Xabi Fernández, skipper for MAPFRE in the Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18
The Basque sailor has clocked up a successful and intense past 12 years with three Olympic Games participations, five round the world races and two America’s Cups.
Experience and know-how in the MAPFRE shore crew
Santiago Pablos from Donostia, and Gonzalo Fernández de Velasco from Santander, a.k.a. “Nervio”, key figures in MAPFRE’s shore crew
MAPFRE returns to the Volvo Ocean Race
The Spanish team will take part in the most important offshore race on the planet
A PODIUM FINISH IN SWEDEN GIVES MAPFRE FOURTH PLACE OVERALL
MAPFRE third in the In-Port race in Sweden, claim fourth overall in the Volvo
PODIUM FOR MAPFRE IN THE LAST LEG
The ninth leg, which finished today in the Swedish city of Gothenburg, bids farewell to the offshore legs of the Volvo Ocean Race. The Spanish team claims their fourth podium position in this edition of the race, by overtaking Donfeng in the last mile up to line, to finish in third place.
