Carbon Challenge aims for starting line

A syndicate with environmental issues at the heart of their campaign has emerged as a potential eighth entry for the 2008-09 race.

Known as Carbon Challenge, the objective of the campaign is to raise awareness of the harmful effects of global warming as the team travels the globe by significantly reducing their carbon footprint.

(…) Sailing matters will be in the hands of the former Mascalzone Latino America’s Cup project manager Tom Weaver.

“We will have already saved an incredible amount of energy compared to a team that builds a new boat. In theory at least, we don’t have to sacrifice a lot of performance versus the other teams as my research indicates that we can be reasonably competitive, investing our personal energy in making the boat fast. (…)

“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.”

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