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 its sponsorship of The Ocean Race Newport Stopover as co-host with Sail Newport and the State of Rhode Island. 11th Hour Racing provided $300,000 to expand Sail Newport’s educational programming starting with the recent addition … Continued

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 Clark of Tahiti, French Polynesia. Clark, a sailor and ocean advocate, joins a 13-strong community of athletes and creators who act as changemakers and use their influence to rally fans and peers to act for … Continued

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 new ambassador, Zandile Ndhlovu of Cape Town, South Africa. Zandile “Zandi” Ndhlovu is South Africa’s first Black African freediving instructor, TEDx speaker, filmmaker, explorer, and passionate storyteller. She joins the 12-strong cohort of 11th Hour … Continued

Ocean Hour Film

From the darkest depths of the sea to the highest mountains and everything in between, the ocean breathes life and connects us all. But what does that really mean? For many of us, the first time we set eyes on the ocean is a moment we remember throughout our lives. It is so uncomprehendingly vast … Continued

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 competition that invests in scalable water solutions for urban areas. The Urban Water Challenge is working with five finalists that are ready to pilot and scale their technologies in global cities. In five years, the … Continued

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; 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

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

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

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