July 1, 2023 - 4PM CET
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People don’t like the idea of other people messing with their minds, which is why an organizational psychologist like Anje-Marijcke van Boxtel must tread carefully when she joins a new project. It wasn’t such a difficult introduction for Anje-Marijcke to 11th Hour Racing Team, as she was already well known to skipper Charlie Enright and … Continue reading MIND THE GAP – THE PSYCHOLOGY OF A TEAM
As 11th Hour Racing Team gears up for race weekend here in Newport, Rhode Island, the crew reflects on the time spent in their home port, what it means to have leveled the playing field and finally, what’s at stake during Leg 5. On *that* homecoming “There might be five of us on the boat … Continue reading “EVERYONE IS DANGEROUS BUT NO ONE IS UNBEATABLE” IN THEIR OWN WORDS
Leg 3 consists of 12,750 nautical miles of cold, wild and unpredictable ocean racing. It’s a lot to prepare for mentally, perhaps more so than physically. So, with all the chaos and excitement of a stopover like Cape Town, what does it take to get your head in the game before departure? Well, it’s not … Continue reading GET YOUR HEAD IN THE GAME, IT’S TIME TO UNTIE THE DOCK LINES
Read what the 11th Hour Racing Team sailors have to say as they embark on the longest Leg in The Ocean Race’s history. A 12,750 nautical mile, 35-day leg in the most isolated, treacherous, and wild conditions Mother Nature has to offer: The Southern Ocean. Jack Bouttell (AUS/GBR) “Not something to be taken lightly” For … Continue reading THE GATEWAY TO HEAVEN OR HELL?
11TH HOUR RACING TEAM AND FORMULA E’S ENVISION RACING TEAM COME TOGETHER TO SHOWCASE ELITE SPORT AND SUSTAINABILITY IN CAPE TOWN 11th Hour Racing Team, which sails in the world’s longest and toughest sporting event, The Ocean Race, and Formula E team, Envision Racing, part of the world’s first-ever net zero carbon sport, came together … Continue reading SHOWCASING ELITE SPORT AND SUSTAINABILITY IN CAPE TOWN WITH FORMULA E
In the lead up to the Cape Town arrivals – which looks like it will be a nail-biting finish – we asked the sailors onboard to document their day in the same 24 hours. Without seeing what the others had written or said, they each completed the task. This is one day onboard Mālama from … Continue reading ONE DAY, FIVE PERSPECTIVES
The Ocean Race teams visit some of the most inhospitable and remote places on earth. So with no ambulances, hospitals, or doctors nearby – how do they prepare in the case of a medical emergency? Today all The Ocean Race Teams are doing a medical refresher course on-site in Alicante ahead of the race start … Continue reading THE DISTANCE IS REAL: MEDICINE AT SEA
How a lawyer in training from Essex, UK, became one of the world’s most accomplished offshore navigators. At 44 years old, Simon Fisher, known more commonly throughout the industry as ‘Si Fi’, is the most experienced sailor in this edition of The Ocean Race* and arguably one of the best navigators in the industry. Over … Continue reading A TALE OF SLIDING DOORS: MEET SIMON FISHER
Cue the riff from Europe’s popular ballad .“It’s the Final Countdown” As I sit here, in cold and blustery Rhode Island, 3,500 miles from Alicante, Spain, we’re just three short weeks from the start of The Ocean Race 2022-23. It’s safe to say that the lead-up to this, the 14th edition of the race, has … Continue reading A WORD FROM CHARLIE AS 2022 DRAWS TO A CLOSE
“Mum, I’m going to sail my Mini in the Southern Ocean, it’s going to be amazing!” From terrifying her mother to becoming an Olympian – Francesca Clapcich’s story comes with one message: if you can imagine it, you can do it. Francesca Clapcich, more affectionately known as Frankie to her teammates, is a 34-year-old Italian … Continue reading THE POWER OF IMAGINATION: MEET FRANCESCA CLAPCICH
