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Ocean

About Us

Sustainability | Accessibility | Exploration | Leadership

mission

Project Bluewater Racing cultivates the next generation of offshore sailboat racers as the sole non-profit in San Diego providing college students access to offshore sailing education and training while upholding the values of environmental stewardship.

vision

Provide accessibility to offshore sailboat racing for the next generation of diversified lifelong sailors who will remain committed to activism supporting clean waterways and oceans where healthy sea life can live free from pollutants and plastics.

values

SUSTAINABILITY: We are responsible for leaving our oceans better than we found them through the pioneering adoption and promotion of sustainable practices at sea and the novel projects undertaken to better our harbors, bays, and oceans. Furthermore, the cohesive environment we provide during training and racing yachts offshore promotes mental health through physical challenge in a serene ocean atmosphere free from the stressors of everyday life and media distractions. 

EXPLORATION: We have a duty to move ocean science forward by serving as a scientific research and education platform.

ACCESSIBILITY: We believe that all students from diverse backgrounds should have an opportunity to participate in offshore sailing in a safe and fun environment, and that removing barriers to the sport for the next generation is broadly beneficial. 

LEADERSHIP: We value the unique platform offshore sailing provides to develop cohesion, respect, and cooperation amongst team members, establishing skills for becoming future leaders on and off the water.

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Our Story

After four years of coaching the UC San Diego Sailing Team, Robert Capita had a discussion at Mission Bay Yacht Club with Nicholas Dorn, who served as leadership for the sailing team and was graduating that year. They looked back on the successful achievements of the team members and contemplated how to best help these new young sailors continue to become more involved in the sailing community, and to be supportive for the health of our oceans and waterways.

 

During this time, Robert Capita was racing on a DK46, “Maasai” owned by Ned Warner. Robert began inviting sailors from the UCSD Sailing Team to join the crew for the purpose of providing education for offshore sailing on a big boat. Ned enjoyed the improved performance of his racing yacht with Robert aboard coaching the UCSD students.  In addition, Ned and the UCSD sailors discovered they had a common passion for the conservation of the oceanic environment we sail in and the idea of promoting sustainable practices on and offshore. With help from two more additional founding board members, Noah Barton and Canyon Breyer, Project Bluewater Racing was born.

 

Project Bluewater Racing's board of directors agreed to accept the donation of “Maasai” and have been actively working at upgrading the organization’s flagship vessel for safe and efficient use as required by the foundation’s mission.

Meet The Team

Our Team

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