''Vestas 11th Hour Racing'' was a

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class yacht team competing in the 2017–2018 Volvo Ocean Race. Is was named after 11th Hour Racing, a program of The Schmidt Family Foundation and its then title sponsors: a wind turbine manufacturer

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. After the

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pandemic disruption the team changed yacht class to

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and no longer had Vestas as a sponsor. It now competes in the

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11th Hour Racing ''Vestas 11th Hour Racing'' was a Volvo Ocean 65 class yacht team competing in the 2017–2018 Volvo Ocean Race. It was named after 11th Hour Racing, a program of The Schmidt Family Foundation and its then title sponsors: a wind turbine manufactu ...

. The team finished fifth in the 2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race and in the 2014–15 Volvo Ocean Race, when she was known as ''Team Alvimedica'' and skippered by Charlie Enright. Between the two races, ''Vestas 11th Hour Racing'' was extensively refitted along with the other Volvo Ocean 65's.

2017-2018 Volvo Ocean Race

* Charlie Enright (skipper) *Simon Fisher *Mark Towill (Team director) *

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*Nick Dana *Tom Johnson *Tony Mutter *Stacey Jackson *Hannah Diamond *Roberto Bermúdez de Castro Muñoz *

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2014-2015 Volvo Ocean Race

* Charlie Enright (skipper & team co-founder) * Mark Towill (team co-founder) *

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(Navigator) * Alberto Bolzan * Nick Dana * Ryan Houston * Dave Swete * Amory Ross (On-Board Reporter) * Sébastien Marsset /

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