Join us for the 2023 Charles and Marie Fish Lecture.

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The first American skipper to lead a U.S. team to victory and hoist the iconic trophy in The Ocean Race’s 50-year history, Charlie Enright and the 11th Hour Racing Team overcame many challenges over six months as they sailed seven legs, visited four continents, and covered 32,000 nautical miles racing around the world. The team not only built a high-performance ocean racing team with sustainability at the core of all operations, it engaged a broad audience and sailing fans worldwide on the climate crisis, ocean health and sustainability.

Join us for a fascinating look into Enright’s racing experience and first-hand observations on the health of our ocean planet. University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography scientists will also share their innovative global microplastics research conducted in collaboration with The Ocean Race.

Featuring Charlie Enright, skipper of 11th Hour Racing Team, winner of The Ocean Race in 2022-23.

Also featuring Victoria Fulfer, Ph.D. candidate at the University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO) and Martha McConnell, Ph.D., associate teaching professor at GSO.