Team Brunel
Other names | Brunel Sailing |
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Nation | Netherlands |
Class | Volvo Ocean 65 |
Sail no | NED 8 |
Designer(s) | Farr Yacht Design |
Builder | ,
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Launched | 2014 |
Fate | Sailing in the Volvo Ocean Race |
Racing career | |
Skippers | Bouwe Bekking |
Crew members | Andrew Cape Peter Burling |
Specifications | |
Type | Monohull racing yacht |
Length | 20.37 m |
Mast height | 30.30 m |
Sail area | 163 m2 |
Crew | 9 |
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 .
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]
2017-18[]
The 2017-18 crew are:
Onboard[]
- Bouwe Bekking, Skipper Netherlands [2]
- , Navigator Australia [3]
- Annie Lush, Trimmer Great Britain [4]
- , Boat Captain[5] Great Britain [6]
- Peter Burling, Helmsman, Watch Captain and Trimmer New Zealand [7]
- Kyle Langford, Trimmer Australia [8]
- , Helmsman, Watch Captain and Trimmer Italy [9]
- , Helmsman, Watch Captain and Trimmer Argentina [10]
- , Helmsman, Watch Captain and Trimmer Netherlands [11]
- Louis Balcaen, Belgium[12]
On-shore[]
- , Team Coach Netherlands [13]
2014-15[]
The 2014-15 crew were;[14]
- Bouwe Bekking, skipper
- Adam Minoprio
- Dirk de Ridder
- Andrew Cape, navigator
- Gerd-Jan Poortman
- Jens Dolmer
- Louis Balcaen
- Pablo Arrarte
- Rokas Milevicius
- Stefan Coppers, onboard reporter
References[]
- ^ Race, Volvo Ocean. "Meet the teams".
- ^ "Seventh Entry for Volvo Ocean Race". Scuttlebutt Sailing News. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "Abby Ehler and Andrew Cape to join Team Brunel". World Sailing. Retrieved 13 September 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Team Brunel in the Netherlands for the Yachtmaster exam". Club Racer. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ http://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/news/10522_Leg-3-Crew-Lists.html
- ^ "Van Boxtel back as coach for Team Brunel". Sail-World. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ Race, Volvo Ocean. "Team Brunel".
Categories:
- Volvo Ocean Race yachts
- Volvo Ocean 65 yachts
- Sailing yachts of the Netherlands
- 2010s sailing yachts
- Sailing yachts designed by Farr Yacht Design