TEAM's for VOLVO OCEAN RACE 2017-2018
See some more details of each of the Teams below.
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TEAMS VolvoOceanRace 2017-2018
- Team AkzoNobel
- Dongfeng Race Team
- Mapfre
- Vestas
- Sun Hung Kai Scallywag
- turn the tide on plastic
- Team Brunel
- Onboard Reporters
At this moment, 6 July 2016, Team AkzoNobel is the 1st Team registered for the coming Volvo Ocean Race 2017-2018. It is a brand new team, with a Dutch base and they will sail the 8th build Boat under construction early 2017.
Dongfeng Race Team, has confirmed its return to the VolvoOceanRace 2017-2018. Dongfeng is a Chinese sponsored team, with a good result in their first previous version of VOR, 3rd in Overall Ranking.
Mapfre returns for a 2nd consecutive as entry into the VOR 2017-2018 , with skipper Xabi Fernandez. Mapfre won Leg 4 in the last edition of VOR.
Vestas is also returning for the VOR2017-2018. The duo Charlie Enright and Mark Towill will lead their campaign. Vestas grounded last VOR version and damaged their boat heavily, but got it repaired just in time for sailing the last Legs.
Sun Hung Kai Scallywag, is a new Team from HongKong to enter the VOR 2017-2018 and luckily they are that HongKong is a host city .
turn the tide to plastic, is another new Team with a mission to fight the plastic pollution of the Oceans and Seas. A first female skipper on a VOR Boat.
Team Brunel, a returning back to the VOR with skipper Bouwe Bekking. Runner-up in last VOR will the Victory be possible this time?
The 8th Boat, ??? still up for rent =:) !
That is just 7 teams at just under 1 Month before the start in Alicante on 22 October 2017
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Team AkzoNobel
Website: Team AkzoNobel
LEG 4
Navigator - Jules Salter GBR
Watch Captain - Chris Nicholson AUS
Crew - Peter van Niekerk NED
Crew - Brad Farrand NZL
Crew - Nicolai Sehested DEN
Crew - Cécile Laguette FRA
Crew - Martine Grael BRA
Crew - Luke Molloy AUS
OBR - Sam Greenfield USA
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Dongfeng Race Team
Website: Dongfeng Race Team
- Charles Caudrelier - Skipper/Watch
- Carolijn Brouwer - Crew member
- Marie Riou - Crew member
- Stuart Bannatyne - Watch Captain
- Fabien Delahaye - Crew member
- Liu Xue "Black" - Crew member
- Jackson Bouttell - Bowman
- Pascal Bidegorry - Navigator
- Kevin Escoffier - Watch Captain
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MAPRE
Website: MAPFRE in the VOLVOOCEANRACE
- Xabi Fernandez - Skipper
- Juan Vila - Navigator
- Pablo Arrarte - Watch Captain
- Rob Greenhalgh - Watch Captain
- Blair Tuke - Crew Member
- Willy Altadill - Crew Member
- Tamara Echegoyen - Crew Member
- Sophie Ciszek - Crew Member
- Louis Sinclair - Crew Member
- Neal McDonald - Performance man.
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VESTAS
Website: Vestas-11thHourRacing
Leg 4
Navigator - Simon Fisher GBR
Crew - Roberto 'Chuny' Bermúdez de Castro Muñoz ESP
Crew - Phil Harmer AUS
Crew - Nick Dana USA
Crew - Tom Johnson AUS
Crew - Tony Mutter AUS
Crew - Stacey Jackson AUS
Crew - Hannah Diamond GBR
OBR - Amory Ross USA
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Sun Hung Kai / Scallywag
Website:
Leg 4
Skipper - David Witt AUS
Navigator - Libby Greenhalgh GBR
Watch Captain - Luke Parkinson AUS
Crew - Alex Gough AUS
Crew - Annemieka Bes NED
Crew - Benjamin Piggott AUS
Crew - John Fisher GBR
Crew - Grant Wharington AUS
Crew - Trystan Seal GBR
OBR - Konrad Frost GBR
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Turn the Tide on Plastic
Website: Clean Seas
LEG 4
Skipper - Dee Caffari GBR
Navigator - Brian Thompson GBR
Watch Captain - Martin Strömberg SWE
Watch Captain - Liz Wardley AUS
Crew - Elodie Mettraux SUI
Crew - Francesca Clapcich ITA
Crew - Annalise Murphy IRL
Crew - Bernardo Freitas POR
Crew - Bleddyn Mon GBR
Crew - Frederico Melo POR
OBR - Brian Carlin IRL
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Team Brunel
Website: Brunel Sailing
Leg 4
Skipper - Bouwe Bekking NED
Navigator - Andrew Cape GBR
Bowman - Carlo Huisman NED
Helm-trimmer - Jens Dolmer DEN
Helm-trimmer - Kyle Langford AUS
Helm-trimmer - Sam Newton AUS
Helm-trimmer - Rome Kirby USA
Helm-trimmer - Sally Barkow USA
Helm-trimmer - Abby Ehler GBR
OBR - Yann Riou FRA
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Onboard Reporters (OBR)
An Onboard Reporter (OBR) will join each Boat during the race. Their tasks are to report the progress , difficulties, successes and life of crew on-board. I read that OBR are not fixed on one Boat, this VOR edition, but could/will rotate over the different boats.
For the first time , communication will be possible via social media as well.
An OBR has a lot of high tech equipment on board, camera's mobile and fixed, computer, to report and capture the events on the boats during the races. Communication via satellite makes it possible to receive from every spot on the globe their reports.
- Konrad Frost (Britain)
- Jen Edney (USA)
- Jeremie Lecaudey (France)
- Martin Keruzore (France)
- Sam Greenfield (USA)
- Ugo Fonolla (Spain)
- James Blake (NewZealand)
- Richard Edwards (Britain)
- Tom Martienssen (Britain)
- Brian Carlin (Ireland)
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