Aotearoa Ocean Racing
(AOR) professional offshore sailing team representing Aotearoa New Zealand
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.
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. 🚀
🚨 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 ⛵️
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Olympian, rower, sailor, fire fighter and legendary kiwi is backing AOR to take on the world.
09/02/2026
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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.
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.
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
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