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'''''11th Hour Racing'''''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.11thhourracingteam.org/|title=11th Hour Racing}}</ref> is a [[IMOCA 60]] class yacht competing in the [[2023 The Ocean Race]]. Is named after 11th Hour Racing, a program of The Schmidt Family Foundation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://11thhourracing.org/about-us|title=About Us|website=11th Hour Racing}}</ref> The team was previously known as Vestas 11th Hour after its then title sponsors: a wind turbine manufacturer [[Vestas|Vestas Wind Systems A/S]] but after the [[COVID-19]] pandemic disruption the team changed yacht class to [[IMOCA 60]] and no longer had Vestas as a sponsor.
'''''11th Hour Racing'''''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.11thhourracingteam.org/|title=11th Hour Racing}}</ref> is a [[IMOCA 60]] class yacht competing in the [[2023 The Ocean Race]]. Is named after 11th Hour Racing, a program of The Schmidt Family Foundation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://11thhourracing.org/about-us|title=About Us|website=11th Hour Racing}}</ref> The team was previously known as [[Vestas 11th Hour Racing]] after its then title sponsors: a wind turbine manufacturer [[Vestas|Vestas Wind Systems A/S]] but after the [[COVID-19]] pandemic disruption the team changed yacht class to [[IMOCA 60]] and no longer had Vestas as a sponsor.


The team finished fifth in the [[2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race]] and in the [[2014–15 Volvo Ocean Race]], when she was known as '''''Team Alvimedica''''' and skippered by [[Charlie Enright]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/teams.html|title=Meet the teams|first=Volvo Ocean|last=Race|publisher=|accessdate=31 July 2017}}</ref>
The team finished fifth in the [[2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race]] and in the [[2014–15 Volvo Ocean Race]], when she was known as ''Team Alvimedica'' and skippered by [[Charlie Enright]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/teams.html|title=Meet the teams|first=Volvo Ocean|last=Race|publisher=|accessdate=31 July 2017}}</ref>


Between the two races, ''Vestas 11th Hour Racing'' was extensively refitted along with the other Volvo Ocean 65's.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.windcheckmagazine.com/in_it_to_win_it_vestas_11th_hour_racing_s_charlie_enright_mark_towill_on_the_volvo_ocean_race|title=In It to Win It! Vestas 11th Hour Racing's Charlie Enright & Mark Towill on the Volvo Ocean Race}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2017/10/19/charlie-enright-grizzled-kid/|title = Charlie Enright: The Grizzled Kid >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News|date = 19 October 2017}}</ref>
Between the two races, ''Vestas 11th Hour Racing'' was extensively refitted along with the other Volvo Ocean 65's.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.windcheckmagazine.com/in_it_to_win_it_vestas_11th_hour_racing_s_charlie_enright_mark_towill_on_the_volvo_ocean_race|title=In It to Win It! Vestas 11th Hour Racing's Charlie Enright & Mark Towill on the Volvo Ocean Race}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2017/10/19/charlie-enright-grizzled-kid/|title = Charlie Enright: The Grizzled Kid >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News|date = 19 October 2017}}</ref>

Revision as of 23:50, 25 January 2023

11th Hour Racing
Other namesMālama
ClassIMOCA 60
Designer(s)Guillaume Verdier
Racing career
SkippersCharlie Enright
Specifications
Length60 feet
Draft14.76 feet

11th Hour Racing[1] is a IMOCA 60 class yacht competing in the 2023 The Ocean Race. Is named after 11th Hour Racing, a program of The Schmidt Family Foundation.[2] The team was previously known as Vestas 11th Hour Racing after its then title sponsors: a wind turbine manufacturer Vestas Wind Systems A/S but after the COVID-19 pandemic disruption the team changed yacht class to IMOCA 60 and no longer had Vestas as a sponsor.

The team finished fifth in the 2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race and in the 2014–15 Volvo Ocean Race, when she was known as Team Alvimedica and skippered by Charlie Enright.[3]

Between the two races, Vestas 11th Hour Racing was extensively refitted along with the other Volvo Ocean 65's.[4][5]

2023 Ocean Race

  • Charlie Enright (Skipper)[6]
  • Justine Mettraux (Crew member)
  • Simon Fisher (Navigator)
  • Francesca Clapcich (Crew member)
  • Jack Bouttell (Watch leader)
  • Amory Ross (Onboard Reporter

2017-2018 Volvo Ocean Race

2014-2015 Volvo Ocean Race

  • Charlie Enright (skipper & team co-founder)[8]
  • Mark Towill (team co-founder)
  • Will Oxley (Navigator)
  • Alberto Bolzan
  • Nick Dana
  • Ryan Houston
  • Dave Swete
  • Amory Ross (On-Board Reporter)
  • Sébastien Marsset / Stu Bannatyne[9]

References

  1. ^ "11th Hour Racing".
  2. ^ "About Us". 11th Hour Racing.
  3. ^ Race, Volvo Ocean. "Meet the teams". Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  4. ^ "In It to Win It! Vestas 11th Hour Racing's Charlie Enright & Mark Towill on the Volvo Ocean Race".
  5. ^ "Charlie Enright: The Grizzled Kid >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News". 19 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Teams for the Ocean Race 2023". www.theoceanrace.com.
  7. ^ "Leg 2 crew lists - veteran faces return - Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18". www.volvooceanrace.com. Archived from the original on 2017-11-04.
  8. ^ Race, Volvo Ocean. "Team Alvimedica - Volvo Ocean Race". Volvo Ocean Race. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  9. ^ Race, Volvo Ocean. "Stu Bannatyne". Volvo Ocean Race. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
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