The Volvo Ocean Race Limited Edition is the outcome of an innovative and progressive design process, that involved renown sailors like Mark Towill, Charlie Enright or Martin Strömberg.
The outcome is a high performance, sustainable and technical pair of sailing sunglasses, especially adapted for the tough conditions on the ocean.

By reusing old fishing nets and turning them into high quality eyewear we are proving that it is possible to change our point of view on what waste is and what it can become, while helping to prevent these contaminating plastics from entering our oceans.

Our Zeiss lenses offer anti-smudge and easy to clean technology, elimination of nuisance and discomfort caused by glare coming from reflective surfaces. They have a transparent hydrophobic & oleo phobic coating: water, sweat, salt, oil, sunscreen and dust slip off the lens surface easily, ensuring a clear and protected vision, and are durable and give steady performances over time.

Karün is the proud official supplier for Vestas & 11th Hour Racing in the Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18. A talented team of men and women that has two core aims: to achieve exemplary results in sport and
be the most sustainable team in the race. The foundation of this collaboration is the vision to empower collaborative, systematic change for our environment and a cleaner tomorrow.

We want Karün to be a symbol of change, an example of the thousands of other things that can be done if we open ourselves to the possibility of looking at the world from a different point of view. These are not just sunglasses, it is the effort and conviction of all the people who want to build a better world.

The race is putting sustainability at its heart and focusing on taking action to help ‘Turn the Tide on Plastic’ – the United Nations Environment’s Clean Seas campaign that is fighting the rapidly growing and critical problem of plastic polluting the ocean.

UN Environment launched #CleanSeas in February 2017, with the aim of engaging governments, the general public, civil society and the private sector in the fight against marine plastic litter. By connecting individuals, civil society groups, industry and governments, UN Environment aims to transform habits, practices, standards and policies around the globe to dramatically reduce marine litter and the harm it causes.

Vestas are returning to the Volvo Ocean Race for a second consecutive edition, after launching their 2017-18 campaign in partnership with 11th Hour Racing. The team will be led by the American duo of Charlie Enright and Mark Towill who had their first taste of the Volvo Ocean Race back in 2014-15. Vestas 11th Hour Racing has two core aims: to do well on the water and promote a sustainable message across the world.

Turn the Tide on Plastic is a mixed, youth focused team with a strong sustainability message, led by Britain’s Dee Caffari - Veteran female round the world sailor. The campaign, backed by the principle sustainability partner “The Mirpuri Foundation”, and Ocean Family Foundation, is dedicated to the issue of ocean health. 
The team aim to raise awareness of plastic pollution in our oceans and inspire people to take action in their day to day lives.

Together with Volvo Ocean Race, as part of the UN Environment’s Clean Seas initiative #TurnTheTide, and in collaboration with many others, we believe we have a responsibility to make a real contribution to a cleaner future. Both teams are driving a strong sustainability message, proving together that through collaboration and working together towards the same goal, we can make a change. 

Meet the sailing competition that is fighting against plastics in the oceans. 

It makes us happy to see that bigger players are starting to take serious commitments around the globe, to tackle an issue that is the outcome of our lifestyle. 

Sailing Edition became one of 40 top recommended sailing gears of 2017 in the December issue of Yachting World. Worn and promoted by professional sailors during the Volvo Ocean Race, we are happy that the Sailing Edition is so well received.

This year the race will start in Alicante for the fourth consecutive time.

Leg Start: 22 October, 2017.

Since 2016, Lisbon has been the venue for the "Volvo Ocean Race Boatyard".

Leg Start: November 5, 2017