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“The oceans are actually the
planet’s air conditioning.”
Boris Herrmann, high-level skipper

“My Ocean Challenge”

The educational programme created by
Team Malizia with the support of UNESCO,
was then presented to the children who
discovered a world focused on solutions
Nautical knots and actions to be implemented on a daily
and scientific data basis to help - at their own level - protect
the ocean.

The Vendée Globe sports challenge was The event ended with pictures of the new
indeed coupled with a high-precision monohull that the team is currently building
scientific adventure created in partnership with the support of the Principality. A more
with internationally renowned research ins- curved hull, for a 60-foot boat, more flexible
titutes: thanks to the onboard laboratory, when crossing the waves, particularly in the
the Oceanobox, invaluable ocean data was difficult waters of the South, which will op-
collected, including CO concentrations in timise the average speed. A new slogan:
2
the inaccessible Southern seas. “These “A race we must win”. And this “race that
measurements can only be taken with a we must win” is first and foremost the race
boat”, says the skipper, who would like to against global warming. “Stay curious!” ur-
document the impact of climate change on ges the sportsman. Was the world not dis-
his favourite environment, the ocean. covered thanks to sailing?

IN
FIGURES

■ 5 place in the Vendée Globe 2021 ranking
th
■ 80d 14h 59m 45s

© JeanMarie LIOT