Boat International – June 2017

http://www.boatinternational.com | June 2017

PHOTOGRAPHS: 4CORNERS; AMELIA TROUBRIDGE

L

illy Barclay does not come across as the relaxing type. Despite

spending most of her youth on or near the sea due to an upbringing

in Denmark, and much of her adult life holidaying either on the

ocean or near it, thanks to a yacht-owning husband and three sea-loving

offspring, she seems more energised by what she calls the “planet’s second

lung” than calmed by it.

No sooner had she finished her key role on A Plastic Ocean – an award-

winning documentary that focuses on the global plastic pollution problem

• earlier this year, than she conceived her next project: a foundation that
  aims to support those creating solutions to combat the manifest challenges
  the ocean faces today, from plastic pollution to over-fishing.
  Founded with four close family friends, all fellow philanthropists, the
  Ocean Family Foundation (OFF) intends to back a wide range of initiatives
  and among them is a Boat International event, to be held in London in
  June next year. The day aims to give a platform to people, charities and
  organisations leading the way in ocean conservation, and connect them
  to a like-minded audience, via a day of talks, panel discussions, exhibitions
  and networking.
  “The reason I am so excited about this day is that it will bring
  a greater awareness of the endeavours of all those working in this field,”
  Barclay says. “Boat International’s ambition is to create a fantastic festival of
  the sea, where people can gather and share stories, and that is very much in
  line with what we want our foundation to help facilitate.”
  To register your interest in Boat International’s event next June, either as a
  guest or participant, please email: [email protected]

Facing up to

marine challenges

To commemorate

the love and

appreciation that

its founder Dr Max

Huber had for the

ocean – as well as

the part marine

life had to play in

the creation of its

iconic moisturiser

• Crème de la Mer
  has for many years
  released a limited
  edition version of
  its signature cream
  in aid of World
  Oceans Day. This
  year the brand is
  taking things one
  step further with the
  foundation of the
  La Mer Blue Heart
  Oceans Fund. The
  fund will focus on
  supporting marine
  protected areas and
  the campaign to
  put 30 per cent of
  the oceans under
  protection by
  2030. It will work
  with recognised
  ocean conservation
  charities, explorers
  and advocates as
  well as hosting
  beach clean-ups,
  education initiatives
  and other marine
  conservation efforts.
  cremedelamer.co.uk

Making waves

Campaigner, ocean conservationist and

sea lover Lilly Barclay is ready for a new

challenge, she tells Sacha Bonsor

“I am so excited...

this day will bring

a greater

awareness to the

endeavours of all

those working

in this field”

The ocean has

been dear to

Lilly Barclay’s

heart since

sailing Optimist

dinghies

as a child

in Jutland,

Denmark

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