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The eighth edition of La Copa will hoist its sails on January 13-14, 2024, in the heart of the French sailing valley in Larmor Plage, with 32 skippers competing in a series of tournaments on MiniJ class boats. Credit: Thomas Normand

La Copa set to unfurl its sails in Larmor Plage, France, in January 2024

[one_half] The eighth edition of La Copa will hoist its sails again on January 13-14, 2024, in the heart of…

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Sailing’s best to be celebrated at 2023 World Sailing Awards in Málaga

The 2023 World Sailing Awards will be held in Málaga at a gala event on Spain’s Costa del Sol on…

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Foiling Sumoth Challenge Winners Announced At 10th Anniversary Edition Of Foiling Week, With Overall Winner Audace. Credit: Martina Orsini

Foiling Sumoth Challenge Winners Announced at 10th Anniversary Edition of Foiling Week, with Overall Winner Audace

The 2023 Foiling SuMoth Challenge concluded on the final day of the 10th Anniversary of Foiling Week with the announcement…

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11th Hour Racing Team hoists The Ocean Race trophy on the bow of Mālama following a victorious arrival in Genova, Italy.

11th Hour Racing Team Wins The Ocean Race With a Focus on Restoring Ocean Health

First U.S. team to win iconic race around the world is inspired by 11th Hour Racing’s commitment to a sustainable…

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Imagine H2O is proud to announce that Aclarity is the 2022 Urban Water Challenge Award Winner, supported by Oceankind and 11th Hour Racing’s grant program, funded by The Schmidt Family Foundation.

Imagine H2O Announces Aclarity as the Winner Of The 2022 Urban Water Challenge

PFAS destruction technology wins pilot funding challenge For the fourth annual Urban Water Challenge, 211 startups from 37 countries applied,…

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11th Hour Racing Becomes Official Sustainability Sponsor for the International Tennis Hall of Fame

11th Hour Racing Becomes Official Sustainability Sponsor for the International Tennis Hall of Fame

The enhanced partnership will extend beyond the Infosys Hall of Fame Open into year-round support for the entirety of the…

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11th Hour Racing Hosts Film Screening in Collaboration with Protect Our Winters

Shaped by Water screening will precede a concert by American musician Caroline Jones 11th Hour Racing announced today the first…

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IMOCA fleet, The Ocean Race 2022-23. Credit: Sailing Energy / The Ocean Race

11th Hour Racing Supports Sail Newport to Create Rhode Island’s Free After-School Sailing Program for Newport Public Schools

The two organizations join forces to create a legacy from The Ocean Race Newport Stopover 11th Hour Racing announced today…

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California, spent a decade sailing over 20,000 nautical miles on board her sailboat, Swell, exploring remote surf, learning from different cultures, living sustainably, and raising awareness about environmental issues. Photo credit: Jianca Lazarus

11th Hour Racing Announces New Ambassador, Captain Liz Clark

Sailor and ocean advocate working on environmental protection and youth empowerment 11th Hour Racing announced today its new ambassador, Liz…

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Sponsorship Stories

The eighth edition of La Copa will hoist its sails on January 13-14, 2024, in the heart of the French sailing valley in Larmor Plage, with 32 skippers competing in a series of tournaments on MiniJ class boats. Credit: Thomas Normand

La Copa set to unfurl its sails in Larmor Plage, France, in January 2024

[one_half] The eighth edition of La Copa will hoist its sails again on January 13-14, 2024, in the heart of…

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The Story Behind 11th Hour Racing Team’s Vibrant Branding with Van Orton Design

The Art of Branding: 11th Hour Racing Team's Vibrant Identity by Van Orton Design

Art that sailed 32,000 nautical miles around the world When art meets performance, the result can be spectacular. The creative…

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Racing with Purpose: 11th Hour Racing and The Ocean Race make a global impact for the ocean Credit: Sailing Energy / The Ocean Race

Racing with Purpose: 11th Hour Racing and The Ocean Race make a global impact for the ocean

The ocean, a vast expanse of blue that covers more than two-thirds of our planet, has long been a source…

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Sailing’s best to be celebrated at 2023 World Sailing Awards in Málaga

The 2023 World Sailing Awards will be held in Málaga at a gala event on Spain’s Costa del Sol on…

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11th Hour Racing's 2022 Highlights

In 2022, 11th Hour Racing’s work was centered in our home state of Rhode Island. From compost to music festivals…

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Foiling Sumoth Challenge Winners Announced At 10th Anniversary Edition Of Foiling Week, With Overall Winner Audace. Credit: Martina Orsini

Foiling Sumoth Challenge Winners Announced at 10th Anniversary Edition of Foiling Week, with Overall Winner Audace

The 2023 Foiling SuMoth Challenge concluded on the final day of the 10th Anniversary of Foiling Week with the announcement…

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11th Hour Racing Team hoists The Ocean Race trophy on the bow of Mālama following a victorious arrival in Genova, Italy.

11th Hour Racing Team Wins The Ocean Race With a Focus on Restoring Ocean Health

First U.S. team to win iconic race around the world is inspired by 11th Hour Racing’s commitment to a sustainable…

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11th Hour Racing Becomes Official Sustainability Sponsor for the International Tennis Hall of Fame

11th Hour Racing Becomes Official Sustainability Sponsor for the International Tennis Hall of Fame

The enhanced partnership will extend beyond the Infosys Hall of Fame Open into year-round support for the entirety of the…

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Ocean water splash Amory Ross / 11th Hour Racing / The Ocean Race

11th Hour Racing Team Honors World Water Day with Legacy Grantees

Tick Tock, Tick Tock. Drip Drop, Drip Drop. While racing around the world, 11th Hour Racing Team supports a local…

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Ambassador Stories

“Everything connects to climate” - meet Jamie Haines, 11th Hour Racing’s inspirational Ambassador

11th Hour Racing Ambassador Jamie Haines is on a lifelong mission to positively contribute to climate and carbon reduction goals…

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11th Hour Racing's 2022 Highlights

In 2022, 11th Hour Racing’s work was centered in our home state of Rhode Island. From compost to music festivals…

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California, spent a decade sailing over 20,000 nautical miles on board her sailboat, Swell, exploring remote surf, learning from different cultures, living sustainably, and raising awareness about environmental issues. Photo credit: Jianca Lazarus

11th Hour Racing Announces New Ambassador, Captain Liz Clark

Sailor and ocean advocate working on environmental protection and youth empowerment 11th Hour Racing announced today its new ambassador, Liz…

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As an ocean conservationist, and diversity and inclusion specialist, Zandile Ndhlovu is helping Black people find comfort in the world beneath the water’s surface. Photo credit: Sacha Specker/ 11th Hour Racing

11th Hour Racing Announces New Ambassador, Zandile Ndhlovu

South Africa's first Black African freediving instructor works to diversify representation in ocean-facing careers 11th Hour Racing announced today its…

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earth day, planet earth,

#InvestingInOurPlanet Means Investing in People

Sailors. Students. Sports fans.  At 11th Hour Racing, we’re joining our communities to raise our voices for the Earth this…

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11th Hour Racing Ambassador, and Parley Argentina Coordinator Yago Lange set out to fulfill his dream of foiling in the icy waters of Lake Argentino, where the emblematic Perito Moreno Glacier is located. Photo credit: Marko Magister

Ambassador Yago Lange Makes History by Foiling in front of Perito Glacier

Amazed by the glaciers of his country, Argentina, 11th Hour Racing Ambassador, and Parley Argentina Coordinator Yago Lange set out…

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At La’Pai, Yago learned more about planting a food garden alongside the women participating in the program. Photo credit: Mateo Caride

Conservation Efforts in Argentina are the Beginning of a Larger Shift #fortheocean

11th Hour Racing Ambassador Yago Lange of Argentina is as enthusiastic about protecting his local waters as he is about…

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International Women's Day, Elizabeth Kratzig, Shara Fisler, Justine Mettraux

Celebrating International Women’s Day

Meet three incredible female leaders at the crossroads of sport and science March 8th marks International Women’s Day! Today we’re…

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Get to Know Ambassador John Mollicone

Ambassador John Mollicone has been the Head Coach of Coed and Women’s Sailing at Brown University since 1999, and actively…

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Grantee Stories

11th Hour Racing's 2022 Highlights

In 2022, 11th Hour Racing’s work was centered in our home state of Rhode Island. From compost to music festivals…

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Imagine H2O is proud to announce that Aclarity is the 2022 Urban Water Challenge Award Winner, supported by Oceankind and 11th Hour Racing’s grant program, funded by The Schmidt Family Foundation.

Imagine H2O Announces Aclarity as the Winner Of The 2022 Urban Water Challenge

PFAS destruction technology wins pilot funding challenge For the fourth annual Urban Water Challenge, 211 startups from 37 countries applied,…

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Polynesian Voyaging Society Sets Off on a Four Year Pacific Voyage #fortheocean

The Hōkūleʻa Crew has arrived in Juneau, Alaska, for the Global Launch of Moananuiākea Voyage, a ceremony to bless and…

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The Outlaw Ocean Project Transforms Investigative Journalism into a New Film Series

The Outlaw Ocean Project is a nonprofit organization founded by award-winning journalist Ian Urbina that takes investigative journalism to the…

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Since 2018, 11th Hour Racing has supported Imagine H2O’s Urban Water Challenge as a founding partner of the global innovation competition that invests in scalable water solutions for urban areas.

Imagine H2O’s Urban Water Challenge Shortlists Five Water Tech Startups to Support Scaling their Innovations in Global Cities

Since 2018, 11th Hour Racing has supported Imagine H2O’s Urban Water Challenge as a founding partner of the global innovation…

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In January 2022, the organization launched The Outlaw Ocean Institute: a journalism fellowship program supported by 11th Hour Racing and Schmidt Marine Technology Partners.

The Outlaw Ocean Institute Supports Early-Career, International Journalists

The Outlaw Ocean Project is a nonprofit investigative journalism organization founded by award-winning journalist Ian Urbina that produces investigative stories…

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Hudson River Community Sailing’s Sail Academy provides year-round youth development, academic enrichment, and leadership education through sailing and boatbuilding in New York City, N.Y. Photo credit: Leigh Beckett

How Ocean Literacy Provides Opportunities for Unique Career Paths

Do you remember your first connection to the water? Perhaps it was a family trip to the beach, a friend’s…

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Plastic Free July is a Global Movement

Plastic Free July is a Global Movement

We’ve all adopted the mindset of reducing, refusing, and reusing in our homes and offices, so how is plastic still…

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earth day, planet earth,

#InvestingInOurPlanet Means Investing in People

Sailors. Students. Sports fans.  At 11th Hour Racing, we’re joining our communities to raise our voices for the Earth this…

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