Race winner Martin Str\u00f6mberg joins Turn the Tide on Plastic DownloadJeremie Lecaudey\/Volvo Ocean Race DownloadAinhoa Sanchez\/Volvo Ocean Race DownloadUgo Fonolla\/Volvo Ocean RaceSweden\u2019s Martin Str\u00f6mberg, a three-time race veteran and winner from the 2011-12 edition, is joining skipper Dee Caffari\u2019s Turn the Tide on Plastic team for the Volvo Ocean Race (full story below)Sweden\u2019s Martin Str\u00f6mberg, a three-time race veteran and winner from the 2011-12 edition, is joining skipper Dee Caffari\u2019s Turn the Tide on Plastic team for the Volvo Ocean Race.\u00a0Str\u00f6mberg, who will be a watch captain, helmsman and trimmer, adds round the world race experience and winning motivation to one of the youngest crews in the race.\u201cI have sailed around the world three times, I have won the race and yet here I am back for a fourth time,\u201d he says. \u201cAnd I am back because it\u2019s the toughest, most challenging and most fun event in the sport. And I\u2019m an athlete \u2013 I want to win!\u201d\u201cMartin is an experienced sailor who brings a wealth of knowledge to our younger team,\u201d notes skipper Caffari. \u201cWith three Volvo Ocean Race\u2019s under his belt he knows the demands of the race better than anyone.\u201cHis experience coaching and developing young sailors will add further balance to our team and will be excellent assistance for me as skipper. I\u2019m excited to have him join us.\u201d\u00a0Equally, Str\u00f6mberg says he\u2019s passionate about the prospect of passing along his knowledge to the next generation, along with bringing Turn the Tide on Plastic team\u2019s message of sustainability to an international audience.\u201cIt\u2019s about bringing opportunities for young sailors to achieve their lifetime goal, and we have to give them the opportunities to become better,\u201d he says. \u201cFor me, Turn the Tide on Plastic is a project that needs to happen for the well-being of our planet\u2026 (Sustainability) can\u2019t just be about picking up rubbish, it\u2019s about what we as human beings are putting out there.\u201dStr\u00f6mberg has already been training with Turn the Tide on Plastic in the lead-up to the Prologue Leg of the Volvo Ocean Race, which will see the fleet of seven boats race from Lisbon, Portugal to the start port of Alicante, Spain, beginning on 8 October.The Volvo Ocean Race starts from its home port of Alicante on 22 October.<\/p>\n
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