Racing for restoration 🌊
We’re proud to announce a new partnership with uniting elite offshore racing with practical ocean restoration.
Sailors are the eyes of the ocean. This partnership turns what we see offshore into action onshore supporting regenerative ocean farming, marine biodiversity, and resilient coastal communities here in Aotearoa and beyond.
From the Hauraki Gulf to the global stage of , this is about performance with purpose using racing as a platform to accelerate real-world impact.
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Aotearoa Ocean Racing
(AOR) professional offshore sailing team representing Aotearoa New Zealand
Innovation shaped in Aotearoa. Tested on the open ocean 🌊
We’re partnering with .nz to bring harakake-based composites technology onboard our IMOCA, bringing natural fibre materials into elite offshore racing for the first time.
Rooted in New Zealand. Engineered for performance
A step towards a more sustainable sport
Something’s growing in Aotearoa
Hint: it’s fast, it’s strong and native to New Zealand
Destination: Martinique 🇲🇶
How cool is this little rag ? We’re putting Kiwi off shore racing back on the map.
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Not all prisons have walls, some have blue sky’s
What goes through your mind when you’re stuck in the middle of the ocean with no wind ?
shares how he deals with it and what preparations he can make for when there finally is some.
Thankfully, Conrad and are now in the trade winds flying towards Martinique
and finally have some wind and are chasing down
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What inspired you to start ?
A few weeks back spoke to our guests, partners at the first Kiwi Marine Symposium and shared the origins of the “Crazy Kiwi”
Anyone else remember the Whitbread or Volvo coming into Auckland ?
Share your memories with us, we’d love to hear.
23/05/2025
Aotearoa Ocean Racing recently represented at the recent World Foiling Congress and Foiling Awards hosted by
31/03/2025
Introducing Aotearoa Ocean Racing co-founder, Rowan Gyde. A passionate New Zealander and expert in commercial and diplomacy sectors of the international marine industry.
“It’s a dream come true to work with Conrad and bring back a kiwi team to such an iconic event. This project is so much more than offshore sailing, we hope to inspire a generation of ecologically conscious sporting superstars.”
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