The Real Watergate – The Greatest Cover Up in History
Date: 8 June 2023 Peter Burling and Blair Tuke, world champion sailors and founders of Live Ocean are joined by global ocean advocates as they step forward to speak about what they’re calling ‘the...
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Live Ocean Racing finish one point shy of podium at Foiling Week, Garda
Live Ocean Racing has finished Foiling Week in Lake Garda, Italy just one point shy of the podium in their best result of the ETF26 SERIES 2023 season to date. The final day for the fast-foiling...
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Fresh insights show Kiwis want ocean health prioritised, for future generations
Date: 6 September 2023 The ocean is important to us, we’re concerned about ocean health and losing marine life, and most of us want greater ocean protection. These are clear messages coming from...
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Live Ocean Racing finish 5th in La Rochelle
The final day forecast for little to no wind in La Rochelle proved accurate, and there was no racing on the final scheduled day for the ETF26 SERIES event in La Rochelle, France. Live Ocean Racing,...
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Final event of the season underway for Live Ocean Racing
5 October 2023 Racing is underway in Los Alcázares, Spain with Live Ocean Racing competing in the final event of the 2023 season in the ETF26 SERIES. At the end of day one they’re in 6th place....
View ArticleLive Ocean Racing team reflect on the 2023 ETF26 campaign
13 October 2023 Live Ocean Racing finished the 2023 ETF26 SERIES in fourth, going one better than in their 2022 season result. After five events the team’s final position couldn’t have been closer...
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Rere Tahi – Fly Together, Te Toki Voyaging Trust collaborate for Northland youth
Te Toki Voyaging Trust collaborate with R. Tucker Thompson for Northland youth Rere Tahi – Fly Together, a joint initiative between Te Toki Voyaging Trust and The R. Tucker Thompson Sail Training...
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Youngest-ever Cook Strait attempt in Optimist dinghies
Next generation of ocean champions Six ambitious young kiwi sailors from Queen Charlotte Yacht Club in Marlborough are planning to attempt a Cook Strait crossing in small sailing dinghies on or soon...
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Raising funds for vital manta research
In early 2023 Live Ocean Foundation announced a project partnership with Manta Watch New Zealand supporting Lydia Green in her ongoing work to better understand our oceanic manta population and...
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Progress in the fight to save the Antipodean albatross from extinction
Photo credit: Richie Robinson A Seabird-Safe Fishing Toolkit being developed in New Zealand was presented to more than 80 participants at an APEC roundtable recently, marking a significant step...
View ArticleOcean champions join team Live Ocean to Run4TheGulf
From left: Liv Mackay, Blair Tuke, Peter Burling and Jono Ridler An incredible ultra-distance swimmer, an accomplished foiling sailor, and a Celebrity Treasure Island winner have been announced today...
View ArticleIs kelp climate’s next superhero?
11 February 2024 Globally significant research on kelp’s potential in the blue carbon context is happening here in Aotearoa New Zealand. Dr Caitlin Blain, an exceptional and promising marine scientist...
View Article479 people Run4TheGulf at Round the Bays 2024
Run4TheGulf at Round the Bays 2024 on Sunday 3 March was a huge success! On Sunday 3 March, 479 people gathered in Auckland to Run4TheGulf as part of team Live Ocean, taking part in New Zealand’s...
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Blair Tuke speaks to TVNZ SUNDAY about exotic Caulerpa
On 10 March 2024 the exceptional investigative journalism team at TVNZ SUNDAY ran a story on the most significant marine biosecurity issue ever faced in Aotearoa New Zealand – the invasive, smothering...
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Peter Burling & Blair Tuke acknowledged with BLAKE Leader Award
Live Ocean co-founders Peter Burling and Blair Tuke have tonight been announced as BLAKE Leaders, recognised alongside seven others at the prestigious annual BLAKE Awards ceremony held in Auckland....
View ArticleHugo Charitable Trust Supports Globally Significant Blue Carbon Research
It’s possible the ocean’s kelp forests have unrealized potential which could prove hugely valuable in the global push to reduce carbon in the earth’s atmosphere, but there’s a piece of the kelp puzzle...
View ArticleMackay, Takahashi & Gunn make up Live Ocean Racing 2024
From left: Liv Mackay, Leonard Takahashi, Oscar GunnLive Ocean Racing will be back in action next week, on the start-line for the 2024 opener of the ETF26 SERIES racing in Europe in one of the world’s...
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ETF26 Racing underway for 2024
With Liv Mackay driving, the new combination Live Ocean Racing team featuring Leonard Takahashi on bow and Oscar Gunn as main trimmer, were hampered by an equipment issue which saw them drop some...
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Challenging day 2 for Live Ocean Racing in the ETF26 in Spain
Racing in a fleet that’s attracting some of the world’s best sailing talent, day two of the ETF26 Mar Menor regatta saw Live Ocean Racing drop to 6th on the leaderboard. Just two days into event one...
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A tough day at the office
The Live Ocean Racing team go into the final day of racing lying 7th after day three of the ETF26 Series 2024 Mar Menor regatta. In slightly lighter breeze, the fleet sailed five races again today in...
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