11th Hour Racing Sustainability Award
The World Sailing 11th Hour Racing Sustainability Award celebrates the effective execution or ongoing delivery of high-impact, highly-replicable sustainability initiatives, aligned to World Sailing's Sustainability Agenda 2030.
Nominations
Launched in 2018, the award celebrates the delivery of high-impact, highly replicable sustainability initiatives aligned with the World Sailing Sustainability Agenda 2030. World Sailing and 11th Hour Racing encourage entries from individual sailors, sailing clubs, events, classes, federations, and the wider marine industry, no matter how big or small their programme or initiative may be.
Judging for the award is conducted by a panel comprised of independent experts representing the diversity of the entire marine industry. The panel determined a shortlist of finalists based upon all received nominations. This shortlist will be opened up to a public vote.
Click here to download the 11th Hour Racing Sustainability Award nomination questions.
About the Award
The 11th Hour Racing Sustainability Award is the highest recognition of success in marine sustainability. The winners receive an iconic trophy, made from recycled carbon fibre sourced from an America’s Cup boat and infused with bio-resin and a $10,000 USD prize to help further their sustainability activities.
Public voting was introduced in 2020 to engage with the wider international sailing community.
Past winners of the award have all demonstrated a commitment to reducing their environmental impact and raising awareness around conservation.