Sail across the South Atlantic Ocean

Planet

CARBON REDUCTION

We are committed to reducing our environmental impact wherever possible. We are the first Sailing operator to measure the sailing impact of every trip, taking account of Fossil fuel consumption, food and food waste, marina services and accommodation.

The St Helena trip has a Co2 footprint of 85Kg per day sailed (or 10.6KG per person per day). Over 50% of this footprint is caused by food consumed on board. We are now sourcing all our food from a local supplier in Cape Town and opting for a more plant based menu plan which will reduce our Co2 footprint.

We are also reducing the footprint by installing new (and more efficient) solar panels on the yacht. These enable us to consume less diesel for the generator.

We are currently designing the worlds first truly net zero adventure sailing yacht - using brand new materials and technology. This yacht will be 90% lower environmental footprint across the full life-cycle compared to any other yachts afloat. The first yacht will be launched in 2025 and we will deploy one of these yachts on our St Helena trip as soon as possible.

People

LOCAL ECONOMY

We work with the St Helena tourism board very closely. We were the first operator to bring tourists to the island after Covid, giving a valuable lifeline to the small island community. We encourage our crews to spend time on the island and visit local attractions as well as working with local, independently run hotels to ensure whatever money we spend on the island, stays on the island and benefits the local community.

EMPLOYMENT, INCLUSIVITY AND DIVERSITY

Guests : We believe in inclusive adventure and have created an "open oceans" fund to facilitate this. Open oceans gives fully funded places to people who would not otherwise have the means or confidence to join an ocean trip. For our St Helena voyage, we work with a London based charity who support young people from difficult backgrounds - Two of their students will join our St Helena trips.

We also work closely with St Helena government to give opportunity to the "Saints" (people born on the island). This includes 2 further Open Oceans places being made available to islanders who otherwise would not be able to join a sailing adventure. This gives them valuable experience.