11th Hour Racing Team is World Sailing’s Team of the Year
Skipper Charlie Enright was on hand to pick up the Team of the Year prize at the World Sailing annual awards night held in Málaga, Spain on Tuesday evening.
From January to July of this year, Enright led his 11th Hour Racing Team to a come from behind victory in The Ocean Race, demonstrating remarkable resilience and fortitude over the toughest fully crewed offshore race in the world.
And for Enright, the victory was truly a team effort: “Winning this race has been such an achievement for the entire team,” he told the crowd at a homecoming event in Newport, Rhode Island at a victory celebration during the summer.
“We went through the first half of the race not winning a leg and then… we won Leg 4 into our hometown of Newport. This was a turning point for us in the race and the momentum stayed with us right through to the final victory.”
There were other deserving winners on the evening, including The Magenta Project, which was recognised with the World Sailing 11th Hour Racing Sustainability Award.
The Magenta Project was born out of the Team SCA campaign in the 2014-15 edition of the Race and advocates for gender diversity across the sailing industry through mentoring, events and governance. Investment in The Magenta Project has proven long-term returns, growing diversity in the sport and evolving industry leaders that go on to support the next generation: a truly socially sustainable movement.
