Join the Turner twins in Plymouth for a two day conservation workshop

Professional adventurers Hugo and Ross Turner, better known as the Turner Twins, are currently on a sailing tour of the UK, stopping at 10 marinas to promote ocean advocacy. Having already visited Portsmouth, the second stop on their tour is Queen Anne’s Battery Marina, Plymouth, where they will be for two days, from August 27th - 28th, encouraging the public to get involved in fun, educational workshops.

The tour is held in partnership with Parley for the Oceans, a new form environmental organisation that focuses on addressing major ocean threats, and is sponsored by Brown Shipley and Quintet Earth. Breitling is the official timing partner and Iridium the official communications partner.

At each of the 10 coastal cities, Hugo and Ross will educate the public on initiatives that can end the destruction of our oceans, through a series of activities such as: educational workshops, beach cleans with Parley, and gripping documentary screenings.

With an ambition to make the tour 100% emission-free, everything will be powered by 100% hydrogen technology, provided by TCP Eco. From the TV to the lights and event marketing hub, and the 40ft yacht’s electric engine. Throughout the tour, the twins will be wearing Breitling new Superocean watches, as well as Paul&Shark clothing, inspired by the ocean and with a sustainability ethos that echoes that of the twins.

At the end of the event, the Turner Twins will be jumping back in their racing boat and sailing to eight other locations as they continue on their UK tour, including: Cardiff, Dublin, Liverpool, Belfast, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Newcastle, and London.

Hugo and Ross have just completed a 6-week research trip, where they attempted to reach the Atlantic Pole of Inaccessibility (POI). However, in their desire to sail emission-free (only using an electric engine for getting in and out of ports with just 10 miles capacity) unfavourable weather meant they were unable to reach the POI. However, they did carry out valuable ocean research in partnership with the University of Plymouth’s International Marine Litter Research Unit, which will be used to help build a long-term clean up strategy for plastic marine debris.

A POI is defined as being the geographic location furthest from a coast - often featureless, hostile, and nearly always remote. Hugo and Ross have reached four of the nine Poles (Australia, North American, South America, and Iberia), with five to go (Greenland, Madagascar, Eurasia, Atlantic, and point Nemo). They have their sights on reaching all nine.

Some hard hitting facts:

There are 5.25 trillion pieces of plastic debris in the ocean.
Of that mass, 269,000 tons float on the surface, while some four billion plastic microfibers per square kilometre litter the deep sea.
Each year, the ocean becomes a magnet for plastic, with some 10 million tonnes finding its way into the ocean.
A lego brick could survive in the ocean for as many as 1,300 years!

Climate changes are now inevitable and irreversible but if we can reach Net Zero by 2050, we can still avoid some of the most devastating effects of global warming - including slowing the heating and reducing the acidity the oceans.

The Tour:

Portsmouth Marina: 23rd - 24th August

Plymouth QAB : 27th - 28th August

Cardiff Bay Yacht Club: 3rd - 4th August

Poolbeg Yacht Club, Dublin: 10th - 11th September

Liverpool Marina: 15th - 16th September

Belfast Harbour Marina: 20th - 21st September

Science Centre, Glasgow: 25th - 26th September

Royal Forth Yacht Club, Edinburgh: 7th - 8th October

Royal Quays, Newcastle: 13th - 14th October

St Katharine’s Dock, London : 27th - 30th October

Project Partners

Brown Shipley and Quintet Earth are the leading sponsors of both the expedition and tour. Quintet Earth is the first multi-asset, climate-neutral investment fund, which combines equal exposure to green bonds and low-carbon equities, offsetting associated carbon emissions through reforestation activities. Environmental organisation, Parley for the Oceans, is also a key partner.

During the expedition, Red Bull TV made a documentary of the twin’s research mission, which will soon be available to watch on their online platform. They are also working with Waterbear, the first global interactive streaming platform dedicated to the future of the planet.

Other partners include Paul&Shark, Breitling, Iridium, Nikon, Dometic, Mactra marine, B&G, Bellmarine, Huel, Oakley, and Finsulate.