This race around Gov­er­nors Island ben­e­fits the Urban Assem­bly New York Har­bor School and its pro­grams work­ing to restore the waters of New York Har­bor, and train­ing the next gen­er­a­tion of pilots, divers, engi­neers, marine tech­ni­cians, cli­mate change spe­cial­ists and marine biologists.