The latest edition of The Ocean Race’s Off Watch video interview series sits down with Damian Foxall, Irish veteran of the yachting challenge formerly known as the Volvo Ocean Race.
Kerryman Damian Foxall has competed in the round-the-world race six times, including a winning campaign in the 2011-12 edition.
In more recent years, he’s charted a new course as an advocate for sustainability both in the sport of sailing and the world in general.
But in his own words: “You can take a sailor off the water but not for very long.”
Here he tells Niall Myant-Best how how listening to glaciers shearing off Antarctica during an expedition last year gave him a new respect for sea ice, and about his pride in sailing into Galway as part of the winning Groupama team and helping to raise the profile of sailing in his homeland.
He also steers into choppier waters, such as how winning does come with costs — to family, to the environment — that he’s hoping to change through his work in sustainability for 11th Hour Racing and with Irish Sailing.
Watch the full interview below:
