Congratulations to the winners of The Honours, which recognise the world’s most inspirational people in superyachting. The first three recipients of a coveted Bowsprit award were celebrated at the inaugural Honours event in Monaco. O cean conservation.
Congratulations to the winners of The Honours, which recognise the world’s most inspirational people in superyachting. The first three recipients of a coveted Bowsprit award were celebrated at the inaugural Honours event in Monaco. O cean conservation.
The Honours was conceived as an opportunity for the superyacht industry to recognise the extraordinary people making a difference behind the scenes, taking the focus away from the yachts and placing the spotlight firmly on the good that happens in the day-to-day superyachting life.
Wendy Schmidt, ocean conservation advocate and philanthropist: winner of The Honours 2023.
Wendy Schmidt is an American philanthropist and investor who is president of the Schmidt Family Foundation, which she founded with her husband Eric in 2006. She also serves as president of Schmidt Ocean Institute, which the couple founded in 2009 to advance oceanographic research by offering scientists access to a state-of-the-art research vessel at no cost in exchange for making their findings publicly available.
A sailing yacht owner and competitive racer – Schmidt helms her own yachts and recently won the Barcolana 54 (the world’s largest yacht race) with her team – she also co-founded 11th Hour Racing to work with the sailing community and maritime industry to advance sustainable solutions and practices that protect and restore ocean health. The 11th Hour Racing Team’s IMOCA 60 most recently won the 2022-2023 edition of The Ocean Race, the ultimate round-the-world race at the pinnacle of professional yacht racing.