Welcome to the October update.
Antarctic Youth Ambassador 2007 Congratulations to Jay Piggott from Dunedin, our inaugural Antarctic Youth Ambassador.
The
award, developed by Antarctica New Zealand in partnership with the Sir
Peter Blake Trust, was launched by the Prime Minister, Sir Edmund
Hillary and Sir Peter Blake's son, James, as part the 50th anniversary
celebrations at Scott Base in January this year.
There
were over 50 applications for the position, of which the
standard was exceptionally high. The award aims to provide an
opportunity for a young New Zealander to contribute to environmental
work in Antarctica. This is an exciting opportunity and we're
looking forward to Jay reporting back when he returns from the ice
at the end of November. His environmental project will focus on the
McMurdo Dry Valleys.
The 15,000km² that
make up the Dry Valleys contain the largest expanse of ice-free ground
in Antarctica. The cold desert environment encompasses soils millions
of years old, communities of unusual plants and micro-organisms, and
special geological features, making it an interesting
study site.
Jay
will spend two weeks down at Antarctica and then work with Dr Neil
Gilbert, from Antarctica New Zealand, to complete the project over
December and January.
New wet weather gear supports the Trust
Line 7 has launched a new range of high performance sailing gear which will provide a new revenue stream for the Trust.
Tested
and created in New Zealand’s harsh marine conditions, the iconic, New
Zealand brand and a supporter of the Sir Peter Blake Trust, has
launched its most advanced high performance sailing apparel to date.
A
proportion of Line 7 technical marine sales are donated to the Sir
Peter Blake Trust to support our environmental programmes.
The Marine range is available now at leading marine stores and online at www.line7.com.
Happy shopping.
Kind regards, Vicki and Laura | 
