noun - A carbon-neutral relay is an open water swimming relay that has a net zero carbon footprint. Carbon-neutral relays or Carbon-neutral swims rely entirely on human power as opposed to motorized escort boats. Examples include open water swimming relays that are escorted by outrigger canoes, kayaks, and/or paddle boards only.
The Clean Half marathon relay has a carbon-neutral relay where the swimmers rotate between swimming and paddling in an outrigger canoe for 15 kilometers.
Carbon-neutral Relays in Hong Kong
The 15 km Clean Half Extreme Marathon Swim in Hong Kong from Stanley to Deep Water Bay with carbon-neutral relay teams of 5 people, soloists, and yak swimmers (2 swimmers and a kayak who rotate every 30 minutes through the course) has the world's most unique turn buoy.
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