A one-of-a-kind experience supporting ocean conservation — inaugurated May 2023 in the Exumas, Bahamas, presented by Bacardí.
The Blue Carbon Open is a long-weekend experience built around a simple idea — that protecting the ocean shouldn't feel like homework.
Ocean-saving conservation missions, world-class golf, climate conversations, and music-filled nights on the sand. All of it running alongside real field research by Beneath The Waves — the non-profit whose team confirmed the world's largest CO₂-sequestering seagrass meadow sits off the Bahamas.
Guests aren't watching conservation happen from a distance. They're part of it — tagging sharks, surveying seagrass, sharing a dinner table with the scientists doing the work.
Mangroves, salt marshes, and seagrass meadows are among the most productive natural climate solutions on earth — and the vast majority of the public has never heard of them.
Ocean-saving conservation missions, world-class golf, chef-led dinners with partners, and music-filled nights on the sand — built for people who want to do something meaningful with a weekend in the Bahamas.
An unforgettable marine conservation excursion with Dr. Austin Gallagher, Chief Marine Biologist and CEO of Beneath The Waves. Guests get hands-on with the research — tagging sharks, surveying seagrass, and contributing to data that feeds published science.
Not a photo op. Real field work, with real researchers.
The namesake event — a charity tournament played at the award-winning Sandals Emerald Bay Golf Course, designed by Greg Norman. A signature championship layout where every entry directly funds Beneath The Waves conservation programs.
Sanctioned in partnership with the Bahamas Golf Federation. The inaugural Blue Carbon Cup was taken home by a local pro team from The Exumas — a fitting outcome for an event built around Bahamian waters.
Chef-led dinners throughout the weekend, hosted in partnership with Bacardí, Lennox Paton, GIV Bahamas, and others — designed as intimate group breakouts over food and drink.
Scientists, sponsors, and attendees at the same table. The conversations that drive the next year's work tend to start over a long dinner, not a keynote.
The weekend closes out at 23° North Beach Club — infinity pool views, DJ-curated beats, and long evenings on the sand. The official closing celebration, presented by Bacardí.
Your island experience begins at the luxury Grand Isle Resort & Residences on Great Exuma. Ranging in size from one to four bedrooms, these breezy and beautifully furnished Bahamian villas capture the essence of relaxed residential comfort.
The inaugural edition ran alongside active Beneath The Waves field research. What started as a long weekend in the Bahamas closed out with performances on the beach, new conservation data collected, and everyone asking when the next one was.
The Blue Carbon Open is presented with the partners below — each bringing the on-the-ground expertise, cultural roots, and resources that made the inaugural edition possible.
