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Ocean Race Plays it Safe and Returns to Cape Town

AB Marine

Imagine if you will the MASSIVE disappointment in my heart and the hearts of fellow sailors and citizens on learning that Cape Town will once again play host to The Ocean Race stopover in favour of Nelson Mandela Bay. The organisers have not given definitive reasons for choosing Cape town over Nelson Mandela Bay so one can only speculate at this stage. We have travelled this journey to finally make it into the shortlist of bidders to host this event over 10 years - the first two attempts were scuttled by the local Port only to have them return with MASSIVE support for the latest bid …

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Ocean Race Announces Itajai – Is Nelson Mandela Bay Next?

Torben and Martine Grael

The Ocean Race 2021-22 will stop in Itajaí, Brazil, marking the fourth consecutive time the city on the Santa Catarina coastline will host the iconic event. https://youtu.be/f2nth6YWULo In 2017-18, Itajaí was among the most visited stopovers in the race, with over 440,000 race fans coming to the Race Village after the final Southern Ocean leg of the race. With Brazilian Olympic champion Martine Grael taking part in the race for the first time, fans had an additional reason to show their support. “It’s fantastic that we return to Itajaí, following three successful stopovers in the …

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Could this be ONE STEP Closer to Nelson Mandela Bay hosting The Ocean Race?

AB Marine

At 13h30 on 11 September the organisers of The Ocean Race announced one more Host City - the Hague in Netherlands. The Hague joins Alicante, Spain and Aarhus, Denmark as the third host city to be announced for the 2021/22 edition. The Ocean race is an around the world yacht race, held every three or four years since 1973. Originally named the Whitbread Round the World Race after its initiating sponsor, British brewing company Whitbread, in 2001 it became the Volvo Ocean Race after Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo took up the sponsorship, and in 2019 it was renamed The Ocean …

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I Have a Dream, a Simple Dream

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I Have a Dream, a Simple Dream: One day soon to see IMOCA 60's and VO65 Round the World Racing Yachts stopover in the Port of Port Elizabeth before tackling the Southern Ocean. PE is an ideal stopover and entry point to the Southern Ocean. This image was taken from the observation point at the top of the Campanile Building in Strand Street, Port Elizabeth. @theoceanrace #nosingleuseplastics #sailing #theoceanrace @IMOCA60 #straton #alanstraton #mype #PEness - Taken by the Editor whilst wandering aimlessly about pretending to be in the know. …

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Teachers – Get Free Sustainability Education Resources Here

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Children are invited aboard The Ocean Race Learning Programme. The Ocean Race has made online, curriculum-based modules available that will give children the opportunity to immerse themselves in the thrilling round the world ocean race, learn about how ocean plastic pollution is damaging our blue planet – and how they can be part of the solution. The Ocean Race Learning Programme provides stimulating resources to give schoolchildren aged 6-12 years of age, a unique insight into the problems and positive, practical solutions to combat the ocean plastic crisis. Building on the …

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Ocean Race up for 3 Prestigious Awards

Alan Straton and David Witt

The Ocean Race has been shortlisted in three key categories at the prestigious BT Sport Industry Awards 2019. The Race, formerly known as the Volvo Ocean Race, has been nominated for prizes by sports industry selectors in a trio of areas – Fan or Community Engagement Award, Cutting Edge Sport Award, Social and Sustainable Development Award – following a record-breaking 2017-18 edition. The BT Sport Industry Awards 2019, with 19 categories of outstanding competition, bring together the biggest and best sport brands, campaigns, events and organisations on the planet, including the …

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Timeline of John Fisher Overboard of Scallywag

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On Monday 26 March, Team Sun Hung Kai / Scallywag lost John Fisher overboard in the Southern Ocean, approximately 1,400 nautical miles west of Cape Horn. Despite conducting an exhaustive search in gale force conditions, he has not been recovered. “This is the worst situation you can imagine happening to your team,” said SHK/Scallywag Team Manager Tim Newton, who has spoken with skipper David Witt and navigator Libby Greenhalgh about what happened on Monday. “We are absolutely heart-broken for John’s family and friends. I know for David, he has lost his best friend. It’s …

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