resilient Team Holcim-PRB MAKES REMARKABLE RETURN tO THE Ocean Race Europe 2025
Team Holcim-PRB sets off in The Ocean Race Europe 2025 after incident at race start in Kiel
Holcim's Swiss IMOCA now competing in second leg from Portsmouth, UK, to Cartagena, Spain
Only female skipper Rosalin Kuiper unites sailors with track record in iconic races from Vendée Globe to Olympics
Team Holcim-PRB led by the inspiring Rosalin Kuiper (NL), the only female skipper in this year's race, has made a remarkable return to The Ocean Race Europe 2025. The Swiss IMOCA is now competing in the second leg from Portsmouth, UK, after an incident at the race start in Kiel, Germany, on 10 August, forced its temporary retirement. The crew members returned safely, and the immediate focus was on swift repairs to the carbon hull and port-side rigging. Extraordinary resilience allowed the team to rejoin the seven-boat regatta.
Joining Rosalin Kuiper to fly the 'GO CIRCULAR' flag high are highly skilled sailors Nicolas Lunven (FR), Carolijn Brouwer (NL/AU), Franck Cammas (FR) and Alan Roberts (GB/BR), bringing diverse expertise from the Vendée Globe to Olympic racing.
Rosalin Kuiper, skipper of Team Holcim-PRB: “Returning to The Ocean Race Europe 2025 start line in Portsmouth is a true testament to our team’s resilience. I’m inspired by the tireless work, skill and dedication of everyone involved in repairing the boat in record time. We are determined to show that every setback is a chance for a comeback.”
Alexia Sommer, Chief Communications Officer, Holcim: “Team Holcim-PRB has demonstrated incredible resilience, perseverance and a solutions-oriented mindset. This is the Holcim Spirit of purpose, people and performance in action. We wish the team every success in the race as they carry a powerful message to GO CIRCULAR from sea to city.”
Building on its participation in the 2022-2023 Ocean Race and 2024-2025 Vendée Globe, Team Holcim-PRB will continue to collect scientific data samples of water to enhance understanding of climate-related ocean factors. Together with Holcim, the team has also donated and immersed a 20-meter-long artificial reef combining CO2-reduced Xstones, bioactive concrete, and 3D-printed components into Friedrichsort harbor in Kiel to revitalize the local marine ecosystem.
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Holcim (SIX: HOLN) is the leading partner for sustainable construction with net sales of CHF 16.2 billion1 in 2024, creating value across the built environment from infrastructure and industry to buildings. Headquartered in Zug, Switzerland, Holcim has more than 48,000 employees in 45 attractive markets – across Europe, Latin America and Asia, Middle East & Africa. Holcim offers high-value end-to-end Building Materials and Building Solutions, from foundations and flooring to roofing and walling – powered by premium brands including ECOPlanet, ECOPact, and ECOCycle®.
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