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Support Sailor-Led Cleanup Missions

Your contribution helps Sails Rides fund approved cleanup missions proposed and organized by participating Sailors who identify sensitive coastal or marine ecosystems that need attention.

Where the funds go

The program supports practical cleanup work on the water. Most fully allocated contribution funds are required to be directed to participating Sailors through approved vessel transportation, fuel and operating reimbursements, and Sailor honorariums.

Vessel transportationBoat use and transportation needed to reach the cleanup area.
Fuel & operationsApproved operating costs connected directly to the mission.
Cleanup suppliesBags, gloves and other approved mission materials.
Participant honorariumsModest approved end-of-day honorariums for people doing the work.
Sensitive locations stay protected. Sailor proposals use approximate public descriptions; private location details, when needed for operations, stay restricted.
Repeat Guests can join multi-vessel cleanup missionsGuest invitations open only after participating Sailors have formed a compliant 2–4 vessel cleanup fleet. A Sailor may invite a repeat Guest only after at least two completed Sails Rides trips with that Guest. Cleanup missions follow the existing 7–24 Guest multi-vessel safety rules, and every Guest volunteer who completes the mission receives a fixed $100 end-of-mission participation honorarium.

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A contribution is recorded as received only after Sails Rides verifies the payment provider event. Each received contribution creates an internal funding event and notifies verified Sailors that cleanup funds are available so they can report or propose sensitive ecosystems in need.

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How the cleanup program works

1Contribution arrivesA verified provider event records funds received.
2Sailors are notifiedVerified Sailors can report a sensitive ecosystem or propose a mission.
3Multi-vessel mission formsA compliant 2–4 vessel fleet is organized before repeat Guests can be invited.
4Cleanup is completedApproved Sailor costs are recorded and each completing Guest volunteer receives a fixed $100 honorarium.