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2017–2018 Volvo Ocean Race
The 2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race was the 13th edition of the round-the-world Volvo Ocean Race. It started in Alicante, Spain, and concluded in The Hague, Netherlands. NOS.nl (2016)Den Haag wordt in 2018 Champs-Elysees van Volvo Ocean Race/ref> GAC Pindar provides logistic support for the race. At the stopovers, teams had premium bases for better fan interaction. Volvo made a number of changes to this edition. Sailors were able to provide social media updates, new male/female ratios were introduced, Onboard Reporters rotated between teams, a new scoring system was used, the yachts were upgraded with Hydro generators for back-up power and all teams sailed the 2017 Fastnet Race. During Leg 7 of the race, John Fisher, 47, a British citizen who lived in Adelaide, was swept overboard from '' Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag'' and lost at sea 1400 miles west of Cape Horn. Yachts For the second edition running, the race was one-design, racing the Volvo Ocean 65. The VO65 was designed by Farr Yach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volvo Ocean 65
The Volvo Ocean 65 is a class of monohull racing yachts. It is the successor to the Volvo Open 70 yacht used in past editions of the Volvo Ocean Race. It was announced at a conference in Lorient, France, during a stopover in the 2011–12 Volvo Ocean Race. The yacht was used for the 2014–2015 and the 2017–2018 editions and is planned to be used for the 2023 edition. The 2014–2015 Volvo Ocean Race was the first one-design event. Design The yacht was designed, by Farr Yacht Design, to be a cheaper and safer alternative to the expensive and fragile Volvo Open 70. After many safety concerns in the 2011–12 Volvo Ocean Race, many began doubting the safety of the Volvo Open 70, due to many designers opting for fast designs while failing to meet safety requirements. Former Volvo Ocean Race CEO, and four time competitor Knut Frostad hinted at a new boat design to address the current safety concerns in a statement he made during a press conference on April 4, 2012 stating: "It' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Team AkzoNobel
''team AkzoNobel'' is a Volvo Ocean 65 yacht. She was the only new yacht built for the 2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race. 2017-18 crew *Simeon Tienpont - skipper *Jules Salter - navigator * Chris Nicholson * Peter van Niekerk *Brad Farrand *António Fontes (loaned from Team Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag) *Martine Grael *Luke Molloy *Ross Monson *Emily Nagel *Nicolai Sehested * Álex Pella *Justin Ferris Leadership dispute On October 13, the day before the first scoring race, it was announced that, due to a breach of contract by his company, STEAM Racing, Tienpont's contract as skipper was terminated by Team AkzoNobel. Watch captain Brad Jackson was promoted to skipper in the place of Tienpont. Two hours before the start of leg 1, Tienpont was re-instated by an arbitration panel. As a result, Jackson, Jules Salter, Joca Signorini and Rome Kirby Rome Kirby is an American sailor who has competed in the Volvo Ocean Race and multiple America's Cups. Kirby is a native of Newport, Rhode Isla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brad Jackson (sailor)
Brad Jackson is a New Zealand sailor that has sailed in multiple Volvo Ocean Races. Sailing career Jackson first sailed with ''NZ Endeavour'' in the 1993-94 Whitbread Round the World Race. He then sailed on '' Merit Cup'' in the 1997-98 Whitbread Round the World Race before joining ''Team Tyco'' for the 2001-02 Volvo Ocean Race. He was a member of '' ABN Amro I'' in 2005-06, ''Ericsson 4'' in 2008-09 and '' Mar Mostro'' in 2011-12. He coached ''Team SCA'' in the 2014-15 edition. For the 2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race, Jackson was originally named as a watch captain for ''Team AkzoNobel'' before being promoted to skipper following the sacking of Simeon Tienpont Simeon Tienpont (born 20 January 1982) is a Dutch sailor who has competed in multiple Volvo Ocean Races and America's Cups. He first participated in the Volvo Ocean Race in 2005-06 aboard '' ABN Amro II''. Tienpont joined Oracle Team USA for the .... Tienpont was then reinstated by an arbitration panel, resulting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bouwe Bekking
Bouwe Bekking (born 17 June 1963) is a Dutch sailor who has sailed in eight Volvo Ocean Races. Born in Deventer, Bekking first sailed the race during the 1985–86 Whitbread Round the World Race, on board '' Philips Innovator''. He then sailed on '' Winston'' during the 1993–94 race, on ''Merit Cup'' during the 1997–98 race and on '' Amer Sports One'' during the 2001–02 Volvo Ocean Race. He skippered ''movistar'' in the 2005–06 Volvo Ocean Race, finishing sixth, but tragedy struck when Bouwe had to make the call to abandon ship as the boats keel started swinging on its mount in the Altlantic leg. The team expanded into a two boat challenge for the 2008–09 Volvo Ocean Race. Bekking skippered '' Telefónica Blue'', which finished third. He skippered ''Team Brunel'' in the 2014–15 Volvo Ocean Race, finishing second. In the 2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race, Bekking competed in his eighth Volvo Ocean Race, again skippering ''Team Brunel ''Team Brunel'' is a Volvo Ocea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Team Brunel
''Team Brunel'' is a Volvo Ocean 65 yacht. She finished 3rd in the 2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race skippered by Bouwe Bekking and navigated by Andrew Cape. 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. Team Brunel 2014–15 Volvo Ocean Race Crew The 2014-15 crew consisted of: * Bouwe Bekking (skipper) * Adam Minoprio (crew member) * Dirk de Ridder (crew member) * Andrew Cape (navigator) * Gerd-Jan Poortman (crew member) * Jens Dolmer (crew member) * Louis Balcaen (crew member) * Pablo Arrarte (crew member) * Rokas Milevičius (crew member) * Stefan Coppers, (onboard reporter) Results ''Team Brunel'' finished second in both the overall standi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dee Caffari
Denise "Dee" Caffari MBE (born 23 January 1973) is a British sailor, and in 2006 became the first woman to sail single-handedly and non-stop around the world "the wrong way"; westward against the prevailing winds and currents. In February 2009, Caffari completed the Vendée Globe race and set a new record to become the first woman to sail solo, non-stop, around the world in both directions. Early life Descended from a Maltese sea captain, Caffari grew up in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire and attended St. Clement Danes School. Caffari studied at Leeds Metropolitan University and became a PE teacher for 5 years before beginning her sailing career. Caffari trained at UKSA (based in Cowes, Isle of Wight) completing her Yachtmaster course and a range of ocean qualifications. Caffari then worked for Formula 1 Sailing, first as a skipper and then as the manager of their fleet of Farr 65s in the UK and the Caribbean. Awards On 2 December 2006, she was a runner up for BBC South Spo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turn The Tide On Plastic
''Turn the Tide on Plastic'' is a Volvo Ocean 65 yacht. As ''Team Vestas Wind'', she finished seventh in the 2014–15 Volvo Ocean Race skippered by Chris Nicholson (sailor), Chris Nicholson. Following the race, the boat was refitted for the 2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race and renamed. 2017-2018 Volvo Ocean Race The crew was: *Dee Caffari (skipper) *Nico Lunven *Martin Strömberg *Liz Wardley *Annalise Murphy *Francesca Clapcich *Bianca Cook *Lucas Chapman *Bleddyn Mon *Bernardo Freitas *Henry Bomby *Frederico Melo *Elodie Mettraux 2014-2015 Volvo Ocean Race As ''Team Vestas Wind'' this was the 7th boat to announce it is participation to the race on September 1, 2014 following a press release from Alicante, Spain. The yacht finished last overall as she only completed 3 of the 9 legs in the race due to the grounding incident. The crew was: Crew * Chris Nicholson (sailor), Chris Nicholson, Australia. Skipper. 5th Volvo Ocean Race. * Nicolai Sehested, Denmark. Boat captain. * Pete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Witt (sailor)
David Neil Witt (born 5 March 1971) is an Australian sailor who has competed in multiple Volvo Ocean Races. Witt attended Newington College from 1984 until 1989. Sailing career Born in Sydney, Witt sailed on ''Innovation Kvaerner'' during the 1997–98 Whitbread Round the World Race. Winner of Multiple (unspecified) World Sailing Titles He has appeared in over 20 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race The Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race is an annual event hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, starting in Sydney, New South Wales, on Boxing Day and finishing in Hobart, Tasmania. The race distance is approximately . The race is run i ...s. He is the skipper of '' Scallywag'', a 100 ft super maxi which he helped to design. He is the skipper of '' Team Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag'' in the 2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Witt, David Australian male sailors (sport) 1971 births People educated at Newington College Volvo Ocean Race sailors Sportsme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Team Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag
A team is a group of individuals (human or non-human) working together to achieve their goal. As defined by Professor Leigh Thompson of the Kellogg School of Management, " team is a group of people who are interdependent with respect to information, resources, knowledge and skills and who seek to combine their efforts to achieve a common goal". A group does not necessarily constitute a team. Teams normally have members with complementary skills and generate synergy through a coordinated effort which allows each member to maximize their strengths and minimize their weaknesses. Naresh Jain (2009) claims: Team members need to learn how to help one another, help other team members realize their true potential, and create an environment that allows everyone to go beyond their limitations. While academic research on teams and teamwork has grown consistently and has shown a sharp increase over the past recent 40 years, the societal diffusion of teams and teamwork actually follo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Enright
Charlie Enright (born 10 September 1984) is an American sailor who has competed in the Volvo Ocean Race. Born in Rhode Island, Enright attended Brown University. He sailed in the 2011 and 2019 Fastnet Race, winning the latter, and worked for North Sails. Enright and Mark Towill co-founded ''Team Alvimedica'' which sailed in the 2014–15 Volvo Ocean Race. Originally intended to be an all-American team, the team was American/Turkish flagged after sponsorship from Alvimedica. They were the youngest team in the fleet. Enright skippered the team and, after leading the fleet around Cape Horn and winning the final leg, they finished fifth overall. Enright sailed in the 2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race, skippering ''Vestas 11th Hour Racing'' and finished fifth overall. He also competed in the 2019 addition of the Transat Jacques Vabre, partnering with French skipper Pascal Bidégorry Pascal Bidegorry (born 15 January 1968, in Bayonne) is a French sailor. Life He has raced across th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vestas 11th Hour Racing
''Vestas 11th Hour Racing'' was a Volvo Ocean 65 class yacht team competing in the 2017–2018 Volvo Ocean Race. Is was named after 11th Hour Racing, a program of The Schmidt Family Foundation and its then title sponsors: a wind turbine manufacturer Vestas Wind Systems A/S. After the COVID-19 pandemic disruption the team changed yacht class to IMOCA 60 and no longer had Vestas as a sponsor. It now competes in the 2023 The Ocean Race as 11th Hour Racing. The team finished fifth in the 2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race and in the 2014–15 Volvo Ocean Race, when she was known as ''Team Alvimedica'' and skippered by Charlie Enright. Between the two races, ''Vestas 11th Hour Racing'' was extensively refitted along with the other Volvo Ocean 65's. 2017-2018 Volvo Ocean Race *Charlie Enright (skipper) *Simon Fisher *Mark Towill (Team director) *Damian Foxall *Nick Dana *Tom Johnson *Tony Mutter *Stacey Jackson *Hannah Diamond *Roberto Bermúdez de Castro Muñoz *Jena Hansen 2014-2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xabi Fernández
Xabier Alonso Olano (, ; born 25 November 1981) is a Spanish football coach and former professional player who is currently the head coach of Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen. Alonso began his career at Real Sociedad, the main team of his home province Gipuzkoa. After a brief loan period at Eibar, he was appointed as team captain of Real Sociedad by then-manager John Toshack. He succeeded in the role, taking the club to second place in the 2002–03 season. He moved to Liverpool in August 2004 for £10.5 million and won the UEFA Champions League in his first season, under manager Rafael Benítez, scoring the equalising goal in the Final against Milan. The following season, he won the FA Cup and the FA Community Shield. He moved to Real Madrid for the start of the 2009–10 season in a deal worth around £30 million. After winning honours including a league title in 2012 and the Champions League in 2014 during five seasons in Madrid, he was signed by German club Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
