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The 2014–15 Volvo Ocean Race was the 12th edition of the round-the-world Volvo Ocean Race. It started on 19 October 2014 in Alicante, Spain, and concluded in June 2015 in Gothenburg, Sweden. After 38,739 nautical miles of ocean racing, Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing led by skipper Ian Walker claimed the overall trophy.
Race participants in Baltimore Inner Harbor, 2006. The Ocean Race is a yacht race around the world, held every three or four years since 1973. Originally named the Whitbread Round the World Race after its initiating sponsor, British brewing company Whitbread, [1] in 2001 it became the Volvo Ocean Race after Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo took up the sponsorship, [1] and in 2019 it was ...
Team Brunel is a Volvo Ocean 65 yacht. She finished 3rd in the 2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race [1] 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 ...
He was the skipper of Team Vestas Wind, which was a late entry for the 2014–15 Volvo Ocean Race. [7] On 30 November 2014, during a night navigation, Team Vestas Wind grounded on a coral atoll of St. Brandon. [8] Team Vestas Wind was able to rejoin the race for the final two legs. He then competed in the 2016 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race on ...
He provided navigation and weather support for Puma in the 2008/09 Volvo Ocean Race. [3] For the 2011–12 Volvo Ocean Race he was navigator aboard Camper (Emirates Team New Zealand). [4] Oxley was the navigator for Team Alvimedica in the 2014-15 Volvo Ocean Race. [5] He contributes to Australian Sailing magazine. In 2014, Oxley published an e ...
Simeon Tienpont (born 20 January 1982) [1] 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 2010 America's Cup and was a grinder during the 2013 America's Cup.
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They were also named ISAF Rolex World Sailors of the Year 2011, finding out while they were competing in the first leg of the Volvo Ocean Race. [3] He also skippered Spanish yacht MAPFRE in the 2014–2015 edition of the Volvo Ocean Race, albeit he skipped a few legs to prepare himself for the 2016 Rio Olympics. [4]