Our
Team

Alex is a kiwi sailor who loves racing and the ocean. Growing up onboard a keelboat first ignited her passion for the sport and the environment. Alex’s achievements include 3rd overall and 1st female at the World Champs in Optis 2007, 29er Youth Worlds Silver medal, 420 Worlds Gold medal. Teaming up with Molly Meech the pair won gold at FX Worlds 2013, 3rd at the 2017 Worlds, and a silver medal at the 2016 Olympics in the 49erFX. She holds a Bachelor of Science majoring in psychology and enjoys pursuing all forms of sailing. The ocean is her happy place and she’s keen to do her part to make sure it’s healthy for future generations to enjoy too.

Growing up around Auckland’s North Shore meant the ocean and sailing has been a big part of Seb’s life from a young age. Learning to sail at Murrays Bay Sailing Club, Seb progressed through the Optimist, P-Class, 420 and 29er securing national titles in all four classes, bronze in the 29er at the World Sailing Youth Champs, plus 420 Open and Youth Worlds titles. Seb enjoys the challenge of learning new boats which motivated him to try foiling in the WASZP and Moth classes with national titles to his name in both already. When not sailing Seb will be out surfing and spending time in and around the ocean.

Hannah has worked in the environmental NGO/non-profit sector in New Zealand for over a decade, with a focus on building environmental leadership and engagement. She has experience in programme development and delivery, working collaboratively across sectors. 

With a life-long love of the ocean and passion for adventure, it is unsurprising that Hannah’s career has seen her traverse much of New Zealand’s ocean space, including voyages to Rangitahua the Kermadecs and the Sub-Antarctic with the Young Blake Expeditions programme which she created and led at BLAKE. She also worked as a Science Communication Fellow with the Ocean Exploration Trust for two seasons of their Caribbean Sea expeditions.

Hannah holds undergraduate degrees in Law and Arts from the University of Auckland, and in 2019 completed a Master’s degree in Environmental Law – with a focus on ocean health and the Law of the Sea.

Hannah takes every opportunity to be near, in, on, or under the water. She is highly motivated to ensure that the health of our oceans is safeguarded, and restored, so that future generations may enjoy them as much as we have.

Blair’s love of the ocean has driven both his remarkable sailing career and his environmental mission to preserve it for future generations.

With six 49er World Championship titles to his name, Olympic gold and two silver medals, Blair has never been afraid to step out of a 49er skiff and into new and challenging sailing environments.​​ He’s sailed around the globe, finishing second in a down-to-the-wire finish in the 2017-18 Volvo Ocean Race on MAPFRE. And he’s twice won the America’s Cup, as the flight controller on Emirates Team New Zealand’s revolutionary foiling catamaran in Bermuda in 2017 and defending the Cup on home waters in New Zealand in 2021. In 2021 he has taken a new tack, leading the New Zealand team as joint CEO with long time sailing partner Peter Burling in SailGP, the global league raced in F50 catamarans. They have also won another silver medal for Aotearoa at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. A Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, and World Sailor of the Year, Blair is also committed to the ocean conservation charity Live Ocean he’s founded with Peter. As a keen freediver and surfer, Blair has always put the ocean first. He’s only too well aware how much it has given him and understands the importance of protecting and restoring the ocean for future generations.