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.
.jpg) Team Brunel at the Fastnet weekend 2017 | |
| Nation |  Netherlands |
|---|---|
| Class | Volvo Ocean 65 |
| Sail no | NED 8 |
| Designer(s) | Farr Yacht Design |
| Builder | Green Marine LTD, Persico SPA |
| Launched | 2014 |
| Racing career | |
| Skippers |
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| Specifications | |
| Type | Monohull racing yacht |
| Length | 20.37 m |
| Mast height | 30.30 m |
| Sail area | 163 m2 |
| Crew | 9 |
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.[citation needed]
For the 2023 The Ocean Race she was renamed Team JAJO.[2]
Team Brunel edit
2014–15 Volvo Ocean Race edit
Crew edit
The 2014-15 crew consisted of:[3]
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 edit
Team Brunel finished second in both the overall standings and the in-port series.
- Overall standings
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| 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 29 |
- In-port series
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| 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 32 |
2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race edit
The 2017–18 crew consisted of:
- Onboard
- Bouwe Bekking (skipper)[4]
Annie Lush (trimmer)[5]- Abby Ehler (crew member)[6][7]
- Andrew Cape (Navigator)[8]
- Louis Balcaen (helmsman)[9]
- Peter Burling (helmsman, watch captain and trimmer)[10]
- Kyle Langford (trimmer)[11]
- Carlo Huisman (helmsman, watch captain and trimmer)[12]
Alberto Bolzan (helmsman, watch captain and trimmer)[13]
Maciel Cicchetti (helmsman, watch captain and trimmer)[14]
- On-shore
- Anje-Marijcke van Boxtel (team coach)[15]
Results edit
Team Brunel finished third in both the overall standings and the in-port series.
- Overall standings
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Leg 2
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Leg 3 
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Leg 4 
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Leg 5
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Leg 6
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Leg 7
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Leg 11
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Bonus | Total |
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| 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 69 |
- In-port series
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Lis
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CT
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HK
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Gzu
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Auc
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Car
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| 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 50 |
Team JAJO edit
2023 The Ocean Race edit
The 2023 crew are:[16]
- 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 edit
- ^ Race, Volvo Ocean. "Meet the teams".
- ^ "Team JAJO". www.theoceanrace.com.
- ^ Race, Volvo Ocean. "Team Brunel".
- ^ "Seventh Entry for Volvo Ocean Race". Scuttlebutt Sailing News. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "Annie Lush joins up with Team Brunel". Volvo Ocean Race. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ^ "Abby Ehler is our boat captain..." Sailing World. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "Abby Ehler and Andrew Cape to join Team Brunel". World Sailing. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ^ "Abby Ehler and Andrew Cape to join Team Brunel". World Sailing. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ^ "Leg 3 Crew Lists - Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18". www.volvooceanrace.com. Archived from the original on 2017-12-12.
- ^ "Peter Burling joins Dutch Team Brunel and will face Blair Tuke at Volvo Ocean Race". Stuff. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ "Kiwis to the fore as Volvo Ocean Race crews begin their eight-month journey". Stuff. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ "Team Brunel in the Netherlands for the Yachtmaster exam". Club Racer. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ "Alberto Bolzan: "I'm back to Cape Horn in the longest sailing race in history"". La Stampa. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ "Team Brunel: These are the nine sailors for the first stage". Club Racer. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ "Van Boxtel back as coach for Team Brunel". Sail-World. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ "Team JAJO". www.teamjajo.nl.