Charitable / Non-Profit Organisations Category

• Caribbean & Central America
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Antigua & Barbuda Search And Rescue, ABSAR, is a non-profit organization that provides 24/7 emergency assistance in and around Antigua and Barbuda, offering medical, firefighting & search & rescue services.

• Mediterranean

The Blue Ducks Foundation has been set up to raise awareness and funds for mental health within the yachting industry.

• Mediterranean

This is a charity based in Athens, providing food to homeless people in the centre of Athens - every Wednesday - always grateful for donations of food and bedding.

• South East Asia

Every year the 120 year old Norwegian built, historic 85ft vessel VEGA and her volunteer crew sail about 7,000 miles to collect and then deliver between 15 - 20 tons of donated tools, educational and medical supplies, to isolated communities in East Timor & remote islands in Eastern Indonesia.

• North America, Africa, Caribbean & Central America, Mediterranean, Middle East, Australia & New Zealand, South East Asia, South America, Northern Europe, The Baltic & Northern Latitudes, Pacific Islands & French Polynesia, Atlantic Islands, Indian Ocean, Panama & Pacific Ocean Islands

With a passion for sustainability and humanitarian aid, this charitable organisation founded by Angela Abshier, is giving a second life to superyacht sails!

• North America

The Salvation Army Florida strives to meet human needs in the state of Florida by feeding the hungry and sheltering the homeless.

• Mediterranean

This well known organisation (previously Asociacion Ondine) has a team of experienced marine scientists and divers working closely with local authorities and stakeholders to create an effectively managed network of Marine Protected Areas around the Balearic Islands, allowing marine ecosystems to recover and thrive together with prospering local communities and industries.

• Pacific Islands & French Polynesia, Australia & New Zealand, Caribbean & Central America, South America, North America

The Sea Mercy program is about providing much needed health care services (medical, dental and eye), disaster response & recovery, education and economic development programs to the remote islands in the South Pacific.

• North America, Caribbean & Central America, Mediterranean, Australia & New Zealand, South East Asia, South America, Atlantic Islands, Panama & Pacific Ocean Islands, Northern Europe, The Baltic & Northern Latitudes

Sea Shepherd’s sole mission is to protect and conserve the world’s oceans and marine wildlife.

• Caribbean & Central America

Born out of the dream of a group of persons based in the Grenadines (who had observed the effects of neglect, starvation, abuse and disease on the animals in the islands), SGAK has been in operation for 6 years now.

• Caribbean & Central America

St. John's Hopsice in Antigua offers a Hospice service, providing  'in home' palliative care for the terminally ill, as well as a Hospice offering in patient palliative care to those who are terminally ill and require 24 hour round the clock care.

• Pacific Islands & French Polynesia

A conservation jewel in the Western Province of the Solomon Islands.

• Australia & New Zealand

Managed by the incredibly well-respected Dr.

• Caribbean & Central America

Virgin Islands Search & Rescue is a voluntary, non-government run organization dedicated to Saving Lives at Sea.

• North America

Recommended for donations from yachts of uniform, bedding and household items - to help this special service support women affected by domestic violence in Florida.