The 2025 Leif Eiriksson Peace Award will be presented at the Mirpuri Foundation Sailing Trophy event taking place in Cascais Marina Portugal 4th-6th July 2025 where sailors from over 150 sailing boats, including conventional and high-performance cruisers, are expected for the 6th edition.  Visitors to the event include representatives of major businesses, organisations and government ambassadors from all corners of the world will be attend for a weekend sailing competition event.

On the opening day of the event the Leif Eiriksson Peace Award will be given to the courageous and brave sailors of the Madleen sailboat that have risked their lives on a humanitarian mission to open up a sea corridor from Europe to Gaza to bring food and necessities to the hundreds of thousands of children, women and men suffering starvation and malnutrition in Gaza.

The brave humanitarian Madleen sailors being awarded are 11 activists and a journalist:
Greta Thunberg – Swedish climate activist
Rima Hassan – French-Palestinian Member of European Parliament
Yasemin Acar – Germany
Baptiste Andre – France
Thiago Avila – Brazil
Omar Faiad – France; Al Jazeera Mubasher correspondent
Pascal Maurieras – France
Yanis Mhamdi – France
Suayb Ordu – Türkiye
Sergio Toribio – Spain
Marco van Rennes – The Netherlands
Reva Viard – France

More information about the award

Sailing Trophy Weekend Program

FRIDAY, JULY 4th
9 AM | Mirpuri Foundation VIP Lounge opening
10 AM – 1.30 PM | Mirpuri Foundation Conservation Forum
“The Role of Tourism and Aviation in Global Conservation”
2 PM – 6 PM | VO65 “Racing for the Planet” Guest Sailing Experience
3:30 – 4 PM | Presentation of the 2025 Leif Eiriksson Peace Award
5 PM | “Diving in Portugal” Book Launch and Presentation
7 PM | Mirpuri Foundation VIP Lounge closing

SATURDAY, JULY 5th
8 AM | Mirpuri Foundation VIP Lounge opening
9.30 AM | Sailors Warm-Up Session (Mirpuri Foundation VIP Lounge Terrace)
10 AM | Boats leave the Dock
10 AM – 5 PM | Regatta | Guest Experiences
8 PM | Sunset Party
11 PM | Mirpuri Foundation VIP Lounge closing

SUNDAY, JULY 6th
8 AM | Mirpuri Foundation VIP Lounge opening
9.30 AM | Sailors Warm-Up Session (Mirpuri Foundation VIP Lounge Terrace)
10 AM | Boats leave the Dock
10 AM – 5 PM | Regatta | Guest Experiences
6 PM | Prize-Giving Ceremony
9 PM | Mirpuri Foundation VIP Lounge closing