CALLING ALL WATER WARRIORS:
DIVERS, BOATERS, ANGLERS AND BEACH LOVERS!
Grab your team to compete in our trash tournament!
Win prizes for collecting trash!
Join us for our Trash Collection Tournament Fundraiser
FL Keys Ocean Sweep
POSTPONED: NEW DATE TO BE DECIDED
Waterborne Teams:
Divers, Snorkelers, Kayakers, Anglers and Boaters
Shoreside Teams:
Park & Beach Cleanups
EVENT SUMMARY OF DATES/TIMES:
Friday, September 20, 2024
Participant Meeting, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Location:
Tavernier Creek Marina
Saturday, September 21, 2024
Weigh-in, 12:30pm- 6pm
Raffle Drawing, 4:00pm
Sunday, September 22, 2024
Awards Ceremony, 12:30pm
Free Lunch
Location:
Tavernier Creek Marina
Event Details:
Prepare for the Sweep!
Meet us at Tavernier Creek Marina for the Mandatory Participant/ Captains Meeting and Check-in for the tournament, Swag Buckets for all team members who attend!
Donations to benefit scholarships for Camp Coral SCUBA Camp, one of Water Warrior Alliance's Youth Programs.
Stay for a while and listen to music, enjoy the company and soak up the views of the marina. While you're there check out the Marina Store, cold beverages and snacks available for purchase.
*This popular event still has vendor spaces and sponsorship opportunities available.
So, take advantage of a chance to get your brand in front of a conscientious and caring audience. There is also an opportunity for interested media to spend the day riding on a vessel to cover the full impact of this event.
Time for the Sweep!
Grab your team, get your pickers and take your vessels!
Let's see who can find the most trash in our waters!
The tournament will begin at first light
Teams will have several hours to find trash and compete in the prize categories.
Weigh-in starts at 12:30pm and runs until 6:pm.
Waterborne Teams: Load in trash on the West Dock @ Tavernier Creek Marina
Shoreside Teams: Load in on the North Entrance of Tavaneer Marina
The Awards Ceremony will be held Sunday 9/22/24, winners will be announced, and trophies given during lunch. The event will conclude with a Raffle Drawing
Proceeds from the raffle sales benefit Camp Coral SCUBA Camp scholarships.
This free event will be open to the public at all day Saturday September 21, 2024 at Tavernier Creek Marina
Invite your family and friends to join us at the Pass for Henna Tattoos, Cornhole,
Hook and Ring Toss, a bubble machine, Event Merchandise, Raffle Prizes and more!
The tournament is hosted by Water Warrior Alliance.
In addition, several other organizations and businesses are participating, including free charters and SCUBA gear, F vessel support, Free lunch provided at Tavernier Marina, Stream2sea provides reef safe sunscreen, a roll off dumpster, Mother Kombucha provides sparkling water, Greenpolly provides trash bags,
Become a sponsor, vendor, or get your team together
to compete for the Trashiest Team.
REGISTER FOR FREE TODAY:
PRIZE CATEGORIES:
SHORESIDE
Total Weight
Most Unique Item
Rope and Tackle
WATERBORNE
Total Weight
Most Unique Item
Rope and Tackle
1st and 2nd Place Prize Opportunities
YOUTH DIVISION
1st Prize Opportunities
Event Proceeds Provide Scholarships for Our Youth Program
Camp Coral SCUBA Camp
Our mission is to improve wildlife sustainability, reduce eco-toxicity, and rebuild the benthic layer by conducting research, building awareness and improving conservation. Water Warrior Alliance is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and all gifts made to this cause may be tax deductible to the extent of the law.
82-4736893, in St. Petersburg Florida.
Over the Years, the Ocean Sweep Trash Collection Tournaments helped recover tons of debris from the Tampa Bay area (photos below). Become a part of the solution to plastic pollution and join The Water Warrior Alliance in removing several tons of debris from St. Pete.