Author: Megan Campbell

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

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The Ocean Race Summit Mindelo, gathered over 300 ocean advocates in Cabo Verde yesterday, including United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres; Prime Minister of Cabo Verde, Ulisses Correia e Silva; and Prime Minister of Portugal, António Costa, to discuss redoubling efforts to protect the ocean Leading voices at The Ocean Race Summit Mindelo, Cabo Verde, yesterday … Continued

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

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11th Hour Racing Team has crossed the start line in Alicante, Spain, of the world’s longest and toughest sporting event – The Ocean Race 2022-23. The 31,700 nautical mile (nm) [36,500 mile, 58,700 kilometer] race will see the team sail 24/7 for weeks at a time. The course for the 14th edition of the race … Continued

The Outlaw Ocean Institute Supports Early-Career, International Journalists

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The Outlaw Ocean Project is a nonprofit investigative journalism organization founded by award-winning journalist Ian Urbina that produces investigative stories about human rights, the environment, and labor concerns at sea. Most of the stories conducted by The Outlaw Ocean Project are reported partially at sea. In January 2022, the organization launched The Outlaw Ocean Institute: … Continued

11th Hour Racing Awards New Grants to Nonprofit Organizations to Restore Marine Ecosystems and Ocean Health

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11th Hour Racing announced today eight new grants, funded by The Schmidt Family Foundation, to nonprofit organizations in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Additionally, 34 previously awarded grantees were renewed throughout the year, bringing the total funding to nonprofit organizations in 2022 to nearly $4 million. The list of initiatives that 11th Hour Racing supports … Continued

11th Hour Racing Renews Grants with 35 Organizations #ForTheOcean

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In 2022, 35 previously awarded grantees were renewed, bringing our total funding to nonprofit organizations in 2022 to nearly $4 million. The list of initiatives that we support reflects our organization’s strategy, which responds to the landscape of ocean-related issues driven by the effects of climate change. Generally, the organization seeks projects that advance ocean … Continued

11th Hour Racing and Protect Our Winters Join Forces to Maximize Impact

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Inspiring environmental stewardship through sports, adventure and film Led by its mission to promote collaborative change for ocean health, 11th Hour Racing announced its sponsorship of Protect Our Winters (POW), a U.S.-based organization that works with outdoor enthusiasts to protect the places and lifestyles they love from climate change. 11th Hour Racing and POW will … Continued

Our Co-Founder Wendy Schmidt Donates $100,000 to BioMa Activities in Honor of Barcolana 54 Victory

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In honor of her victory as the first woman and American to win the world’s largest sailing race, the Barcolana 54, our co-founder, philanthropist Wendy Schmidt announced a $100,000 donation to support Marine Biodiversity Centre (BioMa), an environmental study center that provides visitors with an immersive experience about the Gulf of Trieste and the 30-hectare … Continued

MarineShift360 Wins DAME Design Award at METSTRADE 2022

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Judges select innovative life cycle assessment sustainability tool as category winner Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) sustainability tool, MarineShift360 is delighted to announce it has won a prestigious DAME Design Award in the marina equipment, boatyard equipment and boat construction tools and materials category. The awards were announced at a breakfast briefing on Tuesday, 15th November … Continued

11th Hour Racing Sustainability Award Winners Announced

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The World Sailing 11th Hour Racing Sustainability Award went to Greenboats for the pioneering design and manufacture of natural fibre products and components, which has demonstrated a viable sustainable alternative to conventional composite materials. The FLAX27 Daysailor concept boat has been tested in the harshest of marine environments and has the potential to completely change … Continued