Latest News on 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,...

VOR 2017-18 — 22 October 2018

One year of Volvo Ocean Race

One year ago started the Volvo Ocean Race 2017/18, the longest and toughest professional sporting event in the world. Mirpuri Foundation was the Founding Partner of the Turn the Tide on Plastic boat and...

VOR 2017-18 — 19 October 2018

Celebrating a year of innovation and positive change

One year ago the first of seven Ocean Summits with principal sustainability partner Mirpuri Foundation took place in Alicante, setting in motion a series of landmark events on the global...

VOR 2017-18 — 4 October 2018

Portuguese sailors honored at Cascais Naval Club

The Mirpuri Foundation and the Cascais Naval Club honored Portuguese sailors Bernardo Freitas and Frederico Melo for their roles in the Volvo Ocean Race’s 2017-2018 edition. Following the presentation of an...

VOR 2017-18 — 13 September 2018

Sustainability programme wins awards

The groundbreaking work to address the impacts plastic is having on our marine environment has been recognised with two awards. At the prestigious international Beyond Sport Awards, in New York, the...

VOR 2017-18 — 7 September 2018

Mirpuri Foundation’s “Turn the Tide on Plastic” Aircraft Circumnavigates the Globe

The Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18 has come to an end but Hi Fly’s Airbus A330, painted under the same livery as the Mirpuri Foundation “Turn the Tide on Plastic” boat,...

VOR 2017-18 — 30 August 2018

Global microplastic spread revealed

Following the completion of the race, the groundbreaking science element of the Sustainability Programme – with principal partner Mirpuri Foundation –  has mapped microplastic pollution. Only three of the 75 samples...

VOR 2017-18 — 7 August 2018

The Turn the Tide on Plastic Story: Seeing the bigger picture

With founding partner Mirpuri Foundation and a diverse, young crew, Turn the Tide on Plastic carried an important #cleanseas message around the world, led by the irrepressible Dee Caffari… When veteran...

VOR 2017-18 — 12 July 2018

Mirpuri Foundation commends TTTOP Team

Mirpuri Foundation commended the crew of Turn The Tide on Plastic, in an event that celebrated the end of the regatta, the longest and toughest sporting event in the world. Paulo...

VOR 2017-18 — 30 June 2018

Moving up in the overall place

Turn The Tide on Plastic, with founding partner Mirpuri Foundation, moved up to 6th overall place after the result of the In-port Race today in The Hague. Congratulations to a...

VOR 2017-18 — 29 June 2018

Ocean Summit in The Hague

Dr. Luíza Mirpuri, Medical advisor at the Mirpuri Foundation, was one of the key speakers invited to take part today in the panel discussion of the last Ocean Summit of...

VOR 2017-18 — 28 June 2018

Majority of the sea contains microplastics

The Science Programme developed by the Mirpuri Foundation, the Volvo Ocean Race and other key partners reveals that the vast majority of samples taken throughout the round-the-world competition contain microplastics. The...

VOR 2017-18 — 25 June 2018

Team crossed the finish line in The Hague

Turn the Tide on Plastic, with founding partner Mirpuri Foundation, crossed the finish line on the final leg of the 2017-18 Volvo Ocean Race in The Hague, with President Paulo Mirpuri...

VOR 2017-18 — 22 June 2018

The man behind Turn the Tide on Plastic Team

Paulo Mirpuri is the founding partner of the Turn the Tide on Plastic team of the Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18 edition. With a Portuguese flag and two Portuguese sailors onboard,...

VOR 2017-18 — 22 June 2018

Paulo Mirpuri on board Turn The Tide on Plastic

«I sail since I was 14 years old and I´m coming with an attitude to see, to observe and to learn from these great professionals. Sailing the Volvo Ocean Race...

VOR 2017-18 — 18 June 2018

TTTOP Wins Water Without Plastic Legacy Award

Turn the Tide on Plastic was recognized with the Bluewater 2018 “Water Without Plastic Legacy Award”. The winning proposal comprised the donation of a Bluewater water station to the School...

VOR 2017-18 — 17 June 2018

Gothenburg In-Port race

Gothenburg In-Port race, with team Turn the Tide on Plastic with the team putting on a great performance!  Watch the recap here: Photo credit: Beau Outteridge ...

VOR 2017-18 — 17 June 2018

Raising Awareness at Gothenburg Ocean Summit

Dr.Ivone Mirpuri, Medical Advisor for the Mirpuri Foundation, was one of the key speakers at the Ocean Summit during the Volvo Ocean Race stopover in Gothenburg. She was part of the panel gathered...

VOR 2017-18 — 15 June 2018

Leg 10 completed with arrival in Gothenburg

Turn the Tide on Plastic, with founding partner Mirpuri Foundation and portuguese sailor Frederico Melo onboard had a strong leg, battling with the leading group from start to finish. In...

VOR 2017-18 — 10 June 2018

Turn the Tide on Plastic starts Leg 10 to Gothenburg

The Turn the Tide on Plastic boat, with Mirpuri Foundation as founding partner, started Leg 10 as a high-pressure system brought bright sunny skies and warm weather but very little breeze...

VOR 2017-18 — 4 June 2018

'We can change the path we are taking'

Mirpuri Foundation’s Paulo Mirpuri discusses the state of the plastic problem in 2018 – and how the Volvo Ocean Race family is working to tackle it The Volvo Ocean Race works...

VOR 2017-18 — 29 May 2018

Britain’s Dee Caffari leads Turn the Tide on Plastic into Cardiff

British sailing hero Dee Caffari (MBE), the skipper of Turn the Tide on Plastic, with founding partner Mirpuri Foundation, led her team to a finish in Leg 9 of the Volvo...

VOR 2017-18 — 24 May 2018

Turn the Tide on Plastic on the way to Cardiff

The team with founding partner Mirpuri Foundation and portuguese sailor Bernardo Freitas onboard is halfway between Newport, US and Cardiff, Wales, during leg 9 of the iconic Volvo Ocean Race. News...

VOR 2017-18 — 19 May 2018

Plastic progress made at Newport Ocean Summit

Mirpuri Foundation, as principal sustainability partner of the Volvo Ocean Race, was present at the at the Ocean Summit, which explores the issues and solutions to the plastic crisis, at...

VOR 2017-18 — 14 May 2018

Highest microplastics levels found so far in South China Sea

With principal sustainability partner Mirpuri Foundation, the Volvo Ocean Race Science Programme finds highest levels in South China Sea during Leg 6 from Hong Kong to Auckland. The preliminary results found...

VOR 2017-18 — 8 May 2018

Arrival in Newport

After an intense leg 8 from Itajaí, Brazil, to Newport, Rhode Island, Turn the Tide on Plastic – with founding partner Mirpuri Foundation – just docked in, after 15 days of...

VOR 2017-18 — 27 April 2018

Leading the fleet

The portuguese flagged boat with founding partner Mirpuri Foundation and portuguese sailor Frederico Melo onboard is on the lead in Leg 8 of the Volvo Ocean Race. Dee Caffari’s crew set themselves...

VOR 2017-18 — 23 April 2018

Turn the Tide on Plastic out of Itajaí to Newport

Large crowds were on hand to see the Volvo Ocean Race fleet off on Leg 8 from Itajaí, Brazil to Newport, Rhode Island. Turn the Tide on Plastic, with founding partner...

VOR 2017-18 — 19 April 2018

The future of the Oceans

The Mirpuri Foundation continues the fight to reduce ocean pollution and took part in the technical-scientific seminar entitled “The Future of Oceans: Combating Ocean Pollution” underway in Itajaí, Brazil during the...

VOR 2017-18 — 9 April 2018

Raising Awareness

Mirpuri Foundation has been working with the aim of raising awareness towards the serious issues threatening our oceans, such as plastic pollution. See the Video: ...

VOR 2017-18 — 7 April 2018

Turn the Tide on Plastic fourth into Brazil

Dee Caffari’s Turn the Tide on Plastic, with founding partner Mirpuri Foundation, ghosted across the finish line for Leg 7 at Itajaí, Brazil in light winds taking fourth place, collecting...

VOR 2017-18 — 30 March 2018

Rounding the notorious Cape Horn

Turn the Tide on Plastic boat, with founding partner Mirpuri Foundation, have just crossed the notorious Cape Horn, exiting the cold Southern Ocean and entering the Atlantic Ocean into warmer conditions. Portuguese sailor...

VOR 2017-18 — 29 March 2018

Higher concentrations of microplastics found nearer major cities

Latest Volvo Ocean Race groundbreaking Science Programme results discover greatest levels of plastic particles near Melbourne and Hong Kong. The scientific research, using data collected by Race team ‘Turn the Tide...

VOR 2017-18 — 26 March 2018

Extreme Conditions for our TTTOP team

Mirpuri Foundation Turn The Tide on Plastic team is sailing hard and furious in the Southern Ocean. A must read text from the onboard reporter Sam Greenfield: OBR Blog・Dee’s Tea  0621 UTC –...

VOR 2017-18 — 24 March 2018

Mirpuri Foundation Boat leading the fleet in the Southern Ocean

One team blazing along this weekend is Turn the Tide on Plastic. With Southern Ocean veterans like skipper Dee Caffari and navigator Brian Thompson leading the way, the team has...

VOR 2017-18 — 22 March 2018

Turn the Tide on Plastic deployed the drifter buoy

Mirpuri Foundation boat broken the seal on the drifter buoy and portuguese sailor Frederico Melo deployed it. The drifter buoy is a important tech to help scientists at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) collect data...

VOR 2017-18 — 18 March 2018

Mirpuri Foundation boat starts leg 7 to Itajaí

The Turn the Tide on Plastic boat left Auckland for Itajaí, Brazil on Sunday following a spectacular start to Leg 7 from the City of Sails. It was a spectacular start...

VOR 2017-18 — 7 March 2018

Mirpuri Foundation’s Team helps wildlife conservation

Making the best of their time during the Volvo Ocean Race’s stopover in New Zealand, the young crew of the Mirpuri’s Foundation Turn The Tide On Plastic boat assisted with...

VOR 2017-18 — 7 March 2018

Mirpuri Foundation boat helps ocean scientists

As the Volvo Ocean Race six boats approached 3°N of the Equator on Leg 6, they all launched drifter buoys into the Ocean to capture a range of data that...

VOR 2017-18 — 2 March 2018

Different crews, same life at the extreme

On the water or up in the sky, when it comes to being prepared and living life at the extreme, Hi Fly and Turn The Tide on Plastic are all part...

VOR 2017-18 — 28 February 2018

Leg 6 completed with arrival in New Zealand

Mirpuri Foundation Turn the Tide on Plastic team has arrived in Auckland, racing 6,344 miles from Hong Kong in 20 days, 9 hours, 45 minutes and 08 seconds. It was an...

VOR 2017-18 — 21 February 2018

Mirpuri Foundation boat leads the fleet

TTTOP is new leader on Leg 6 as the boat steps forward in the Doldrums “We wake to more good news today,” Skipper Dee Caffari wrote. “Our nighttime light wind sailing seems to be...

VOR 2017-18 — 20 February 2018

Liz Wardley walks us through the data collecting instrument onboard

  Meet Liz Wardley – sailor and scientist at the Volvo Ocean Race Liz Wardley is the Boat Captain of the Mirpuri Foundation Turn the Tide on Plastic team in the Volvo...

VOR 2017-18 — 7 February 2018

Heading to New Zealand

Volvo Ocean Race fleet leaves Hong Kong for a 6,100-mile race to Auckland, New Zealand, with portuguese sailor Bernardo Freitas. With a Tropical Cyclone forecast to produce heavy sea conditions, race...

VOR 2017-18 — 6 February 2018

Spectacular images of Mirpuri Foundation boat in action

Gallery of Volvo Ocean Race “Turn the Tide on Plastic” Boat, supported by the Mirpuri Foundation. Extreme images of an extreme competition.   Photo credits: Ainhoa Sanchez, Pedro Martinez, Brian Carlin, Jen Edney,...

VOR 2017-18 — 2 February 2018

Guangzhou welcomes the Mirpuri Foundation boat

The Volvo Ocean Race fleet was treated to a warm welcome in Guangzhou, China, on Thursday afternoon, after arriving 70 miles up the Pearl River Delta from Hong Kong. After proceeding...

VOR 2017-18 — 28 January 2018

Mirpuri Foundation joins the team in Hong Kong

As the Founding Partner of the Turn the Tide on Plastic boat in the Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18 edition, the Mirpuri Foundation is in Hong Kong with the team before...

VOR 2017-18 — 24 January 2018

Plastic pollution... in their own words

Turn the Tide on Plastic’s Portuguese pair Bernardo Freitas and Frederico Melo on ocean pollution and the future of sailing in their home country. Photo Credit: Ugo Fonolla ...

VOR 2017-18 — 22 January 2018

Hong Kong Ocean Summit

Mirpuri Foundation was present in the Volvo Ocean Race sustainability event Hong Kong Ocean Summit. Key speaker Dr. Ivone Mirpuri presented the the Harmful effects of plastic on Human Health to...

VOR 2017-18 — 20 January 2018

Mirpuri Foundation boat in Hong Kong

Dee Caffari’s team docked into the Hong Kong Race Village at Kai Tak Park Runway at 04:54 UTC on saturday morning, after 18 days 01 hour and 39 minutes of racing on...

VOR 2017-18 — 11 January 2018

Turn The Tide on Plastic around the World

The “Turn the Tide on Plastic” branded aircraft is currently operating worldwide carrying with it a message of sustainability and protection of the oceans, a message simultaneously carried by the...

VOR 2017-18 — 9 January 2018

Mirpuri Foundation boat is leading the fleet

Turn the Tide on Plastic is standing in the number 1 position of the ranking of the leg 4 of the Volvo Ocean Race, from Melbourne to Hong Kong. The top six boats...

VOR 2017-18 — 5 January 2018

Two Portuguese onboard Leg 4 of Volvo Ocean Race

  Due to the Mirpuri Foundation’s involvement as Founding Partner of the Turn the Tide on Plastic team, two Portuguese are sailing together on the same boat, for the very first...

VOR 2017-18 — 2 January 2018

Mirpuri Foundation Boat starts Leg 4 to Hong Kong

Turn the Tide on Plastic, led by Dee Caffari and for the first time with two portuguese sailors onboard, Bernardo Freitas and Frederico Melo, started a a 6,000 nautical mile...

VOR 2017-18 — 26 December 2017

Arrival in Melbourne

After 6500 miles of extreme racing Mirpuri Foundation Turn The Tide on Plastic boat arrives in Melbourne, Australia. See the video of Dee Caffari and her team crossing the leg...

VOR 2017-18 — 23 December 2017

A Christmas call to Turn the Tide on Plastic

Watch as the Mirpuri Foundation shows their support and wishes the Volvo Ocean Race team “Turn the Tide on Plastic” a Merry Christmas as they brave the Southern Ocean. Photo credit:...

VOR 2017-18 — 16 December 2017

Spreading the message all over the world

The “Turn the Tide on Plastic” branded aircraft is currently operating worldwide aiming to reinforce the message of sustainability and protection of the seas carried by the Volvo Ocean Race...

VOR 2017-18 — 15 December 2017

Strong winds for Mirpuri Foundation boat in the Southern Ocean

The Volvo Ocean Race teams were feeling the full strength of the Southern Ocean as they were pummelled by winds gusting as high as 50 knots and surfing down mountainous...

VOR 2017-18 — 11 December 2017

Mirpuri Foundation boat flying out of Cape Town

  Dee Caffari and Dee Caffari, Skipper of the Mirpuri Foundation “Turn the Tide on Plastic” boat, leads 70% of her crew into the Southern Ocean for the first time. Frederico Melo, one of the...

VOR 2017-18 — 8 December 2017

Cape Town In-Port Race in 180 seconds

Conditions were spectacular on the waters off Cape Town, with wind near 20 knots, under bright, sunny skies. Boat handling was at a premium in the fresh conditions and on...

VOR 2017-18 — 8 December 2017

Leg 2 in 200 seconds

Leg 2 in 200 seconds Two days before the start of leg 3, watch the recap of leg 2 in 200 seconds ...

VOR 2017-18 — 8 December 2017

The harmful effects of plastic on Human health

The harmful effects of plastic on human health were presented by Dr. Ivone Mirpuri during the first morning of the two-day Volvo Ocean Race Ocean Summit, held in the event’s...

VOR 2017-18 — 5 December 2017

Mirpuri Foundation in the next Ocean Summit in Cape Town

  Dr. Ivone Mirpuri, Medical Doctor and Adviser for the Foundation, will present the Harmful Effects of Plastic on Human Health – a deeper insight to our health and how it...

VOR 2017-18 — 29 November 2017

Saving water and cutting plastic in Cape Town

Mirpuri Foundation, as the Volvo Ocean Race Sustainability Principal partner, is pleased to share that around half a million single-use plastic bottles will be avoided during the Cape Town stopover,...

VOR 2017-18 — 26 November 2017

Arrival in Cape Town

The Mirpuri Foundation “Turn The Tide on Plastic” boat has completed the 7,000 nautical mile race from Lisbon to Cape Town. The crew will now take some well-deserved rest, before the...

VOR 2017-18 — 23 November 2017

Looking back at the Lisbon Stopover

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VOR 2017-18 — 21 November 2017

Temperatures falling as race heats up

“Cold, wet, and no escape…” An apt description of conditions in the South Atlantic as the competition heats up, even as temperatures plummet… The second leg of the Volvo Ocean Race...

VOR 2017-18 — 13 November 2017

Mirpuri Foundation boat in the Southern Hemisphere

The Mirpuri Foundation boat “Turn the Tide on Plastic” is now in the Southern Hemisphere, after crossing the Equator, the latest milestone in the drag race to Cape Town. With the...

VOR 2017-18 — 10 November 2017

Interview with Paulo Mirpuri

Interview with Paulo Mirpuri, Mirpuri Foundation’s President, the Founding Partner to the Volvo Ocean Race “Turn the Tide on Plastic” Team. ...

VOR 2017-18 — 5 November 2017

Mirpuri Foundation boat starts Leg 2 from Lisbon to Cape Town

    The Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18 shifted into a new phase this Sunday with the start of Leg 2, a 7,000 nautical mile, three-week, marathon leg to Cape Town, South Africa. Leg 2...

VOR 2017-18 — 4 November 2017

Watch the Mirpuri Foundation In-Port Race in 150 seconds

Seven boats, four short laps and some incredible racing conditions     Full Replay of the Mirpuri Foundation In-Port Race:     Photo by Ainhoa Sanchez/Volvo Ocean Race.       ...

VOR 2017-18 — 3 November 2017

Volvo Ocean Race Awards Night honored Portuguese sailors and the Mirpuri Foundation

Volvo Ocean Race Awards Night honored sailors and the Mirpuri Foundation participation As part of the Lisbon stopover program and the end of Leg 1 from Alicante, Volvo Ocean Race hosted...

VOR 2017-18 — 2 November 2017

Mirpuri Foundation In-Port Race Lisbon

The second in-port race of the Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18 will be held in Lisbon on Friday afternoon. Seven teams will take the start of the Mirpuri Foundation In-Port Race...

VOR 2017-18 — 2 November 2017

Mirpuri Foundation Team Base now open in Lisbon

Mirpuri Foundation Team Base in now open at the Volvo Ocean Race Village, at Doca de Pedrouços, Lisbon. The boats arrived in the Portuguese city at the end of Leg 1...

VOR 2017-18 — 28 October 2017

Mirpuri Foundation Team arrives in Lisbon

Mirpuri Foundation boat “Turn the Tide on Plastic” arrived in Lisbon, crossing the finish line in the River Tagus to complete the 1,650 nautical mile leg in light winds on...

VOR 2017-18 — 27 October 2017

Mirpuri Foundation boat on the way to Lisbon

For the Mirpuri Foundation boat  “Turn the Tide on Plastic”, estimated time of arrival in Lisbon is tomorrow, the 28th, around 10 p.m, at Doca de Pedrouços, Volvo Ocean Race Village. They’re...

VOR 2017-18 — 25 October 2017

Paulo Mirpuri - Leg Jumper at the start of the Volvo Ocean Race

Paulo Mirpuri, President of Mirpuri Foundation, Lisa Svensson from United Nations Environment and Fiona Morgan from Sky Ocean Rescue were the Leg Jumpers of the Leg 1 start of  the Volvo Ocean Race...

VOR 2017-18 — 23 October 2017

Intensity and action as the Volvo Ocean Race fleet takes the Leg 1 start

Conditions couldn’t have been better for the start in Alicante, Spain on Sunday afternoon. Mirpuri Foundation “Turn the Tide on Plastic” boat is one of seven of the best sailing...

VOR 2017-18 — 20 October 2017

New Turn the Tide on Plastic aircraft

Mirpuri Foundation amplified the message of its Volvo Ocean Race “Turn the Tide on plastic” boat, by painting an Hi Fly Airbus A330 in the same livery. The aircraft will...

VOR 2017-18 — 18 October 2017

Paulo Mirpuri: Key speaker at Alicante's Ocean Summit

Alicante hosts today the first ever Ocean Summit in the Volvo Ocean Race Village. The event, which will bring together sport, business, local government and science, will provide a platform...

VOR 2017-18 — 15 October 2017

Mirpuri Foundation Boat in the center of Alicante

Mirpuri Foundation boat is now sitting on the main roundabout in Alicante, Spain, and matching the actual boat participating in the race’s 2017-18 edition. This action represents the presence of Volvo...

VOR 2017-18 — 10 October 2017

Mirpuri Foundation team starts the Prologue Leg

Skipper Dee Caffari is now leading the Mirpuri Foundation “Turn the tide on Plastic” team in the Prologue Leg, a non-scoring race to the host city and start port of...

VOR 2017-18 — 6 October 2017

Minister of Economy baptizes Mirpuri Foundation boat

The Minister of Economy, Manuel Caldeira Cabral, baptized today Turn the Tide on Plastic, which has the support of the Mirpuri Foundation, a boat that will carry the Portuguese flag...

VOR 2017-18 — 30 September 2017

Mirpuri Foundation present at landmark sustainability workshop

Paulo Mirpuri joined over 100 sailors, shore crew, stakeholders and industry leaders that came together in Lisbon to learn more about ocean health and share ideas on how to tackle...

VOR 2017-18 — 29 September 2017

Meet Mirpuri Foundation Team

Dee Caffari has assembled a young, mixed and talented squad to make an impact on and off the water in 2017-18 British sailing legend Dee Caffari returns to the Volvo Ocean...

VOR 2017-18 — 19 September 2017

Race winner Martin Strömberg joins Turn the Tide on Plastic

Sweden’s Martin Strömberg, a three-time race veteran and winner from the 2011-12 edition, is joining Mirpuri Foundation team for the Volvo Ocean Race. Strömberg, who will be a watch captain, helmsman and...

VOR 2017-18 — 11 September 2017

The perfect ten for Turn the Tide on Plastic

Dee Caffari adds Irish Olympic silver medallist Annalise Murphy and New Zealand’s Bianca Cook to take her squad to 10 Mirpuri Foundation “Turn the Tide on Plastic” boat have announced two...

VOR 2017-18 — 6 September 2017

Corporate Sailing

As the “Turn the Tide on Plastic” Team continues training for the upcoming Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18 edition, the Mirpuri Foundation´s President Paulo Mirpuri joined the crew for a morning of...

VOR 2017-18 — 31 August 2017

Two Portuguese Sailors on the team

Dee Caffari, skipper of the Mirpuri Foundation “Turn the Tide on Plastic” boat and Paulo Mirpuri announced today two Portuguese and two Brits and sailors for 2017-18.  Turn the Tide on...

VOR 2017-18 — 26 August 2017

Two under 30 crew confirmed for Turn the Tide on Plastic

Dee Caffari, skipper of the Mirpuri Foundation “Turn the Tide on Plastic” team has announced her third and fourth additions for 2017-18 Keeping her promise of building a 50/50 mixed youth...

VOR 2017-18 — 24 August 2017

The Mayor of Cascais visits the “Turn the Tide on Plastic” Boat 

The Mayor of Cascais, Carlos Carreiras, the Volvo Ocean Race CEO Mark Turner and the Mirpuri Foundation’s President Paulo Mirpuri proudly visited the “Turn the Tide on Plastic” crew, taking...

VOR 2017-18 — 17 August 2017

Mirpuri Foundation welcomes the team in Cascais

Mirpuri Foundation welcomed today it’s boat for the first time in Cascais, Portugal, after finishing Leg Zero. The team arrived early in the morning following a series of four competitions that marked...

VOR 2017-18 — 2 August 2017

Liz Wardley joins Turn the Tide on Plastic

Dee Caffari, Mirpuri Foundation’s “Turn the Tide on Plastic” boat skipper, has named the first crew member for the 2017-18 edition by signing up two-time Volvo Ocean Race veteran Liz...

VOR 2017-18 — 30 July 2017

A Plastic Ocean

Mirpuri Foundation’s participation in the 2017-18 Volvo Ocean Race is a big step forward raising awareness of the ocean pollution dangers revealed in the “A Plastic Ocean” documentary. The Foundation’s “Turn...

VOR 2017-18 — 24 July 2017

Paulo Mirpuri visits the VOR Lisbon Boatyard

Mirpuri Foundation is the main sponsor of “Turn the Tide on Plastic” team for the 2017-18 Volvo Ocean Race edition, and Paulo Mirpuri, its president and founder, visited the Lisbon...

VOR 2017-18 — 23 June 2017

'We must act now'

Mirpuri Foundation is determined to make a real impact on the growing issue of ocean plastic pollution. A non-profit organisation set up by Portuguese businessman and philanthropist Paulo Mirpuri, the Foundation...

VOR 2017-18 — 22 June 2017

'I'm delighted to be back!'- Interview with Dee Caffari

‘I’m delighted to be back!’ Dee Caffari returns to the race in 2017-18 – and she’s aiming to make a global impact with Turn the Tide on Plastic She holds the record...

VOR 2017-18 — 21 June 2017

Turn the Tide on Plastic - The Team

Britain’s Dee Caffari will lead ‘Turn the Tide on Plastic’ – a mixed, youth focused team with a strong sustainability message in the Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18. Her campaign, already...

VOR 2017-18 — 21 June 2017

Stakeholder Conference

Paulo Mirpuri, Founder of Mirpuri Foundation and Dee Caffari, Skipper of the “Turn the tide on Plastic” team for the upcoming 2017/2018 edition of Volvo Ocean Race. Highlights of Paulo Mirpuri speech at...

VOR 2017-18 — 21 June 2017

Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18

Mirpuri Foundation is the sixth confirmed team for the upcoming 2017/2018 edition of Volvo Ocean Race, that will spread a strong environmental message : “Turn the Tide on Plastic”. The...
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