Sailboats, Sustainability & Stuff

Sailboats, Sustainability, and Getting Rid of Stuff.

6:00PM TUESDAY November 7th, UC Santa Barbara, Multicultural Center.

This slideshow will focus on how life aboard a sailboat leads us to a heightened sense of sustainability. Every system required for life - energy, water, waste, transport - is fine tuned for simplicity. This isn't necessarily for the sake of eco-consciousness, but rather for maximum efficiency. Whereas a complex society's needs are hard to fathom, the sailboat let's us pierce into the heart of the matter. Sustainability, and getting rid of stuff, becomes a practical issue, not just for safety but also for quality of life. After all, the joy is in going places, not in dealing with stuff. These insights can be applied to make our day-to-day life (on land) simpler, more sustainable, and hence more enjoyable.

NOTE: this slideshow will draw on the themes from the City College presentation (see below) but will be slightly different.

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