Black Foils on crest of a wave in fight against destructive marine trawling

New Zealand sailing team combine racing with campaigning for environmental and social impact “Sailing on the Solent was awesome, but our racing …

not quite perfect,” says Blair Tuke, co-chief executive of the Black Foils, New Zealand’s SailGP team, after finishing fifth at last month’s Great Britain Sail Grand Prix.

It was only the team’s second competitive outing of the season after the boat had to be “pretty much rebuilt” following a big crash in Auckland in February, which forced them to miss four races.

But the team’s work off the water hasn’t stopped in the boatyard.

Before the race in Portsmouth, which coincided with the beginning of National Marine Week in the UK, the Black Foils were awarded the Better Planet award in SailGP’s Impact League that rewards teams for environmental and social impact alongside racing.

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