Cruising & Cleaning in Company

In 2026, Ocean Crusaders will continue our most ambitious cleanup initiative yet – the Island Guardians Flotillas 2026. Beginning in the Keppels in June, a fleet of volunteer and support vessels will journey through the Great Barrier Reef, removing marine debris from remote islands, inshore reefs, and key waterways along the way.

Building on years of experience through our Island Guardians and targeted cleanup campaigns, the Flotillas will unite cruisers, community groups & partners in a coordinated effort to protect one of the world’s greatest natural wonders

Schedule

• Keppel Islands – 4-8 June
• Big Blue Ocean Fdn Percy/Digby Island – 12-16 June
• ABRW Lay Day Clean Up – Mon 10th August
• Hinchinbrook/Fantome/Palm Group – 25 Aug – 3 Sept
• Family & Bernard Island Groups – 19-24 Sept
• Big Blue Ocean Fdn Sir James Smith Group – Oct 8-13 Oct

Daily plan

• Clean Beaches with a focus on Southern facing shores morning and early aftenoon
• Sundowners on beach in late afternoon

Details

An informal flotilla of likeminded people who care for their cruising grounds. No set schedule, no set timing.

We will have our landing barge running in support so if we can’t anchor on southern shores, we will run you around in barge.

We supply the bags and our barge will take the debris away.