Expedition | One Island, One Ocean

One Island,
One Ocean
a sailing & science expedition

Our Mission
To spread the vision of North and South America as ONE ISLAND and the oceans surrounding it as ONE OCEAN through the collaboration and sharing of crucial scientific research, stories, and education outreach.

Expedition Overview

Provide free classroom access to live broadcasts and interactive ocean research
Collect and translate ocean research into standards-aligned curriculum materials
Partner with educators and scientists to support ongoing learning

Our programming reaches schools that traditionally lack access to field-based science and marine research, empowering students with tools to explore ocean health, climate systems, and environmental stewardship.

How It Works
The Foundation of Learning:

Open-source research from the expedition
Interactive learning modules
Live and asynchronous classroom events
Teacher facilitation and support materials
All content is free for educators and students.
Story Telling

Background

Our primary onboard research will be the first-ever comprehensive pole-to-pole study of giant and bull kelp, spanning from Alaska to Patagonia—a continuous 27,000 nautical miles of open-source research. The expedition's route will overlap approximately 40 kelp forest sites selected from satellite imagery. We will investigate the distribution, health, density, and environmental conditions affecting kelp ecosystems in regions where they are known to thrive.

The expedition will also conduct supporting research with atmospheric and oceanographic instrumentation on board. The crew will deploy SWIFT buoys to collect wave and ocean/atmospheric data for researchers, ocean enthusiasts and school students to follow.

All research will be open sourced and shared on a constant stream through our social media sites and YouTube educational videos (#OneIslandOneOcean). Our education platform partner is Exploring By The Seat Of Your Pants. Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants opens the frontlines of our changing planet to all students through the passion, immersive technology and visual storytelling of the scientists, explorers, conservationists, and adventurers who are smashing the boundaries of what we thought was possible. Our journey and education videos will be free for classrooms everywhere.