''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 2011–2012 Volvo ...

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

Iker Martínez Iker is a Basque language, 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 ve ...

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

Pedro Campos Calvo-Sotelo Pedro Campos Calvo-Sotelo (born 6 March 1955) is a Spanish sailor who has competed in multiple America's Cup and Volvo Ocean Race campaigns. Campos was Vaurien World Champion in 1976 and raced in different classes, including the Snipe, Dragon, S ...

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 Gr ...

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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