Ocean Champions
Ocean sports play a special role in unifying and connecting people around the urgent need to restore and protect our ocean. Aotearoa is a nation of sailors, surfers, kayakers and fishers. We are ocean people.
The ocean is an ecosystem. The better the life in it connects and works together, the more productive and vital it is. We work with other ocean champions who provide a powerful platform to share the message of the urgent need for restoration and protection of our ocean.
The Black Foils
Live Ocean Foundation is the Race for the Future charity partner of the Black Foils New Zealand SailGP Team. The kiwi team, led by Live Ocean founders Peter Burling and Blair Tuke are dedicated to using the power of sport to take the message of ocean restoration and protection to the world stage through adrenaline filled racing.
At the end of Season 2, the New Zealand SailGP Team won the world’s first podium for the planet through the Impact League. The winnings went directly towards the vital kelp regeneration projects Live Ocean Foundation supports.
Jono Ridler
On 2 May 2023, Jono Ridler embarked on a NZ record non-stop ultra-distance open water swim from Aotea Great Barrier Island to Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland.
The unprecedented attempt at the 100km open water swim tested the limits of human endurance and is driven by a personal desire to inspire urgent action to protect and restore the health of the Hauraki Gulf.
Paddle for Purpose
In early 2024, Cared, Connor, Drew and Kurt embarked on a 75-day mission to kayak the length of the North Island from Cape Reinga to Wellington, raising awareness and funds for the Mental Health Foundation and Live Ocean Foundation.
Voices for a Healthy Ocean
The Voices For A Healthy Ocean declaration brings together sportspeople and ocean communities. These ocean champions have made the commitment to step up and use their platforms for good—sharing knowledge with their communities on the role that a healthy ocean plays in our future.
Mission Partners
Our mission partners are our community of ocean people and organisations that work alongside us towards our common goal – a healthy ocean and life in it.
