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News — 28 October 2020

Supporting requalification of National Monument

Today, works to clean, conserve and requalify the principal façade of the São Carlos National Theater officially commence. The intervention has been driven by the Mirpuri Foundation, OPART partner. In 2018,...

News — 20 October 2020

Joining forces with the European Space Agency

The Mirpuri Foundation is glad to announce its partnership with the European Space Agency (ESA). The cooperation aims to leverage space applications for advancing development addressing capacity building and education,...

News — 15 October 2020

Mirpuri Foundation partners with Scholas Occurrentes

The Mirpuri Foundation is pleased to announce new partnership with Scholas Occurrentes, as both non-profit organizations share common principles to create a better world for future generations. Scholas is an international...

News — 12 October 2020

Mirpuri Foundation joins UN High-Level Event

The Mirpuri Foundation joined the UN “Biodiversity: The Ocean’s Role” event. On the margins of the 2020 Biodiversity Summit, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Ocean, Peter Thomson, in coordination...


Expeditions

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Expeditions — 17 April 2020

Cape Verde Science Expedition

A must-see documentary, portraying the scientific breakthroughs and the richness of marine life of the Sal Island. In the summer of 2019 the Mirpuri Foundation embarked on a Science Expedition in...

Expeditions — 24 August 2019

South Pole talk at famous Gstaad Yacht Club

Mirpuri Foundation President and Founder Paulo Mirpuri gave a presentation to the famous Gstaad Yacht Club in Switzerland, speaking on his recent journey to the South Pole. Paulo Mirpuri, who has...

Expeditions — 8 August 2019

New species discovered on Expedition

The Mirpuri Foundation is organizing a scientific expedition that embarked on a study of the biodiversity in the seas around Cape Verde and that has already identified new genus and species. The aim...

Expeditions — 4 July 2019

The Explorers Club Summit

Mirpuri Foundation President, Paulo Mirpuri, attended the Global Exploration Summit in Lisbon. Established in 1904, the Club, based in New York, brings together some of the world’s best minds, with...


Events

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Events — 23 October 2020

Surfing for Sustainability

The Mirpuri Foundation organized a surf class for Hi Fly’s staff, as airline’s principal sustainability partner. The sun was up and promised to deliver a perfect day for surfing at Sintra’s...

Events — 21 August 2020

Sustainability Workshop to young sailors 

The Mirpuri Foundation hosted an interactive workshop on ocean sustainability with young sailors from the organization’s sailing academy at Clube Naval de Cascais.  The Summer Course program, educational as well as...

Events — 5 June 2020

A Sustainable and Health-controlled Event

Today, June 5th, to mark World Environment Day, we organized the Webinar “Mirpuri Foundation Sailing Trophy – A Sustainable and Health-controlled Event”. Key speakers were Paulo Mirpuri, President of the...

Events — 12 January 2020

Building Cultural Ties

Mirpuri Foundation builds cultural ties and offers musical opportunity with New Year concert As 2020 got underway the Mirpuri Foundation has given musicians its support, with its sponsorship of the New...


Sailing Trophy

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Sailing Trophy — 16 July 2020

Inspiring young sailors to be the best

After the Mirpuri Foundation Sailing Trophy, young sailors from the Mirpuri Foundation Sailing Academy, at Clube Naval de Cascais, went onboard the winning boat, the Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team VO65...

Sailing Trophy — 4 July 2020

A look back at the Sailing Trophy

The inaugural Mirpuri Foundation Sailing Trophy took place last weekend with over 50 boats on the start line and some of the biggest names in offshore sailing taking part. Organised in...

Sailing Trophy — 28 June 2020

Racing for the Planet victorious in Sailing Trophy

The inaugural Mirpuri Foundation Sailing Trophy has come to a close, with The Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team’s ‘Racing for the Planet’ crew taking line honours in both legs this weekend. The...

Sailing Trophy — 27 June 2020

Mirpuri Foundation Sailing Trophy Gets Underway

Star sailors and over 50 boats depart Cascais as Mirpuri Foundation Sailing Trophy begins The Mirpuri Foundation Sailing Trophy has begun in light wind conditions, as competitors across three classes race...

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MF Racing Team — 29 October 2020

Offshore Sailing Training Session

Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team Offshore Sailing Training Session ...

MF Racing Team — 14 October 2020

Entangled in an abandoned fishing net

While sailing to the race course in “Cascais Vela 2020” regatta, Racing for the Planet became entangled in an abandoned fishing net. Dumped fishing gear is one of the biggest plastic...

MF Racing Team — 8 October 2020

Winners of Cascais Vela 2020

The Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team won the Trophy for Line Honours 1st in Cascais Vela 2020. It’s been an excellent long weekend of racing in the Cascais Vela organised by the...

MF Racing Team — 30 September 2020

Racing for the Planet confirms entry in Cascais Vela

The Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team has announced the official entry of its VO65 ‘Racing for the Planet’ boat in this weekend’s Cascais Vela, one of the most important Regattas in...

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VOR 2017-18 — 26 April 2019

Winners of BT Sport Industry Awards

The Ocean Race has won two BT Sport Industry Awards, earning recognition amongst some of the world’s biggest sporting brands and organisations by scooping the Cutting Edge Sport Award and...

VOR 2017-18 — 10 December 2018

Global leader in sport and sustainability

The sustainability programme of Volvo Ocean Race with Principal Partner Mirpuri Foundation, created to find solutions to the impacts plastic is having on our seas, came out on top in...

VOR 2017-18 — 22 November 2018

Race data revealed at expert conference

Unique information on the global concentration of microplastics pollution in our oceans has been presented at an international science conference in Lanzarote. The information was collected from seawater samples taken during...

VOR 2017-18 — 28 October 2018

Tribute to Portuguese Sailors

Portuguese sailors António Fontes, Bernardo Freitas and Frederico Melo have been honoured by Portuguese President Rebelo de Sousa after they took part in the world’s longest and toughest sailing event,...
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