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Yacht Racing Forum

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[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1423751086688{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Land Rover BAR is committed to a sustainable path in its challenge to win the America’s Cup. Together with the support of its Exclusive Sustainability Partner, 11th Hour Racing, the team are creating a new blueprint for the sustainable operation of marine companies and sports teams. On Monday and Tuesday, 7th and … Continued

This Is The Reason by Jeremy Pochman and Connor Wallace

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Co-Founder of 11th Hour Racing, Jeremy’s goal is underscore the bonds between human and water and land through sailboat racing, recognizing that we can push each other to find better solutions for better sailing practices. A few weeks ago, my friend and colleague – Captain Connor Wallace – went out for a sail on his … Continued

A great read on GreenSportsBlog.

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[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1423751086688{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Sustainability and climate change are a hot topic these days – sustainability and sport is also becoming a subject of heated discussion and great interest. However, sustainability and sailing is quite a novelty, and Land Rover BAR, with 11th Hour Racing as its Exclusive Sustainability Partner, is leading the way into a … Continued

The America’s Cup Digital Revolution

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Ambassador, Anderson Reggio currently works as the in-house PRO for Sail Newport, managing upwards of 25 regattas a year.  A certified Race Officer and Umpire, Anderson finds that maintaining a high amount of activity as both a competitor and race official has helped to better develop his skills on both sides of the equation. The America’s … Continued

American Promise, Repowered by Rachael Z. Miller

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Rachel Z. Miller is the co-founder and executive director of Rozalia Project.   Rozalia Project has re-powered American Promise. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywEFsTBdQZs] Rozalia Project for a Clean Ocean’s mission is to find and remove marine debris, from the surface to the sea floor, through action, technology, outreach and research. First, let’s set the stage. Previously we had … Continued

J24 Worlds

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In 2010, ambassadors, Tim Healey and John Mollicone won the J24 World Championships.  In 2013 they traveled to Ireland to take back their title.  They came home to Newport as World Champions and proceeded to take the J24 North American title as well.  We just returned from the 2013 J24 Worlds, sailed out of Howth Yacht … Continued

Zip 2

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“A fresh take on fresh water – our new Zip 2 system quickly delivered great tasting, filtered water from our existing tap. Our switch from bottled water to Zip 2 was a big change in our quest to create little environmentalists.” -John O’Flaherty , executive director of Community Boating Center, Providence, RI   Food for … Continued