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PLASTIC FREE BLACK SEA

Help us save our home – the Black Sea, from plastic pollution, through a mind-blowing documentary

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PLASTIC FREE BLACK SEA

PLASTIC FREE BLACK SEA

PLASTIC FREE BLACK SEA

PLASTIC FREE BLACK SEA

PLASTIC FREE BLACK SEA

Help us save our home – the Black Sea, from plastic pollution, through a mind-blowing documentary

Help us save our home – the Black Sea, from plastic pollution, through a mind-blowing documentary

Help us save our home – the Black Sea, from plastic pollution, through a mind-blowing documentary

Help us save our home – the Black Sea, from plastic pollution, through a mind-blowing documentary

WIND2WIN Challenge
WIND2WIN Challenge
WIND2WIN Challenge
WIND2WIN Challenge
1 Campaign |
Burgas, Bulgaria
$1,712 USD 71 backers
3% of $45,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal
Overview
One day, we'll be swimming into a sea of plastic. Not a pretty scene to dive into, right? Daily, there are 3 tons of plastic coming into our Black Sea. We decided it's time to approach this problem and be part of the solution. The WIND2WIN team will pass the Bulgarian coast, doing a 300 km windsurfing challenge, to raise awareness of the issue. Also, we will take more detailed water samples, film an amazing documentary and organize a cleaning event in 2019. All for a PLASTIC FREE BLACK SEA.

 

Our cause in detail

The world ocean is the biggest contributor to life on Earth. It is where everything has begun and will go back into, in one form or another. The Black Sea is a small piece of the Blue Planet, but a big part of our life.

 

Three tons of plastic are entering the Black Sea on a daily basis from land and the in-flowing rivers. A study, conducted in August 2017 by the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and the Laboratory for Marine Ecology, concluded that the Black Sea is just as polluted with micro plastics as every other ocean. 90% of the total solid waste in the Black Sea are industrial polymer products.

 

 

The study showed that the largest amount of waste in the Black Sea area between Cape Kaliakra and the city of Burgas, are plastic particles larger than 2.5 cm -  mainly fishing nets, plastic bottles, packages, sacks and plastic bags.

 

Marine ecologists Dimitar Berov and Stefania Klein conducted their research during Greenpeace’s “Free of Plastic” campaign, on board the Rainbow Warrior vessel. This is one of the few partial monitorings done on the Black Sea waters.

More research is needed to understand the overall condition of the water and work towards solutions.

 

 

What we will do

  • During the WIND2WIN Challenge, in the assisting boats, there will be a team of a marine ecologist and a marine biologist - Dimitar Berov and Velizara Stoilova. They will collect water samples, do visual monitoring for marine litter and make marine mammal observation throughout the 300 km route along the whole Eastern Bulgarian Black Sea border. The new data will be added to help establish the ecological status of the Black Sea.

 

 

  • Filming a documentary to follow the WIND2WIN Challenge and the PLASTIC FREE BLACK SEA cause. The film is our attempt to raise awareness of the increasing plastic pollution and to inspire the young generation to switch to a more environmentally conscious life. The documentary is a powerful way to reach more people by exposing the issue on world and national film festivals and TV channels.

 

  • In 2019, our team will organize a cleaning event on a beach along the Black Sea coast. This event will gather a community that will help battle this problem. 

 

 

Who we are - the WIND2WIN team 

Iliyana Stoilova -  former Bulgarian windsurf competitor and national champion among women. She started surfing at the age of 6 and years later began competitive training.

Yoan Kolev - former Olympic contestant and a Balkan champion in windsurfing class RS:X racing. He started his professional sports career at the age of 10.

Dimitar Berov - marine ecologist working at the Laboratory of Marine Ecology at IBER-BAS. For ten years he has been studying the Black Sea ecosystems along the Bulgarian coast.

Velizara Stoilova - marine biologist who has a Master degree in Animal Behavior at Queens University, Belfast. She has worked on numerous projects exploring whale and dolphin behavior. 

Remove Remove Productions - a film production company, based in Sofia, Bulgaria. Super passionate about filmmaking and creating astonishing audio-visual products. They get inspired by nature, awesome people and causes.

 

 

Yavor Kolev - the captain of the crew and will be in charge of the main safety vessel during the WIND2WIN Challenge. Sailor with many years of experience, former sailing national coach, leading coach of the Bulgarian sailing Olympic team.

Akasha Surf School - the main organizer of the 300 km maritime challenge. Akasha Surf started in 2014 on the Black Sea shore, in order to promote all water sports in Bulgaria. The teachers in the different disciplines are athletes and professionals with many years of practice.

Surfrider Foundation Sofia - part of the international non-governmental organization Surfrider Foundation Europe. Their activities are dedicated to the protection of oceans, seas, beaches, and people who love them.

Maya Ivanova - WIND2WIN's graphic designer. Captured by the magic of flying, she is a passionate paragliding pilot. A Master student of the Polytechnic University in Milan – specialty Product Service System Design program.

 

What we need

Making the Black Sea cleaner is not an easy task and is connected with a lot of expenses and a huge team of professionals. We've already gathered a super-crew, but we still lack enough resources to complete our goals.

 

 

Any donations gathered through our Indiegogo campaign will be dedicated to filmmaking, organizing and doing the WIND2WIN Challenge and the study along the coast.

The key points that would require funding in this project are:

  • Getting high-quality filming equipment, water-safety camera gear and covering post-production costs - 45%;
  • Other expenses, such as: sports and safety equipment, fuel for boats, food, accommodation, etc. - 30%;
  • Covering expenses for conducting the water study - 20%
  • Expenses for the beach cleaning event- 5%.

A documentary film is a pretty powerful way to raise awareness of the issue and to promote a more sustainable lifestyle. We want to spread the WIND2WIN movie and its cause across local and foreign film festivals, TV channels and online.

Your contribution to the cause will help kick out the plastics off the oceans and the seas!

A PLASTIC FREE BLACK SEA is possible and it's up to all of us.

 

Other ways you can help

If you are unable to make a donation, just sharing this message will be truly smashing! 

Now, let's get to the beach!

 

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Official website: http://wind2win.com/

Facebook: @wind2win

Instagram: wind2win_challenge 

Twitter: @wind2w

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A plastic cup less

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Many drops make an ocean! We appreciate your participation so much!
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Refuse the straw

Refuse the straw

$15 USD
Since fish don't need straws to drink water and you're not a baby anymore - just use a non-plastic glass or a bottle. And as a thanks, Iliyana and Yoan will sign you a pretty cool summer postcard!
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It is good to see the bottom

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  • An awesome signed postcard
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11 out of 300 of claimed
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A jellyfish, not a plastic bag

A jellyfish, not a plastic bag

$50 USD
You're getting a super cool limited camping mug, provided by "Friends of the Earth Bulgaria" Foundation. Next time you use it on your adventures, remember that you also contributed to an awesome cause!
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14 out of 20 of claimed
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Thanks from all the fish

Thanks from all the fish

$100 USD
All marine creatures are suffering from the microplastics in the water and many of them die from bigger pieces. Bamboo toothbrushes and cases definitely help out. And you'll see yourself they're much cooler than the plastic ones!
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2 out of 50 of claimed
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Zero plastic hero!

Zero plastic hero!

$150 USD
We're indeed a step closer to cleaner seas and oceans, thanks to you! That's why we'll be happy to thank you in person with surfing lesson at the Black Sea coast in Akasha surf school.
Included Items
  • Surf lesson with W2W athlete
Estimated Shipping
February 2019
0 out of 100 of claimed
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From waste to waves

From waste to waves

$200 USD
Wow, now that was generous! We'll be happy to thank you in person with a 4 hours surfing course at the Black Sea coast. Sport is our passion and the main way to form a responsible attitude and values. We are thrilled you are part of it!
Included Items
  • Course at the surf school
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