{"id":32489,"date":"2026-09-24T14:52:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T12:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oceanpulse.info\/?p=32489"},"modified":"2026-09-24T16:11:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T14:11:23","slug":"harlem-oceanpulse-partnership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oceanpulse.info\/en\/harlem-oceanpulse-partnership\/","title":{"rendered":"Harlem \u00d7 OceanPulse: Protecting the Spots We Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Harlem \u00d7 OceanPulse: Protecting the Spots We Ride<\/h4>

We spend our lives at the beach. Our sport exists because of healthy oceans, wind and coastlines \u2014 and that comes with a responsibility to protect them.<\/p>

Today we\u2019re announcing our partnership with Harlem Kitesurfing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Who is Harlem?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Harlem is a Dutch kitesurfing brand founded in Haarlem in 2016, driven by a mission to challenge how high-performance kite & wing gear is designed and made.<\/p>

Sustainability is at the core of that approach. Harlem\u2019s entire portfolio of kites and wings is produced at Brainchild Production in Europe \u2014 powered by solar energy and entirely free of fossil fuels. Innovative production methods reduce water consumption by 75%, while water-based EcoInk, European suppliers, more eco-friendly packaging and the Harlem Upcycle programme further help reduce the brand\u2019s footprint.<\/p>

Over the past two seasons, Harlem has powered back-to-back GKA Big Air World Championship titles, Red Bull King of the Air and Megaloop victories, and a complete 1\u20132\u20133 podium sweep at Cold Hawaii.<\/p>

For Harlem, performance, innovation and responsibility are all part of the same mission: Change The Tide.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Why we\u2019re working with them<\/h4>

What Harlem brings us is people. Riders at the top of the sport, dealers in every market, and a community that shows up at events around the world. That reach is the difference between a clean-up with a dozen volunteers and one with a hundred.<\/p>

Harlem is already working to reduce its impact through how its gear is made. Now, together, we\u2019re extending that commitment to the places where that gear is used: beaches facing plastic waste, limited collection infrastructure and, in some places, rubbish burned in backyards because there is no alternative.<\/p>

That\u2019s the work we do. It needs hands, local partners and a community willing to turn up \u2014 which is exactly what this partnership brings.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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What each side brings<\/h4>

We bring the method, the people who run it and the reporting; Harlem brings the community. This is not a product certification \u2014 we don\u2019t audit Harlem\u2019s gear \u2014 it is action on the beach, measured and published.<\/p>

We\u2019d rather prove a small thing than claim a big one.<\/p>

Where this is going<\/h4>

Our long-term goal is to turn 50 of the world\u2019s most vulnerable watersport spots into self-sustaining ecosystems by 2036 \u2014 moving them from reactive volunteer clean-ups to permanent, locally funded waste management. Partners like Harlem are how that scales.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\"What excites me most is the community behind Harlem. Riders really get stoked on this brand. If we can get even some of those riders onto the beach with us, that's a huge step for the spots we all love.\"\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u2014 Fynn Hedrich, Founder and Chairman, OceanPulse e.V.<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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What we\u2019ll do together<\/h4>