Our Planet
We created Oceanum Vela to help solve a resource management issue in the world of sailing and ocean racing. We wanted to bring you a piece of the race and save these sails that must be considered hidden treasures! We believe we must all get together to help find new uses for used materials and fight for what is necessary for our earth to continue to sustain us and our sport of sailing.
In addition to solving a resource issue, we want proceeds to help every way we can. We believe in investing in the oceans, the climate, and our lands. We have partnered with and support the following organizations with your purchases. We believe our business needs to be a win for all.
The Oceans
We have supported and embrace the work of Clean Ocean Access, a small but effective and action oriented nonprofit based in Rhode Island who’s efforts remove marine debris from our coastal waters and promotes composting not only for helping the land be more productive filtering water runoff but also to help sequester carbon to prevent ocean acidification and climate change..
The Climate
We have partnered with EcoAthletes that help elite athletes get in the game so they can inspire millions of fans to join the climate action fight!
We endorse the EcoAthletes Manifesto which is our commitment to help achieve four goals of this year’s COP26:
1) Urging all governments to end financial and legal support to the fossil fuel industry.
2) Advocate prioritizing decarbonization and efficiency programs over offset program.
3) Endorse the adoption of equitable and transparent carbon pricing regimens that accelerate decarbonization.
4) Collaborate to finalize the Paris Rulebook.
For more information, you can review the Manifesto here:
click to view the manifesto.
Lisa Blair, a model EcoAthlete, sails to campaign Climate Action Now on her yacht of the same name as the campaign, set off in February 2021 and successfully secured her fourth world record as the fastest person to sail solo, nonstop and unassisted aroundAntarctica below 45 degrees. This awe-inspiring record breaking sail lended the opportunity to collect scientific data on ocean health, deploy weather drifter buoys and collect microplastic samples in the most remote oceans of Antarctica. Few ships travel these areas and minimal datacurrently exists. For more information on Lisa’s efforts, please visit her website and to further directly support her actions, visit Clean Ocean to help sponsor her next sail!
The Land
The lands are important in helping filter any waters that enter our oceans hence are important to ocean health as well as to our food system. We need healthy, productive lands and oceans to sustain ourselves and our sports.