Team JAJO

Team Brunel is a Volvo Ocean 65 yacht. She finished 3rd in the 2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race[1] skippered by Bouwe Bekking and navigated by Andrew Cape.

Team Brunel
Team Brunel at the Fastnet weekend 2017
Nation Netherlands
ClassVolvo Ocean 65
Sail noNED 8
Designer(s)Farr Yacht Design
BuilderGreen Marine LTD,

Decision SA,

Multiplast,

Persico SPA
Launched2014
Racing career
Skippers
Specifications
TypeMonohull racing yacht
Length20.37 m
Mast height30.30 m
Sail area163 m2
Crew9

She finished second in the 2014–15 Volvo Ocean Race, also skippered by Bouwe Bekking. The team is backed by Dutch project management company Brunel International, and sponsored by ACE, Abel Sensors and Embrace Tech Startups. Brunel International are Volvo Ocean Race veterans, having had their first involvement in 1997-98.

For the 2023 The Ocean Race she was renamed Team JAJO.[2]

Team Brunel

Crew

The 2014-15 crew consisted of:[3]

Results

Team Brunel finished second in both the overall standings and the in-port series.

Overall standings
Leg 1
Spain
South Africa
Leg 2
South Africa
United Arab Emirates
Leg 3
United Arab Emirates
China
Leg 4
China
New Zealand
Leg 5
New Zealand
Brazil
Leg 6
Brazil
United States
Leg 7
United States
Portugal
Leg 8
Portugal
France
Leg 9
France
Sweden
Total
3 1554 3 15 2 29
In-port series
Ali
Spain
CT
South Africa
AD
United Arab Emirates
San
China
Auc
New Zealand
Ita
Brazil
NP
United States
Lis
Portugal
Lor
France
Got
Sweden
Total
4 2 24 2 1556 1 32

2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race

The 2017–18 crew consisted of:

Onboard
On-shore
  • Netherlands Anje-Marijcke van Boxtel (team coach)[15]

Results

Team Brunel finished third in both the overall standings and the in-port series.

Overall standings
Leg 1
Spain
Portugal
Leg 2
Portugal
South Africa
Leg 3
South Africa
Australia
Leg 4
Australia
Hong Kong
Leg 5
Hong Kong
China
Leg 6
China
New Zealand
Leg 7
New Zealand
Brazil
Leg 8
Brazil
United States
Leg 9
United States
Wales
Leg 10
Wales
Sweden
Leg 11
Sweden
Netherlands
Bonus Total
2 4 8 3 1 2 14 6 14 7 4 4 69
In-port series
Ali
Spain
Lis
Portugal
CT
South Africa
HK
Hong Kong
Gzu
China
Auc
New Zealand
Ita
Brazil
NP
United States
Car
Wales
Got
Sweden
DH
Netherlands
Total
4 7 2 4 6 3 3 7 5 2 7 50

Team JAJO

2023 The Ocean Race

The 2023 crew are:[16]

  • Netherlands Jelmer van Beek (skipper)
  • Netherlands Laura van Veen (crew member)
  • Netherlands Jorden van Rooijen (bowman)
  • Netherlands Rutger Vos (boat captain, trimmer)
  • Netherlands Max Deckers (navigator)
  • Netherlands Bouwe Bekking (watch leader)
  • Poland Maja Micińska (trimmer)
  • Spain Simbad Quiroga (helmsman, trimmer)
  • United Kingdom Joy Eilish Fitzgerald (crew member)
  • United Kingdom Gregg Parker (grinder)
  • Netherlands Brend Schuil (onboard reporter)

References

  1. Race, Volvo Ocean. "Meet the teams".
  2. "Team JAJO". www.theoceanrace.com.
  3. Race, Volvo Ocean. "Team Brunel".
  4. "Seventh Entry for Volvo Ocean Race". Scuttlebutt Sailing News. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  5. "Annie Lush joins up with Team Brunel". Volvo Ocean Race. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  6. "Abby Ehler is our boat captain..." Sailing World. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  7. "Abby Ehler and Andrew Cape to join Team Brunel". World Sailing. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  8. "Abby Ehler and Andrew Cape to join Team Brunel". World Sailing. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  9. "Leg 3 Crew Lists - Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18". www.volvooceanrace.com. Archived from the original on 2017-12-12.
  10. "Peter Burling joins Dutch Team Brunel and will face Blair Tuke at Volvo Ocean Race". Stuff. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  11. "Kiwis to the fore as Volvo Ocean Race crews begin their eight-month journey". Stuff. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  12. "Team Brunel in the Netherlands for the Yachtmaster exam". Club Racer. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  13. "Alberto Bolzan: "I'm back to Cape Horn in the longest sailing race in history"". La Stampa. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  14. "Team Brunel: These are the nine sailors for the first stage". Club Racer. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  15. "Van Boxtel back as coach for Team Brunel". Sail-World. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  16. "Team JAJO". www.teamjajo.nl.
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