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 in 2015. | |
| Nation |  |
|---|---|
| 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) |
The CEO of the team is Pedro Campos Calvo-Sotelo and Neal McDonald is the Sports and Performance Director.[2][3]
2017-2018 Volvo Ocean Race
| 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
- 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
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References
- Race, Volvo Ocean. "Meet the teams". Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- "Pedro Campos". Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2017-08-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- 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". Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- "Blair Tuke signs with Spanish team for Volvo Ocean Race". Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- http://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/news/10115_Updated-Leg-1-crew-lists.html
- http://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/news/10522_Leg-3-Crew-Lists.html
- "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".
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