Carbon-neutral Relay
noun - A carbon-neutral relay is an open water swimming relay that has a net zero carbon footprint. Carbon-neutral relays or Carbon-neutral swims rely entirely on human power as opposed to motorized escort boats. Examples include open water swimming relays that are escorted by outrigger canoes, kayaks, and/or paddle boards only.
Usage
The Clean Half marathon relay has a carbon-neutral relay where the swimmers rotate between swimming and paddling in an outrigger canoe for 15 kilometers.
Origin
The term was created by Doug Woodring at the Clean Half Extreme Open Water Swim in Hong Kong, circa 2010.
Carbon-neutral Relays in Hong Kong
The 15 km Clean Half Extreme Marathon Swim in Hong Kong from Stanley to Deep Water Bay with carbon-neutral relay teams of 5 people, soloists, and yak swimmers (2 swimmers and a kayak who rotate every 30 minutes through the course) has the world's most unique turn buoy.
External links
- What Is Open Water Swimming?
- Cold Half Extreme Marathon Swim
- Cold Half Is The Wright Thing To Do
- World's Top Open Water Swimming Relays
- Open Water Swimming
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- When Is A Relay A Record?
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- 100 Things Every Open Water Swimmer Should Know
- World Open Water Swimming Association
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- Hong Kong Takes Centre Stage For First New F1 Series
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- Open Water Word of the Day: Carbon-neutral Relay
- Paddling And Pulling
- Clean Half Adds Yak Swimmers
- What Is The Exchange Difference In Hong Kong?
- The Most Unique Turn Buoy In The Open Water World
- Environmentally-friendly Open Water Relays
