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News — 5 January 2021

Protect Wildlife campaign

The Mirpuri Foundation supports Hi Fly’s new environmental campaign, as the airline principal sustainability partner and as part of the foundation’s Wildlife Conservation Program, determined to protect and preserve Nature. Hi...

News — 17 December 2020

Save The Coral Reefs Tribute

Hi Fly said farewell to the A380 9H-MIP and in a very special way. The airline drew a heart in the sky as a final tribute to the Mirpuri Foundation...

News — 9 December 2020

The Portuguese Plastics Pact

As part of the organization’s goal to tackle plastic pollution, the Mirpuri Foundation is pleased to announce that it is now a Member of the Portuguese Plastics Pact. The Portuguese Plastics...

News — 4 December 2020

Webinar on Plastics and Human Health

The Mirpuri Foundation joined a webinar focused on the harmful effects of plastic on human health. The online event organized by CTT, Portuguese Postal Services, aimed to raise awareness and educate...


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 — 6 November 2020

Designing the Mirpuri Foundation Sailing Trophy

The advent of a new international racing event deserves the creation of a very special trophy. The Mirpuri Foundation is working Leitão & Irmão to create the perpetual trophy for the...

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...

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Racing Team

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MF Racing Team — 14 November 2020

24 Hours Offshore

Yoann Richomme, Skipper of the Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team, decided it was time to hit the open ocean for some offshore training recently to see how the crew performs when...

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...

VOR
2017-18

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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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