News

News — 28 November 2023
Sustainability workshop for young sailors
With a steadfast commitment to raising awareness about ocean conservation, the Mirpuri Foundation hosted another sustainability workshop for young sailors at the Mirpuri Foundation Sailing Academy, at the Clube Naval...

News — 16 November 2023
Planting trees for environmental responsibility
To foster a more responsible and ecological planet the Mirpuri Foundation, as principal sustainability partner of Hi Fly, organized a joint social and environmental responsibility initiative to restore the native...
Expeditions

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 — 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...
Events

Events — 30 May 2023
Sustainability partner for the CanSat Júnior Açores
The Mirpuri Foundation was the sustainability partner for the CanSat Júnior Açores event, which took place on the island of Santa Maria, offering 150 reusable water bottles distributed to participants. CanSat...

Events — 1 June 2021
Sustainability Workshop in Moura
The Mirpuri Foundation’s mission to spread the word on the dangers of plastic to our oceans and human health, especially the poisonous nature of microplastics, has continued with a Sustainability...
Sailing Trophy

Sailing Trophy — 24 July 2023
The Good Bottle part of the Mirpuri Sailing Trophy 2023
The Mirpuri Foundation, in collaboration with Minho University, developed “The Good Bottle”, an innovative package material that is biodegradable and compostable, developed for the welfare of humanity. This pioneering material was...

Sailing Trophy — 15 July 2023
2023 Mirpuri Foundation/ICRI Ocean Award
Tamara Stuij, from the Netherlands, won the 2023 Mirpuri Foundation/ICRI Ocean Award. The 2023 Mirpuri Foundation Ocean Award, in partnership with the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI), was presented in Cascais...
MF
Racing Team

MF Racing Team — 18 July 2023
Line honours for the Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team
The Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team wins the perpetual trophy for a third time. One hundred and seventy-one boats across six classes competed in the 2023 Mirpuri Foundation Sailing Trophy held in...

MF Racing Team — 25 January 2023
A look back to The Ocean Race
A look back to The Ocean Race Leg One from Alicante to Cape Verde, one of the most challenging legs ever sailed on a VO65, where the Mirpuri Foundation supported...
VOR
2017-18

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 — 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...