Mapfre (yacht)

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]

MAPFRE
Mapfre in 2015.
Nation Spain
ClassVolvo Ocean 65
Designer(s)Farr Yacht Design
Racing career
SkippersIker Martínez (2014-2015),
Xabi Fernández (Co-skipper 2014-15, skipper 2017-2018)

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
Crew
PositionSailor
CaptainXabi Fernández[4]
NavigatorJoan Vila[5]
Watch captainPablo Arrarte[4]
Trimmer/helmsmanBlair 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
  • 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
  1. Race, Volvo Ocean. "Meet the teams". Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  2. "Pedro Campos". Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  3. "Volvo Ocean Race - Neal McDonald joins MAPFRE". Archived from the original on 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
  4. Race, Volvo Ocean. "Pablo Arrarte joins MAPFRE". Volvo Ocean Race. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
  5. "Spanish navigator Juan Vila returns to the Volvo Ocean Race with MAPFRE - MySailing.com.au". 20 July 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  6. "Blair Tuke signs with Spanish team for Volvo Ocean Race". Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  7. "Updated - Leg 1 crew lists - Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18". www.volvooceanrace.com. Archived from the original on 2017-10-23.
  8. "Leg 3 Crew Lists - Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18". www.volvooceanrace.com. Archived from the original on 2017-12-12.
  9. "The Team". MAPFRE in the Volvo Ocean Race. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  10. "From Iker to Xabi". Archived from the original on 2017-04-21. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  11. "Spain's Xabi Fernández to skipper MAPFRE in Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18".
  12. "Xabi back at the helm as MAPFRE skipper for Leg 8".
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