institutional Program of Specialty in Food Sovereignty and Strategic Local Incidence Management

Gran Regatta & ABRAVELA, association for educationnal sailing BRASIL Sergio Esteves

Gran Regatta & ABRAVELA, association for educationnal sailing BRASIL Sergio Esteves

REEFERS Oceanic Association Pablo Gongora Camacho Zacher

REEFERS Oceanic Association Pablo Gongora Camacho Zacher

Jérôme Delaunay Naval architect

Jérôme Delaunay Naval architect

François Vivier Naval architect

François Vivier Naval architect

French naval Architect and expert

Timeline

What a challenge : go to sailboats without going to the past ! Happy to work with Cretus Mtonga for Tanga-North of Tanzania. More information in the next article !… A new activity Based on the conversion of old fishing boats. Our purpose is a pragmatic and practical approach to reduce today the emissions of…
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Wind vs gasoline: silence and pollination, or noise and pollution ? “Ecomorphism—from oikos as habitat and morphé as form—is the result of a species’ adaptation to its environment.” says Edith Liégey, Sorbonne Université, Paris.UMR 8560 Centre Alexandre Koyré CNRS Histoire des Sciences et des Techniques. Could we just think as specie in our habitat ?…
Read More The boat propulsion, sails vs engine it’s a way to fight against Ocean pollutions.
An excellent web site to use for all the navigational charts of ALL THE OCEANS per month, in the time of all virtual, this are magnificent and incredibly precises charts, meteo information and others usefull for navigators : https://www.meteo-marine.com In French but maps in english and lot more. The pilot charts are available free of…
Read More Tools for navigation for map lovers
Plans have arrived.The challenge has been met!We didn’t have a 3D photo scan of the boat to be able to draw a virtual image on which to work in simulation and make the curve plans.We only had a side and top plane in the 2009 stability booklet.No face, no volume… The impossible mission of taking…
Read More The new boat plans have arrived. Emotion !

Partners

ABRAVELA sailing education
Reefers Oceanic association
Jérôme Delaunay Architect naval

Contact

Georges Drouet

Project Director

+ 265 995 42 35 47 (Malawi, Whatsapp)

pi@3-1416.org