''Team Brunel'' 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 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
Adam Minoprio (born 19 June 1985) is a New Zealand sailor.
He is the youngest winner of the NZ Optimist Nationals at 11 years of age in 1997. Won the New Zealand P Class Tanner Cup in 2001. Did the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadrons Youth Progr ...
(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 standings and the
in-port series.
;Overall standings
;In-port series
2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race
The 2017–18 crew consisted of:
;Onboard
*
Bouwe Bekking (skipper)
*
Annie Lush (trimmer)
*
Abby Ehler (crew member)
*
Andrew Cape (Navigator)
* Louis Balcaen
(helmsman)
*
Peter Burling (helmsman, watch captain and trimmer)
*
Kyle Langford (trimmer)
*
Carlo Huisman (helmsman, watch captain and trimmer)
*
Alberto Bolzan (helmsman, watch captain and trimmer)
*
Maciel Cicchetti (helmsman, watch captain and trimmer)
;On-shore
*
Anje-Marijcke van Boxtel (team coach)
Results
''Team Brunel'' finished third in both the
overall standings and the
in-port series.
;Overall standings
;In-port series
Team JAJO
2023 The Ocean Race
The 2023 crew are:
*
Jelmer van Beek (skipper)
*
Laura van Veen (crew member)
*
Jorden van Rooijen (bowman)
*
Rutger Vos (boat captain, trimmer)
*
Max Deckers (navigator)
*
Bouwe Bekking (watch leader)
*
Maja Micińska (trimmer)
*
Simbad Quiroga (helmsman, trimmer)
*
Joy Eilish Fitzgerald (crew member)
*
Gregg Parker (grinder)
*
Brend Schuil (onboard reporter)
References
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Volvo Ocean Race yachts
Volvo Ocean 65 yachts
Sailing yachts of the Netherlands
2010s sailing yachts
Sailing yachts designed by Farr Yacht Design
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