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Aotearoa Ocean Racing (AOR) professional offshore sailing team representing Aotearoa New Zealand

There’s another race happening here.MSIG Europe isn’t just racing The Ocean Race Atlantic, it’s also being scored in the...
09/09/2026

There’s another race happening here.

MSIG Europe isn’t just racing The Ocean Race Atlantic, it’s also being scored in the Racing for the Ocean Teams Challenge, sustainability, science, and climate action.

Swipe through to see it in action.

Not just a yacht race. It’s a race for the ocean too 💙🌊

The Ocean Race
Ocean Regeneration Aotearoa
Grin
OneSails Sailmakers

There’s another race happening here.MSIG Europe isn’t just racing The Ocean Race Atlantic, it’s also being scored in the...
09/09/2026

There’s another race happening here.

MSIG Europe isn’t just racing The Ocean Race Atlantic, it’s also being scored in the Racing for the Ocean Teams Challenge, sustainability, science, and climate action. Swipe through to see it in action.

Not just a yacht race. It’s a race for the ocean too 💙🌊

The Ocean Race
Grin
Ocean Regeneration Aotearoa

Three of the many talented women taking on the Atlantic, sailing with MSIG Europe for The Ocean Race Atlantic 🌊Megan Tho...
07/09/2026

Three of the many talented women taking on the Atlantic, sailing with MSIG Europe for The Ocean Race Atlantic 🌊

Megan Thomson and Anna Merchant, both named Sailor of the Year for their 2.0 Racing campaign, developed their skills through the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron’s Youth Training Programme and now step into the IMOCA class for the first time. Georgia Schofield, Onboard Reporter for Team Holcim-PRB and Team Be Water Positive, sailing since age seven.

They’re in good company, sailors like Francesca Clapcich, Samantha Davies and Justine Mettraux are proof of just how much talent women bring to this fleet.

Proud to shine a light on their talent, and grateful for the work of The Magenta Project in building pathways for women in sailing.

📸: Georgia Schofield

The ocean doesn’t recover on hope. It recovers with data. Our partner ORA is working to restore scallop populations with...
03/09/2026

The ocean doesn’t recover on hope. It recovers with data. Our partner ORA is working to restore scallop populations with targeted reseeding to the wild, survival monitoring, and biomass rebuilding from hatchery to sea - building the evidence base for recovery. ORA Reefs combines ROV (remotely operated vehicle), drones, diver surveys, camera deployment, seaweed hatchery science and emerging technologies like AI-machine learning to establish baselines, and restore degraded marine habitat.

Follow along as we back science-driven ocean recovery, on the water and on land.

Aotearoa Ocean Racing unveils an all-Kiwi crew for The Ocean Race Atlantic 2026 🇳🇿First fully Kiwi crew to take on an el...
13/08/2026

Aotearoa Ocean Racing unveils an all-Kiwi crew for The Ocean Race Atlantic 2026 🇳🇿

First fully Kiwi crew to take on an elite Ocean Race event in over 15 years.

Skippered by Conrad Colman, alongside Megan Thomson, Anna Merchant, Aaron Hume-Merry, and onboard reporter Georgia Schofield, racing New York to Lorient aboard the MSIG Europe IMOCA60.

Proudly launched in partnership with the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, with three of the crew coming through the RNZYS Youth Training Programmes. This is what that pathway was built for.

Next stop: Newport and the start line in New York. 🚀

26/02/2026

🚨 Our Skipper and Co-founder is back in Auckland and will be down at the this time next week (5-8 March)

Conrad will be linking up with the for a seminar and will also be sharing more about our team and the upcoming with the beautiful people of Auckland.

One Year to Go ⛵️

12/02/2026

BACK THE TEAM, SAY THE NAME

Olympian, rower, sailor, fire fighter and legendary kiwi is backing AOR to take on the world.

BACK THE TEAM, SAY THE NAMEAotearoa Ocean Racing1 year out from New Zealand's biggest sporting event of 2027 stopover i...
09/02/2026

BACK THE TEAM, SAY THE NAME
Aotearoa Ocean Racing

1 year out from New Zealand's biggest sporting event of 2027 stopover in Tamaki Makaurau Auckland, introducing our new communication campaign. Come and meet at the upcoming 5-8 March.

Back the underdogs, small budgets, big dreams. From the glory days of the Whitbread and legends that have passed before us, let's make kiwis proud again.

18/12/2025

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.

🔗 Link in bio to learn more.

27/11/2025

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

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