Maintaining the Human Machine
Íñigo Losada is responsible for the health program of MAPFRE. Here he explains how his department works and what are the key requirements of one of the most extreme sailing races.
VO65 MAPFRE dismasts during offshore testing in Spain
There has been no personal injury on board and the boat and team have returned under their own power to their base in Sanxenxo. The broken mast is the one used in the last Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15
Willy Altadill, a young experienced sailor for MAPFRE
24 year-old Willy Altadill from Barcelona will sail his second Volvo Ocean Race. He is one of the two MAPFRE crew members under the age of 30, as established by the rules of the round-the-world race.
A Volvo Ocean Race with changes; its main characters share their view
Three members of the MAPFRE team: Neal McDonald (Sporting and Performance Director), Pablo Arrarte (Watch Captain) and “Ñeti” Cuervas-Mons (Bowman and Boat Captain) talk to us about the Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18, and the changes made to this edition of the race.
Pedro Campos: “Xabi is a diesel engine; he doesn’t accelerate and he doesn’t stop”
The General Manager of team MAPFRE in the Volvo Ocean Race, as well as owner of the five boats that have competed in the last four editions of this round the world race, Pedro Campos is an established competitive sailor and project director, whose campaigns include the America’s Cup, the Barcelona World Race and a team which competes across the board: from dinghy sailing to olympic competition and sailboat racing. Campos dreams of leading Spain to the very top of the Volvo Ocean Race
