Renowned adventurer Pete Goss will return to action later this month when he takes on the gruelling 3,500-mile Route du Rhum race

Partnering with Team Concise, the winners of last year's Class 40 World Championship, Goss and title sponsor DMS (Disc Manufacturing Services) will be entering a brand new boat into the event, which kicks off from St Malo in France on Sunday, October 31.

The vessel, named DMS, showcases specially commissioned artwork from one of the UK's leading street art duos, Danny Capozzi And Phil Rees, and captures DMS' experiences of reducing plastic packaging throughout their business of Creative Packaging Solutions – a scheme named 'Pack It In!' – and supplying CDs, DVDs and Vinyl Records to the music and creative industries.

The Route du Rhum marks Goss' first solo ocean race since his heroic completion of the 1996 Vendee Globe, when he rescued fellow competitor Raphael Dinelli in the Southern Ocean.

Goss, (pictured), who lives at St John, near Torpoint, said 'I'm very excited about competing in the Route du Rhum – it's a major fixture on the racing calendar which sees more than a quarter-of-a-million spectators at the start cheering the field on.

'Weather permitting, I'm expecting to complete the race in around 21 days.'

He continued: 'It's fantastic to have the support of DMS and I'm over the moon with the boat graphics – it truly is a first in the sailing world and I'm sure it will prompt business leaders and consumers to consider more ethical purchase decisions on their creative packaging.

'As ocean sailors, we're more aware of the issues of plastic pollution in the world's oceans than others. Pack It In! is designed to make people consider the simple solutions we can all take to stop a huge problem becoming even larger.'

The official naming ceremony of DMS and campaign launch party took place on Wednesday at The Barbican in Plymouth.