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Sailing La Palma

Wanna join us on an educational sailing trip off the west coast of La Palma and learn
about this unique environment, the ocean life and what we do to help preserve it?

Our trips include
– hands-on sailing on our beautiful sailboat Amaral
– water testing
– paddling
– kayaking
– snorkeling

We’ll also give you some insight into the environmental activities we do in the area.

From the water, you’ll have a chance to soak in the incomparable views
of the new landscapes created by the latest volcanic eruptions. Cold drinks are available on board.

And if you’re just a little lucky, we’ll meet dolphins or whales!

For more info or to book an educational sailing trip, call/WhatsApp us at
+34 611 258 407

or use one of the options below:

Click above or scan code to open inquiry form


COAST and BEACH CLEANUPS

Limpiezas de playas en Canarias

We love the sea...

We always appreciate your help!

Please check back for upcoming cleanup dates and locations.


2024 Spring Cleanup

La Palma

Playa de Puerto / Love Beach Tazacorte

June 6, 2024


Public beach cleanup and trash collection along the in Puerto de Tazacorte on the volcanic island of La Palma with Ambiente Europeo.

Thank you all for your hard work at the Tazacorte beach cleanup! Even the mayor of Tazacorte came to thank us.

beach cleanup
Together we collected 300 cigarette butts and 70 kilograms of garbage, which was recycled and collected on Monday. Toys were laid out on the beach for reuse.

2024 Limpieza de verano
La Palma – Playa de Tazacorte

6 de junio de 2024

Limpieza pública de playas y recogida de basura en el Puerto de Tazacorte, en la isla volcánica de La Palma, con Ambiente Europeo.

2024 Summer Cleanup

La Gomera

Playa de Santiago

Exact date & time TBD


Local pebble beach that looks quite clean but we always find lots of cigarette butts and microplastics. Sailing vessel Amaral will be anchored offshore for diving.

Win an overnight stay for 2 extra crew members if you sign up early.

La Gomera (Biosphere) is a gem on the Canary archipelago with many secluded pebble beaches that can only be reached by boat for cleanups.

2024 Limpieza de verano
La Gomera
Playa de Santiago

Dia a determinar

Inmersión fuera de la costa y limpieza de playas en calas y cuevas naturales remotas. Sólo acceso en barco. El velero Amaral estará anclado para bucear. Salida de la embarcación a través de Dinghy. Pernoctación para 2 miembros de la tripulación si de inscribes temprano.

Las playas de arena de Los Cristianos son un destino popular para los turistas y ofrecen numerosos deportes acuáticos. Los residuos humanos se acumulan en las calas de la costa.

La Gomera (Biosfera) es una joya en el archipiélago canario con muchas playas solitarias de guijarros a las que sólo se puede llegar en barco para realizar limpiezas.

Inscripción



BUY a DROPSON FILTER

Help our hard-working cleanup teams from Ambiente Europeo and buy a waterfilter to reduce plastic bottles. Every filter cleans 300 l tap water from chemical substances, microplastics, bacteria and chlorine. Most commercial water companies use tap water and resell it in labeled plastic bottles. Skip the middlemen and reduce your plastic footprint while supporting local cleanup groups.


ICTAC’s OCEAN SUPPORT HISTORY

Ocean conservation work has been our passion since ICTAC started helping environmental groups with cleanups in British Columbia, Canada, back in 2015. We have been supporters for the Surfrider Foundation and sponsored online events, hosted fundraisers, and chipped in for prizes at public beach cleanups with hundreds of volunteers.
As our EU team is based on the Canary Islands, Spain, we now collaborate with local cleanup groups and organize expeditions by sailboat to remote beaches and coastal stretches for plastic trash recovery. To record the trash collected, we use data sheets based on the standards of Ocean Conservancy and the International Coastal Cleanup™ (ICC) initiative in cooperation the Spain-based organization Ambiente Europeo.

ICTAC co-hosts ocean conservation events and supports citizen science projects such as data driven beach cleanups, coastal expeditions with SeaLabs – mobile kits for sailors in collaboration with Ambiente Europeo.

We also conduct ad-hoc beach cleanups with other organisations on the Canary Islands that are not always being published. Please send us an email and phone number if you are on a holiday or live here permanently. We’ll get in touch and we ad you to our activist’s whatsapp group.



CLEANUPS IN 2022

2022 Summer Cleanup

La Palma

Playa de Tazacorte

July 24 & 25, 2022


Beach cleanup and trash collection around Puerto de Tazacorte on the volcanic island of La Palma with Ambiente Europeo.

Sunday, July 24, 2022 – Playa Puerto de Tazacorte from 6 PM to 9 PM

Sunday, we’ll meet here at the LOVE sign at the harbour entrance: GPS

Monday, July 25, 2022 – Playa de Nueva (also called Playa de Pozo or Mangón) from 10 AM to 2 PM

Monday, we’ll meet here: GPS

Thanks to lots of local sponsors on the brave island of La Palma, we can give away amazing prizes.

Register early to win an action day on board sailing vessel Amaral with overnight stay and other amazing prizes from local sponsors!

Registration for entering the raffle tickets for prizes ends July 24, 2022 at 3 PM.

You can also show up without registering but it’s good for us to know in advance also for sending you more details!

Please bring sports shoes, drinking water, hat, small backpack and umbrella. Do not bring valuables but swimwear bikini to the beach.


Limpieza de verano 2022
La Palma – Tazacorte

24 y 25 de julio de 2022

Limpieza de playas y recogida de basuras en los alrededores del Puerto de Tazacorte en la isla volcánica de La Palma.

Domingo, 24 de julio de 2022 – Playa Puerto de Tazacorte de 18.00 a 21.00

Encontramos aqui: GPS

Lunes, 25 de julio de 2022 – Playa de Pozo (Mangón) de 10.00 a 14.00

Playa de Tazacorte – vamos a limpiar bajo el volcán dormido.

Encontramos aqui: GPS

Apúntate y regístrate para ganar un día gratis a bordo del velero Amaral (o ponte en contacto con nosotros por correo electrónico). También tenemos otros premios interesantes de patrocinados locales. Deja que te sorprendamos.

La inscripción para participar en el sorteo de premios finaliza el 24 de julio de 2022 a las 15:00 hrs. Todavía puedes venir y unirte a nosotros sin registrarte.

Por favor, traiga zapatos deportivos, agua potable y un snack, un sombrero y una pequeña mochila y paraguas y ropa de baño. No traigas objetos de valor.

2022 Fall Cleanup

La Gomera

Playa de La Guancha

September 27, 2022


Dive off coast and beach cleanup at remote natural bay of Playa La Guancha near San Sebastian. Sailing vessel Amaral will be anchored for diving. Haul-out via Dinghy. Overnight stay for 6 crew members.

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La Gomera (Biosphere) is a gem on the Canary archipelago with many secluded pebble beaches that can only be reached by boat for cleanups.

Registration until September 10, 2022


2022 Limpieza de otoño
La Gomera – Playa Santiago

27 de Septiembre de 2022

Inmersión fuera de la costa y limpieza de playas en calas y cuevas naturales remotas. Sólo acceso en barco. El velero Amaral estará anclado para bucear. Salida de la embarcación a través de Dinghy. Pernoctación para 6 miembros de la tripulación.

La Gomera (Biosfera) es una joya en el archipiélago canario con muchas playas solitarias de guijarros a las que sólo se puede llegar en barco para realizar limpiezas.

Inscripción hasta el 10 de septiembre de 2022

2022 Winter Cleanup

La Palma

Playa Nueva / Mangon

December 9, 2022


Beach clean up along the remote beach under the cliffs of Tazacorte pueblo. We’ll tackle fishing ghost nets, broken irrigation pipes, plastic trash accumulated from agricultural waste and beachgoers.

Access by footpath, kayak or dinghy from the port of Tazacorte. Experienced freedivers welcome.

Playa Nueva is situated here: GPS

Thick plastic ghostlines wash ashore and are a big challenge to get off the rocks and sand. We work with drills, radials, sharp knives, pliers, axes. Sadly enough these green plastic polymers are being mistaken as seagrass by birds and fish.

Registration until November 15, 2022

2022 Limpieza de invierno
La Palma
Playa Nueva / Mangon

Deciembre 9, 2022

Acceso por sendero, kayak o embarcación auxiliar desde el puerto de Tazacorte. Se admiten apneístas con experiencia.

Limpieza de playas a lo largo de la remota playa bajo los acantilados de Tazacorte pueblo. Nos ocuparemos de las redes fantasma de pesca, las tuberías de riego rotas, la basura plástica acumulada por los residuos agrícolas y los bañistas.

La playa esta situada aqui: GPS

Inscripción hasta el 15 de noviembre de 2022