l WHY PARTNER WITH US?
By joining the Race for Water Foundation, your company becomes part of a human, scientific, and technological adventure. Your commitment supports exploration and awareness missions aboard a zero-emission ambassador vessel, a powerful symbol of maritime ecological transition. You become a visible actor in ocean protection, education of future generations, and innovation for a healthy and thriving ocean, essential to all life on Earth.
Benefits for your organization, adapted to your level of contribution:
- Visibility & Reputation: Your brand featured on the vessel, communication materials, events, and media, at the heart of a positive, tangible, and visionary project.
- Immersive Experiences: Visits aboard the MODX70 for your teams, clients, or partners (tours, meetings, seminars), to experience innovation and engagement firsthand.
- Content & Influence: Exclusive access to thematic events (decarbonization, Ocean & Climate), conferences, and content to share through your communications.
- Measurable Impact: Every partnership helps highlight scientific results, strengthen educational initiatives, and transform knowledge into concrete action, both in the private sector and in public policymaking.
l HOW TO SUPPORT US?
Several forms of engagement are possible, tailored to your CSR priorities and regional presence :
- Sponsorship, patronage, or in-kind contributions (technological, logistical, or event-related).
- Scientific or educational partnerships, including sponsorship of a scientific mission, stopover, or educational program.
- Co-creating missions : Collaborate with us to design high-impact environmental and societal actions in your key regions.
l AN AMBITIOUS PROGRAM FOR 2026–2027
As part of the Ocean & Climate Odyssey, the Race for Water Foundation will conduct two missions per year (lasting 4 to 6 weeks) in the Mediterranean (May 2026), the Caribbean (Winters 2026 and 2027), and the North Atlantic (Spring 2027).
Guided by the LEARN – SHARE – ACT philosophy, each mission combines science, education, and action : exploring the interactions between the ocean, climate, and biodiversity, sharing these discoveries to raise awareness, and transforming innovation and collaboration into tangible levers for change.
l IN SUMMARY — WHY PARTNER WITH RACE FOR WATER?
- Raise broad awareness and provide lasting education.
- Advance knowledge on the links between ocean and climate, and promote the transition to more sustainable maritime practices.
- Showcase your RSE commitment to your stakeholders.
- Experience unique moments aboard a pioneering vessel and gain access to a network of experts, industry leaders, NGOs, and institutions.
Together, we turn science into a lever for action, placing the Ocean at the heart of decisions shaping our future.
l INTERESTED IN BECOMING A PARTNER?
Join our mission to protect the oceans. Contact us, and let’s build together a partnership that matches your ambitions for impact.
THEY HAVE TRUSTED US
They have supported the foundation : Breguet, ETIA, Skysails, Plastic Omnium, One Creation, Canton de Vaud, Zeri Japan, Swisscom, Thalos, Bianchschwald, Planair, 727 Sailbags, Foundation Audemars-Watkins, Fondation de bienfaisance du groupe Pictet
They have been ambassadors: Steve Ravussin, Marc Aymon, Jessica Mihn Han, Eric Loizeau, Gérard D’Aboville, Virginie Faivre, ZEP, Carine Cambouviles, Raphaël Domjan, Manu Bouvet, Marina Rollman, Thomas Coville, Anne Richard, Atsuko Qurik, Michel Desjoyeaux, Claude Thélier, Mama Piru…
They have been our stopover partners: Lorient city, L’Orient Nautic, Marina Funchal, Club Naval do Funchal, Bermuda Department of Energy, Caroline Bay Bermuda, Groupama Team France, Region Guadeloupe, Cluster Maritime de Guadeloupe, Marina Bas-du-Fort, Memorial Act, EWAG, AENTA, CEAC, SUEZ, L+1, Yacht Club Peruano, AGUNSA, SPREP, EEC Engie, ADEME, IRD, Agence Calédonienne de l’énergie, Eau de Mont-Dore, Samoa Imports logistics, Port Denarau Marina, Hong-Kong Maritime museum, Wallem, Brand Hong-Kong, Superyachts logistics, Saraya, Palawan council for sustainable development, Sulubaaï Environment association, NOW! Foundation, The Big G, Sutera Harbour, Malaysia Yachts Support Services, Asia Pacific Superyachts, Green School, Port of call Vanuatu, Swiss Embassies in Cuba, Dominican Republic, Panama, Chili, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Japan, China and the US
We collaborated on scientific missions: EPFL, Université de Bordeaux, ONIRIS, Haute Ecole d’Ingénierie et d’architecture Fribourg, EPHEMARE, WEATHER-MIC, Ecología y Manejo Sustentable de Islas Oceánicas (EMOI), Universidad Católica del Norte, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, The University of the South Pacific, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), IUCN
