‘REPORT OF THE YEAR’ AWARD 🏆

We’re extremely proud, in collaboration with Think Beyond, to have taken home the ‘Report of the Year’ award at the Sport Positive Awards 2024 for our 11th Hour Racing Team Impact Report 2019-2023.

The work in this report has led to policy changes within the sailing industry, new innovations in relation to boat building and has also acted as a framework for new sailing teams – all from the first ever American team to win The Ocean Race, backed by 11th Hour Racing.

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Back in 2019, 11th Hour Racing launched a new campaign ’11th Hour Racing Team’ to compete in The Ocean Race 2022-23. Considered one of the toughest sporting events on the planet, the team’s ambition was to win the around the world race and do so with sustainability at the core of all operations with a transparent reporting method, inspired to drive positive change within the sport and more broadly the marine sector. 

On June 29, 2023 the team’s ambition became reality as 11th Hour Racing Team entered the record books as the first US team to win The Ocean Race in its 50-year existence. 

Following the win, a full 96-page interactive report was been issued (driven by our Directors Damian Foxall and Amy Munro and supported by 11th Hour Racing), detailing specific methods, key learnings, and innovations, as well as the set-backs and challenges the team faced in their quest to become a sustainable sports team. 

The extensive Impact Report covers the full scope of the team’s findings, from undertaking a full life cycle assessment establishing a new benchmark, engaging suppliers and partners through an internal sustainable sourcing process, to supporting change in policy and class rules, the team tackled some of the big challenges that relate to operating a modern sports team in the context of a global event. 

There is an urgent need for the entire marine industry to align to the Paris Agreement’s requirement of a 45% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, and to achieve net zero by 2050. By publishing this Impact Report, 11th Hour Racing Team’s intention is to provoke innovation and collaboration within the marine sector and highlight the importance of transparency for the future of the sport. 

You can visit impact.11thhourracingteam.org to view the full report. A PDF version is available here.