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Boris Herrmann

We compete on the highest level in the toughest races, inspire action & create awareness and highlight solutions to the climate crisis.

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Mindelo, São Vicente / Cabo Verde, 24 January 2023 - 

Team Malizia is off to a good start. The team embarked on 

 with two goals: to perform at their best on the water and to spread their 

mission on land. Now, after finishing the first leg in Mindelo, Cabo Verde, in third position, 

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres

 and exchange with him about the UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). The symbol of which the team has emblazoned on the sails of their 

to draw particular attention to SDG 13 - Climate Action.

 arranged by The Ocean Race. Speaking to over 300 high-level attendees gathered at the 

, a joint facility of GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (Germany) and the IMar - Instituto do Mar, Guterres stated: “Ending the ocean emergency is a race we must win”, 

 the message Team Malizia carries around the world.

 to New York in order that she could travel emission-free from Europe to New York for the United Nations Climate Action Summit. Antonio Guterres tweeted about her arrival which was met with huge support. This tweet became his most liked tweet of all time and Greta’s arrival and the message she carried around Climate Action had a huge impact in raising awareness and action around the world. 

At the Ocean Summit held yesterday, Boris Herrmann handed over The Ocean Race’s 

Ulisses Correia e Silva, Prime Minister of Cabo Verde, Richard Brisius, Chairman of The Ocean Race, and Antonio Guterres

. The Baton, which Team Malizia sailed aboard their race yacht from Alicante to Mindelo, symbolically links environmental conferences around the world as it passes through the hands of leaders, innovators and ocean advocates, giving the ocean a voice on the critical issues the planet is facing. 

Boris Herrmann on a panel of The Ocean Race Summit on 23 January 2023

Herrmann told them: “During Leg 1, we first had to fight against the storm upwind before sailing downwind and enjoying the Ocean. In the first part, we were seasick, we were struggling, it was hard, sails ripped and broke… I think this is the state we are in regarding the fight for ocean preservation and against climate change. 

We need to change our sails and our course

, and I would like to kindly urge you, all leaders, to spread the message, that we take on this racing attitude that we as sailors have out there to perform, and that is demanding everything from us. It’s an existential experience and very tough but let’s all do what we need to do in this fight against climate change.” The German skipper later participated in a panel discussion with other athletes, such as 

Capeverdean kitesurfing world champion Mito Monteiro

, highlighting how sport can be used to inspire ambitious climate action.

 of Mindelo to the race village to discover the adventure of sailing on 

, to learn about the important role of the Ocean in climate change, and to 

write a wish for the children of the next stopover

 in a book that sails onboard throughout the entire race.

 master programme on climate change and marine sciences in cooperation with GEOMAR. The students originating 

, a mini-laboratory continuously measuring Ocean CO2 levels, and the 

 which they signed and the team will deploy during Leg 2. Their signatures have been added to that of the Alicante school the team meet a few weeks before and will carry their 

 through the ocean for the next four years.

Local school children during Team Malizia's My Ocean Challenge event in Mindelo

Watch the video below about Team Malizia's sustainability acitivities in Mindelo:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bF5kRYR8VZQ&feature=youtu.be

More information about our education program: 

https://www.team-malizia.com/category/education

https://www.team-malizia.com/category/science