Starboard will receive a $10,000 USD prize to help further their sustainability activities, as well as an iconic trophy made from recycled carbon fibre which was sourced from an America’s Cup boat and infused with bio resin.
Amir and Urvi, former students and now Instructors-in-Training at Courageous Sailing, share their passion for the program and how it has impacted their lives.
Head Coach of Coed and Women’s Sailing at Brown University since 1999, and actively races dinghies and keelboats.
The Champions for the Sea programme has helped over 160,000 children in more than 54 countries understand one of the major threats to the ocean, plastic pollution, and what can be done to turn things around.
For the first time in 2020, the public will be invited to vote for their favourite initiative, with the voting period running from 27 November to 4 December.
The Ocean Race’s recent Innovation Workshop Communicating Ocean Science With Impact brought together online a diverse and expert group of scientists, academics, journalists, educators, media specialists, game developers, and sailors.
Now is an opportune time for university students to think big and conceive and develop new ideas at the energy-food-urban community-coastal nexus.
Fluid Robotics will receive an additional $5,000 USD to deploy their AI-based wastewater surveillance robots to help the city of Pune, India divert and treat raw sewage from the Mula-mutha river.
World Sailing has launched an online self-assessment tool supported by a suite of resources aimed at sailing and yacht clubs to help them become more sustainable and reduce their environmental impact.
The winner of this year’s challenge, Field Factors, will be deploying its rainwater management solution to promote climate resilience and green infrastructure in the Netherlands.
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