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Giving the ocean a voice

Billion Oyster Project’s oyster cages collectively form oyster reefs in New York City. Photo credit: Harry KH / 11th Hour Racing

STORIES OF OCEAN RESTORATION

Discover the latest news about 11th Hour Racing and how we work with global sports, sustainability, and nonprofit leaders to create a more sustainable world that benefits our ocean.

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Latest Stories

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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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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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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The One Blue Voice Immersive Experience, presented by 11th Hour Racing

The One Blue Voice Immersive Experience, presented by 11th Hour Racing at The Ocean Race, takes visitors on a journey…

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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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Ocean Hour Film

From the darkest depths of the sea to the highest mountains and everything in between, the ocean breathes life and…

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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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The UN Secretary-General, Prime Ministers, athletes and ocean advocates call for urgent action to protect the ocean

The Ocean Race Summit Mindelo, gathered over 300 ocean advocates in Cabo Verde yesterday, including United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres;…

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Sponsorship Stories

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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The One Blue Voice Immersive Experience, presented by 11th Hour Racing

The One Blue Voice Immersive Experience, presented by 11th Hour Racing at The Ocean Race, takes visitors on a journey…

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The UN Secretary-General, Prime Ministers, athletes and ocean advocates call for urgent action to protect the ocean

The Ocean Race Summit Mindelo, gathered over 300 ocean advocates in Cabo Verde yesterday, including United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres;…

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11th Hour Racing Team Sets Off on The Ocean Race 2022-23 Header image credit: Carlo Borlenghi / The Ocean Race

11th Hour Racing Team Sets Off on The Ocean Race 2022-23

11th Hour Racing Team has crossed the start line in Alicante, Spain, of the world’s longest and toughest sporting event…

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11th Hour Racing Team Drone Photo

The Oceanview Effect: Connecting Space and the ocean

The phenomenon astronauts experience when they look down on planet Earth from space is known as The Overview Effect. Coined…

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10 ways we are working #fortheocean with The Ocean Race

The Ocean Race starts on January 15, 2023, at 10:00 AM EST/ 16:00 CET, and we can’t wait for all…

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Greenboats, winner of the World Sailing 11th Hour Racing Sustainability Award

11th Hour Racing Sustainability Award Winners Announced

The World Sailing 11th Hour Racing Sustainability Award went to Greenboats for the pioneering design and manufacture of natural fibre…

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11th Hour Racing Named Official Supplier of the Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe

Organization to sponsor waste management initiatives in the Saint-Malo race village Expanding its global reach using the power of sport…

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World Sailing 11th Hour Racing Sustainability Award Finalists Announced

Four exceptional finalists have been shortlisted for the 2022 World Sailing 11th Hour Racing Sustainability Award, representing the full spectrum…

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Ambassador Stories

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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YAGO SAILING WITH HIS BROTHER KLAUS IN THE 2019 49ER EUROPEANS IN WEYMOUTH, U.K. PHOTO CREDIT: PHOTO CREDIT: JESUS RENEDO | SAILING ENERGY

Get to know Ambassador Yago Lange

Our newest Ambassador, Yago Lange is an Argentinian Olympic sailor and environmental activist. He focuses on creating awareness on ocean…

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How Our Partners are Adapting to COVID-19

How our Partners are Adapting to COVID-19

Organizations around the world have been forced to chart a new course as we navigate these difficult times. Many of…

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Grantee Stories

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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Urban Water Challenge Announces its Cohort IV Startups

The Future of Water in Coastal Cities — Urban Water Challenge Announces its Cohort IV Startups

Join our six finalists as they make coastal cities more healthy, efficient, equitable, and resilient. We are excited to introduce…

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Choose Magic

A short film by 11th Hour Racing [embed]https://youtu.be/sXe5HoFVZXg[/embed] From the bustling boulevards of New York City to the urban backyards…

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A floating wetland in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. 11th Hour Racing’s grant to the National Aquarium supports research investigating the rate of nutrient removal from the harbor by floating wetlands. Photo credit: ​​David Coffey/National Aquarium

Floating Wetlands

Visit the National Aquarium’s floating wetland science lab In many urban harbors around the world, native wetlands have been devastated…

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azul, latinos marinos,

11th Hour Racing Awards 23 Grants Totaling $1.92 Million on World Ocean Day

Funding for new grantees focused on ocean conservation, investigative journalism, and coastal sustainability Building on 10 years of philanthropic work…

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