Volvo Ocean 65 Mapfre
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 Mapfre in 2015. | |
| Nation |  Spain |
|---|---|
| Class | Volvo Ocean 65 |
| Designer(s) | Farr Yacht Design |
| Racing career | |
| Skippers | Iker Martínez (2014-2015), Xabi Fernández (Co-skipper 2014-15, skipper 2017-2018) |
MAPFRE is a Volvo Ocean 65 yacht. She finished fourth in the 2014–15 Volvo Ocean Race skippered by Iker Martínez and by Xabi Fernández in the 2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race.[1]
The chief executive officer of the team is Pedro Campos Calvo-Sotelo and Neal McDonald is the Sports and Performance Director.[2][3]
2017-2018 Volvo Ocean Race[edit]
| Position | Sailor |
|---|---|
| Captain | Xabi Fernández[4] |
| Navigator | Joan Vila[5] |
| Watch captain | Pablo Arrarte[4] |
| Trimmer/helmsman | Blair Tuke[6] |
| Robert Greenhalgh[7] | |
| Antonio "Ñeti" Cuervas-Mons[7] | |
| Willy Altadill[7] | |
| Sophie Ciszek[7] | |
| Támara Echegoyen[7] | |
| Louis Sinclair[8] |
2014-15 crew[edit]
- Iker Martínez, skipper[9]
- Xabi Fernández, watch captain, stand-in skipper legs 3,[10] 4,[11] 8[12]
- Jean-Luc Nélias, navigator
- André Fonseca “Bochecha”, watch captain
- Antonio Cuervas-Mons, bowman
- Rob Greenhalgh, watch captain
- Carlos Hernández, trimmer/helmsman
- "Rafa" Rafael Trujillo Villar, trimmer/helmsman
- Willy Altadill, trimmer
- "Willy" Guillermo Altadill Fisher, trimmer
- Francisco Vignale, onboard reporter
- Anthony Marchand, trimmer/helmsman
- Sam Goodchild, trimmer/helmsman
- Nico Lunven, navigator, leg 1
- Michel Desjoyeaux, watch captain, leg 1
References[edit]
- ^ Race, Volvo Ocean. "Meet the teams". Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ^ "Pedro Campos". Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ^ "Volvo Ocean Race - Neal McDonald joins MAPFRE". Archived from the original on 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
- ^ a b Race, Volvo Ocean. "Pablo Arrarte joins MAPFRE". Volvo Ocean Race. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
- ^ "Spanish navigator Juan Vila returns to the Volvo Ocean Race with MAPFRE - MySailing.com.au". 20 July 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ^ "Blair Tuke signs with Spanish team for Volvo Ocean Race". Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "Updated - Leg 1 crew lists - Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18". www.volvooceanrace.com. Archived from the original on 2017-10-23.
- ^ "Leg 3 Crew Lists - Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18". www.volvooceanrace.com. Archived from the original on 2017-12-12.
- ^ "The Team". MAPFRE in the Volvo Ocean Race. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ "From Iker to Xabi". Archived from the original on 2017-04-21. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
- ^ "Spain's Xabi Fernández to skipper MAPFRE in Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18".
- ^ "Xabi back at the helm as MAPFRE skipper for Leg 8".