Retired astronaut Stott helps amplify sailing team’s message
This photo provided by 11th Hour Racing shows former astronaut Nicole Stott and 11th Hour Racing co-founder and skipper Charlie Enright discussing their unique perspectives on ocean health in Providence, R.I., Dec. 19, 2022. Enright is about to lead 11th Hour Racing in the round-the-world Ocean Race, which begins Sunday from Alicante, Spain. (Rane Brower/11th Hour Racing via AP)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Rane Brower]
Sailor Charlie Enright and his 11th Hour Racing Team have grown more environmentally active each time they circle the globe. Their third lap around the planet, in the Ocean Race starting Sunday from Alicante, Spain, will focus on ocean health as much as trying to win one of sailing’s most grueling competitions. 11th Hour Racing has released a short film clip titled “The Oceanview Effect,” the life-changing feeling sailors get as they speed away from land onto the untamed ocean.
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This photo provided by 11th Hour Racing shows former astronaut Nicole Stott and 11th Hour Racing co-founder and skipper Charlie Enright discussing their unique perspectives on ocean health in Providence, R.I., Dec. 19, 2022. Enright is about to lead 11th Hour Racing in the round-the-world Ocean Race, which begins Sunday from Alicante, Spain. (Rane Brower/11th Hour Racing via AP)
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11th Hour Racing Team's IMOCA co-skippered by Charlie Enright onboard Malama, Sept. 16, 2021, during the 2021 Défi Azimut 48-Hour Race. (Amory Ross/11th Hour Racing via AP)
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This photo provided by 11th Hour Racing shows 11th Hour Racing Team's Malama heading offshore for the Transat Jacques Vabre qualification run with Charlie Enright and Pascal Bidégorry on Sept. 29, 2021. (Amory Ross/11th Hour Racing via AP)
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