''MAPFRE'' is a

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 O ...

yacht. She finished fourth in the 2014–15 Volvo Ocean Race skippered by

Iker Martínez Iker is a Basque male given name. The corresponding female name is Ikerne. It was created by the Spanish Basque writer Sabino Arana in his book ' (''Collection of Basque Saints' Names'')—an effort to provide neologistic Basque versions of names i ...

and by Xabi Fernández in the 2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race. The chief executive officer of the team is Pedro Campos Calvo-Sotelo and

Neal McDonald Neal McDonald (born 22 July 1963) is a British sailor who has competed in seven Volvo Ocean Races. Sailing career Born in Brighton, McDonald is a qualified naval architect and a member of the Royal Corps of Naval Constructors. He represented Grea ...

is the Sports and Performance Director.

2017-2018 Volvo Ocean Race

2014-15 crew

, skipper * Xabi Fernández, watch captain, stand-in skipper legs 3, 4, 8 * 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

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