11th Hour Racing Team Announces Water Footprint Implementation Partnership
11th Hour Racing Team furthers sustainability goals with new partnership.
Category: Press Releases
11th Hour Racing and the 52 SUPER SERIES: A Success Story to Grow and Extend as New Three-Year Agreement is Signed
The contract renewal extends a successful six-year relationship.
Four Ways The Ocean Race is Helping our Blue Planet in 2021
The Ocean Race has seen firsthand the devastating impact of pollution, plastic, climate change, and industrial overfishing on the ocean.
11th Hour Racing Awards 12 New Grants to Address Environmental Challenges of Coastal Communities
11th Hour Racing awarded 12 grants, funded by The Schmidt Family Foundation, to projects in the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and the U.S.
Starboard Receives 2020 World Sailing 11th Hour Racing Sustainability Award
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.
The Ocean Race’s Award-Winning Learning Programme to Launch in Six More Languages
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.
2020 World Sailing 11th Hour Racing Sustainability Award Finalists Announced
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.
Fluid Robotics wins the $5,000 Urban Water Challenge Audience Choice Award
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 Launch Sailing Club Resources to Support Sustainability Practices
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 Ocean Race Uses Cutting Edge Science Equipment in Vital Environmental Role
For the first time, high-quality oceanographic data is relayed ashore in real-time to improve models and predictions on ocean health and climate.