Nadal, new owner of a UIM E1 World Championship team, the first electric boat championship

Nadal will compete with his team in the competition promoted by Alejandro Agag and will also support the environmental program “Blue Action de E1“, “designed to protect and restore marine ecosystems on the waterfronts of the cities participating in the championship and have a positive impact on local communities“, the organizers reported.

The winner of 22 Grand Slam titles joins other leading sports figures an E1 teamlike the Mexican pilot of Formula 1 Sergio “Checo” Pérez and will compete against other teams already registered to participate in the championship, such as the Venice Racing Team.

The UIM E1 World Championship is he first and only championship of electric racing boats in the world authorized by the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM), the international governing body for all motorboating activities.

The Majorcan tennis player showed himself “very excited to participate in a project like E1, which values ​​sustainability and will have a positive impact on society as a whole, especially in coastal communities“.

“I am also attracted to the fact that E1 has a mission and a commitment to preserve marine ecosystems. As a professional athlete, I am aware of the positive effect that the smallest advances have on improving performance. Seeing how E1 applies this same competitive spirit and approach to optimizing the performance and efficiency of sustainable marine mobility is good news for our oceans.“, he added.

The co-founder and president of E1, Alexander Agagstressed the importance of Nadal “se una al UIM E1 World Championship“, after visiting him in the Rafa Nadal Academy in Mallorcasince, in his opinion, “He is not only one of the best tennis players of all time, but also a sports icon who has transcended his sport.“.

According to the organizers, the partnership between Nadal and E1 extends beyond racing to include creating an international event at your academy to address the positive role sport can play in promoting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) of the United Nations.

Nadal will also support the program Blue Action de E1designed to create a positive impact on local communities through projects aimed at restoring marine ecosystems on the coasts of cities and directed by Carlos Duarte, a professor of Mallorcan origin.

The co-founder and CEO of E1, Rhodes Bass, highlighted Nadal’s motivation and appreciation for the oceans and marine life and opined that his academy “is the perfect expression of this, since it cares about creating a better world for future generations and improving the lives of young people” . “E1 shares that same spirit: we want to ensure that people can enjoy our oceans and wonderful coastal areas for many years to come,” she stressed.