Think back to the time before Blue Planet II, before omnipresent coverage of the problem of ocean plastic pollution and of the call to action. That's when the principal of a south coast primary school and club secretary of the Queen Mary Sailing Club first started planning what would turn into a world record challenge: The Plastic Bottle Boat Challenge. Its origins are founded in a love of the ocean by a band of friends. Tragically, one of the group, world champion and Olympic gold medallist sailor Andrew 'Bart' Simpson, was killed while participating in his sport. Bart's Bash was set up in his honour, and a world record in his name was set for the largest flotilla of boats racing at the same time.
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