What We Do
OCEAN REPUBLIC has partnered with INEOS BRITANNIA, the Official Challenger of Record for the 37th America's Cup, to repurpose their carbon fibre sails from the 36th America's Cup.
The "3Di Raw" carbon fibre sails made by North Sails are the cutting edge of sailing technology. Each product is hand made by sailmakers on the South Coast of England, making this limited edition series truly unique.
10% of profits → The 1851 Trust
We were quite surprised when Arthur Sleep suggested they could make shoes out of our old sails — so we had to pop up to London to find out exactly how.
We arrived all salty and delivered, amongst other things, an end of life Yankee that once belonged to a three masted schooner named Adix. A stunning vessel and what an unexpected turn of events.
Sails are made from incredibly strong and durable plastics, but are replaced over time to ensure reliability. No facilities exist for recycling, with an estimated 97% ending up in landfill.
Partnering with Waterhaul, we are upcycling this high quality plastic by transforming end-of-life sails from a waste material into a valuable resource.
Wetsuits made from neoprene last on average 1–2 years, meaning approximately 8,000 tonnes end up in landfill — material that takes 1,000 years to degrade.
Our efforts are currently focused on intercepting the suits before they get thrown out. It's amazing what you can do with old neoprene and we are developing some cool things out of them.
It's hard stuff to work with, but we found that by making laminates from sail cloth and layering the neoprene like a sandwich in the middle, we can make extremely durable structures with a cushioning effect to protect anything you want.
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