SailGP teamed up with the Black Foils and Live Ocean for their first Ocean Impact Project of 2025 to support the restoration of kelp forests in the Hauraki Gulf.
Globally significant blue carbon research is happening in NZ. Dr Caitlin Blain is investigating kelp’s role in carbon sequestration.
A push to restore native rimurimu kelp into Whakaraupō Lyttleton Harbour is progressing with experimental reseeding efforts now underway, taking lab-grown seedlings into the wild.
Māra Moana is a kelp restoration project seeking to restore flourishing marine ecosystems in Whakaraupō Lyttelton Harbour.
The New Zealand SailGP Team has been crowned inaugural Impact League champions at the SailGP Season 2 Grand Final in San Francisco today, winning USD $100,000 prize money for its Race for the Future charity partner, Live Ocean Foundation.
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