Can Environmental Activists Own 300-ft Yachts and Private Jets?
November 26 – Seattle, WA “OneWorld Challenge announced today that they had joined with The Waterkeeper Alliance in an effort to protect and restore the quality of the world’s waterways, and to preserve and protect the world’s oceans from polluters. Waterkeeper Alliance is the international umbrella organization of over 90 Waterkeeper programs throughout North America, Latin America and Europe. Waterkeepers patrol their waterways, respond to citizen concerns, identify environmental problems and devise appropriate remedies and advocate compliance with environmental laws.” Tatoosh Photo Latitude/Richard On the surface, this might sound like a good thing. If you look a little deeper, however, we think it stinks. OneWorld gets its money from Craig McCaw and Paul Allen. Three years ago, while on our annual New Year’s working vacation in St. Barts, we raced against McCaw, who raced his 118-ft daysailer Extra Beat. We’re friends with some of the crew, who told us the family was staying ashore
