The world's longest and most challenging professional sports event, The Ocean Race, is leading a scientific mission in the Antarctic, where crucial data on the health of the ocean at the planet's extremes is being collected. In this remote region where information is extremely scarce, The Ocean Race stands as not only the world's toughest team sailing challenge but also the only team sport globally that mandates all participants to engage in the collection of vital ocean data. It is the sole sporting event with a scientific program extending beyond the competitions themselves, as seen in the recent utilization of scientific equipment by The Ocean Race team in the Transat Jacques Vabre and expeditions like the journey to Antarctica.

Danish Finance Minister Nicolai Wammen has called on Governments around the world to follow his country’s lead in pushing to implement legislation to protect the ocean.

The United Nations secretary general António Guterres, speaking at The Ocean Race Summits Mindelo, Cabo Verde, has emphasised the need to safeguard the oceans against the myriad challenges they face.