Beach & Waterfront Cleanups
We support cleanups of the beaches and waterways where we ride. Find opportunities here to join local communities in caring for them.
KOREA ECO ACTION
The Korean seas we ride,
the seas we protect together.
Starboard Korea aims to bring Starboard's environmental approach to Korean seas and waterways. Explore practical ways for riders, Eco Frontier and local communities to take part together.
OUR DIRECTION
Taking Action in Korea
Reducing Plastic
Start by using a reusable water bottle and taking your rubbish home. Together, we can build a habit of reducing waste on the water and in everyday life.
Learn and Ride Together
We share the value of environmental care and practical ways to take part. Bring us your ideas for working with Eco Frontier and activities in your community.
ECO FRONTIER
Together with Eco Frontier
Bae Soyeong · Starboard Korea Eco Frontier
Small, Steady Steps with Haebom
Enjoying the sea and collecting litter while walking Gwangalli Beach: for Haebom, environmental action starts with small everyday steps.
A First Step for the Next Generation
Haebom says that seeing children wearing masks during COVID-19 made her reflect on the everyday freedoms she had enjoyed and the environment future generations would inherit. She began looking for actions she could take beyond simply understanding the problem.
She discovered plogging: collecting litter while walking or jogging. Gwangalli Beach, already part of her morning routine, gradually became a place to act for the ocean as well as admire it.
A Single Plastic Bag on Gwangalli Beach
At first, she simply took a plastic bag from home to the beach. Although conscious of people watching, she reminded herself she was doing something worthwhile and began picking up litter. In the interview, she also recalls bringing cigarette butts and plastic fragments home and sorting them one by one.
Recording and sharing small actions did not feel easy at first. Haebom says the people she met through plogging and social media helped build her confidence and the courage to try new things.
Closer to the Sea through SUP, Giving Something Back
Gwangalli was once a place where she looked at the sea or briefly dipped her feet in it. SUP and open-water swimming made it a treasured place she visits often. Enjoyment on the water grew into gratitude, and gratitude into a wish to care for the sea.
For Haebom, the point is not to fill a bag every time, but to make caring for nature part of life. Enjoying the sea and keeping it clean can belong to the same everyday routine.
Steady Progress Together, rather than Perfection
When someone on the beach joined her in picking up litter and said they too could do something, Haebom realised a small action could encourage another person. Encounters like this, as much as major achievements, gave her reasons to continue.
Rather than trying to do everything perfectly, learn and change one thing at a time—and share the process with others. Haebom's story invites us to consider one small action we can take today for the sea we enjoy.
“Anyone can make a difference.”
Haebom believes plogging is something anyone can do.
HAEBOM · OCEAN LIFE
Haebom's Ocean Life
From enjoying the sea to caring for it: small actions and moments on the water with Haebom.
Based on Haebom's Instagram post (2023-8-25) and supplied material from her activist interview in the online magazine Monthly The The The. These are her personal experiences and views, rather than a record of official Starboard Korea events.
Read Haebom's Posts and Interview Material
KOREA ACTIVITY JOURNAL
Stories from Korea
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