The nominees for 2020 are Hyundai 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championship (NZL), MarkSetBot (USA). Northern Light Composites (NLComp) (ITA) and Starboard (THA).
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The World Sailing Hour Racing Sustainability Award celebrates the effective execution or continuous delivery of high-impact and highly reproducible sustainable progression projects aligned with World Sailing’s 2030 Sustainable Progression Agenda.
For the first time in 2020, the public will be invited to vote for their initiative, and the voting era will run from 27 November to 4 December.
Dan Reading, Head of Sustainability, Word Sailing commented: “The judges were inspired by the variety of programs and I am pleased that the finalists are hosting canopy, gadget production and sport innovation events.
<< We are very happy to present a public vote for the first time in 2020 to publicize the paintings of sustainable progression of organizations and motivate other organizations to incorporate possible sustainability options into their operations. vote the winner as we all try to contribute to the participation of navigation in global sustainability. "
“At 11th Hour Racing, we harnessed the strength of the game to motivate responses to the ocean, and it’s exciting to see which projects are proposed for this award in the field of sailing,” said Todd McGuire, general manager of 11th Hour Racing. “We look forward to public feedback and hope that the momentum created through this award, now in its third year, will continue to motivate organizations and Americans to explore new concepts in the domain of sustainability, not only in navigation but also in others. games. “
The initial evaluation phase was carried out by Jan Dawson, vice president of World Sailing 2016-2020, Mike Golding OBE, chairman of the Commission on Sustainable Development of Global Navigation, Todd McGuire, executive director of 11th Hour Racing, Julie Duffus, sustainability officer of the Olympic Movement, and Jalese Gordon, Graduate of the Emerging Nations Program and Laser Radial Sailor.
The Winner of the World Sailing 11th Hour Racing Sustainability Award will earn a $10,000 prize to continue his sustainable progression activities, as well as an iconic trophy made of recycled carbon fiber from a Copa America ship infused with biological resin.
Public voting will begin on November 27 and end on December 4. The winner will be announced on December 9.
Nominated for the 2020 World Sailing Hour Racing Sustainability Award:
The Hyundai 49er 49erFX and Nacra 17 2019 World Championship (NZL) is one of only five races in the world for sailors for Sea platinum status.
Before the championship, a clean-up of beaches and bays was organized, with the arrival of Olympic champions and the Copa America Peter Burling and Blair Tuke. A Sea Cleaners organization transported it from the seabed, adding car tires, chains, bottoms, fishing. gears and pipes.
The occasion itself without paper and without single-use plastics. On site, only sustainable food characteristics were available, with compostable packaging and dishes. Almost 60% of the tea has been recycled and a carbon compensation programme has been established. Oil spills are also eliminated and prevented.
The training of sailors at the forefront of the championship and a hundred competitions and coaches participated in a cleanliness of the beach and the shipyard on the eve of the event. A sustainability award also presented and presented at the award ceremony.
MarkSetBot (US) It is the world’s first brand of robotic sailing races, an innovation that revolutionizes the races that take place, eliminating environmental stressors related to navigation.
The all-electric logo can run a full day on a bachelor’s charge, eliminating the need for fossil fuel powered boats required to set up a racetrack. As such, the number of volunteers required to host the occasion is reduced and the destructive anchors of the seabed are removed.
By strengthening the ability of race committees to run blank races, MarkSetBot does not sacrifice the quality of the races, exact routes that facilitate the adjustments of the course. MarkSetBots have been used through more than a hundred clubs around the world and have partnered with specific organizations on the progression of sustainable events, adding SailGP and the Yacht Club of Monaco’s sun and energy challenge.
Northern Light’s purpose? Composites (NLComp) (ITA) is to create a new circular economy for the navigation industry, through the production of sustainable sailboats with technologies already used but with state-of-the-art materials.
To do this, NLComp tests plant fibers, such as linen, bamboo or cellulose, in a thermoplastic resin to discharge a new type of durable composite.
Thermoplastic resin promises the overall recyclability of the composite at the end of its life or its reuse by thermoforming. In addition, herbal fibers require much less energy to produce, with abundant relief in the carbon footprint.
With intelligent design and engineering, NLComp aims to decrease the weight of ships and therefore decrease the fabrics used, to satisfy the concept of 3R (decrease, reuse and recycle). Combined with the already durable helmet, they also need to reduce contaminants. through the implementation of an all-electric engine and the use of renewable energies.
Starboard (THA) is the leading manufacturer of stand-up paddle and windsurfer forums, incorporating the iQFOiL, the 2024 Paris men’s and women’s Olympic windsurfing apparatus, which implemented a number of environmental measures throughout the production process.
Starboard again and again seizes the opportunity to reduce carbon emissions, and for the inevitable carbon emissions emitted through the production of their products, they plant mangroves to absorb those emissions 10 times per board. board, making board a hundred times positive for the weather.
In addition, Starboard has removed single-use plastic and uses recycled plastic to the greatest extent possible. Each table uses 1. 1 kg of virgin plastic and recovers the same weight from the table produced as a component of its own plastic reimbursement program. recycled PET bottles, limiting the use of virgin plastics.