Asia's Ocean Education Initiative · Hong Kong

For Asia's oceans.
For our communities.
For our future.

OceanVines unlocks the sustainable potential of Asia's oceans through immersive education aboard our dedicated education vessel, Sea Tiger.

Meet Sea Tiger Our Mission

120ft

Sea Tiger length

7+

Asian seas

2,500+

Students at sea

38

Partner orgs

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Our Conviction

Our work is powered by a simple, hopeful belief:
when people fall in love with the sea, they protect it.

Our Vision

A world where Asia's oceans and humanity thrive together in true reciprocity — where every coastline is a classroom, every community a steward, and every generation more connected to the sea than the last.

Our Mission

The ocean is in a dire state, but it doesn't have to be. We are on a mission to unlock the sustainable potential of Asia's oceans through immersive education aboard Sea Tiger — shaping a flourishing future for our blue planet and Asian communities.

01

Immersive Education

Learning that happens in the water, not behind glass.

02

Marine Stewardship

Empowering communities to protect what they love.

03

Blue Carbon

Restoring mangroves, seagrass and coral as climate allies.

04

Community Action

Asian leadership for Asian waters — from Hong Kong outward.

Sea Tiger — OceanVines education vessel on the South China Sea

Our Vessel

Sea Tiger

120 ft · Hong Kong

The Sea Tiger

A 120-foot floating classroom for education at sea.

Sea Tiger is more than a yacht. She is a purpose-built platform for immersive learning — carrying students, scientists, sailors and storytellers across Hong Kong's outlying islands and into the wider waters of Asia. Every voyage trains the next generation of ocean leaders and sustainable yachting ambassadors.

  • Open-Deck Learning Spaces

    Modular workstations for water sampling, microscopy, and citizen-science recording.

  • Dive & Snorkel Platform

    Stern-launched RIB and dive ladder for safe, supervised access to reef and mangrove sites.

  • Onboard Media Studio

    A studio for students to produce films, podcasts, and field journals at sea.

Step Aboard Sea Tiger

Length

120 ft / 36.6 m

Build

Sail-Assist Hybrid

Capacity

28 Learners + 8 Crew

Range

SE Asia & Pacific

Purpose

Education Only

Programs Aboard Sea Tiger

Immersive learning, designed for
the open sea.

From schoolchildren in Kowloon to graduate researchers across ASEAN, our programs bring learners face-to-face with the ocean — and with the people fighting to protect it.

Young Ocean Ambassadors program

Flagship Program

Young Ocean Ambassadors

A two-week immersion for students aged 15–19, building marine literacy, fieldwork skills, and lifelong networks across Asia's coastal communities.

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Sustainable Yachting Training

Skills at Sea

Sustainable Yachting Training

Hands-on seamanship taught through the lens of low-impact sailing — navigation, sail handling, and the ethics of operating in fragile marine ecosystems.

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Blue Carbon Education

Climate & Coast

Blue Carbon Education

Field-based modules on mangroves, seagrass meadows, and the carbon they hold — co-taught with regional scientists and Indigenous knowledge holders.

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Leadership Immersions

Future Leaders

Leadership Immersions

Intensive voyages for university students and early-career professionals exploring ocean policy, finance, and the future of the blue economy.

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Educator Workshops at Sea

For Teachers

Educator Workshops at Sea

Short voyages designed for classroom teachers — practical curriculum, fieldwork techniques, and resources to bring the ocean home to their schools.

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Coastal Community Voyages

Community

Coastal Community Voyages

Sea Tiger sails to underserved coastal communities, hosting open-deck workshops, marine literacy days, and storytelling exchanges with local youth.

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All Programs on Sea Tiger

Impact

Every voyage leaves a wake.

We measure success not in distance sailed, but in the lives — and ecosystems — that move forward because of what we do at sea.

2,500+

Students & community members welcomed aboard since launch.

38

Asian universities, schools and NGOs in our partner network.

17

Marine protected areas and reefs surveyed across Asia.

12k

Mangrove seedlings supported through community planting programs.

14

Ports visited

60+

Voyages completed

120t

CO₂ offset programs

100%

Mission-driven

"Standing on Sea Tiger's deck at dawn, I understood for the first time that the ocean is not a place we visit — it is the place we belong to."

Student · Young Ocean Leaders Voyage III

About OceanVines

A Hong Kong harbor, a wooden hull, and a question worth chasing.

OceanVines began on the docks of Hong Kong, where a small group of sailors, scientists, and citizens kept asking the same question: what if yachts — symbols of leisure and luxury — could become vessels of learning, stewardship, and change?

From that question, a movement was born. We refitted and re-purposed the heritage motor yacht Sea Tiger as our floating classroom, laboratory, and ambassador across the South China Sea and beyond.

Our Full Story

Sea Tiger at anchor — Sai Kung, Hong Kong

Sailing With

A growing fleet of partners across Asia.

HKUST Marine Lab· Coral Triangle Initiative· WWF Asia-Pacific· SUSS Sustainability· Royal Geographical Society· Mangrove Action Project· HKUST Marine Lab· Coral Triangle Initiative· WWF Asia-Pacific· SUSS Sustainability· Royal Geographical Society· Mangrove Action Project·