The sailing community is being urged to participate in an anonymous global survey to document collisions at sea between sailing boats and whales or other marine life. Unlike the shipping sector, there is no requirement for systematic reporting for strikes at sea within the sailing world, so interactions with orcas, whales and other marine life often only appear in the news cycle when they impact a boat’s sporting performance. Whale collision hotspotsIn 2008, Ritter published the first comprehensive paper on collisions between sailing vessels and marine life. Building a global strike log database is “key to understanding where the hot spots are that need to be avoided”. And for everyone to share this survey with sailing friends, crews and clubs: mmag.world/marine-strike-log-surveyWant to read more news stories about sailing and boating?