Carbon Challenge are aiming to be the final confirmed entrant in the world's most watched ocean Race. Once we receive the necessary support to achieve this, it will allow us to use our high profile throughout the race's 37,000 nautical mile course and 9 month duration to highlight the global warming emergency.
Our challenge is to be a competitive force in the race while, in our complete activities as a sailing campaign, emitting a carbon footprint which is 20% below that of a typical Volvo Ocean Race team.
Our residual carbon footprint will be offset using Gold Standard carbon offsets, so making Carbon Challenge carbon neutral throughout its campaign, just as the rest of Carbon Challenge's operating units will remain carbon neutral throughout their lifetimes.
Using a pre-campaigned boat our crew will have a harder job keeping up with the rest of the field. But that is part of the challenge - to outperform expectations by being carbon conscious rather than in spite of being carbon conscious.
