Rotation mode ON!
Leg 3 from Cape Town to Melbourne (Australia) starts on 10th December. 6,500 miles through the Southern Ocean.
Work done, back to the water
The final refit is complete. If you don’t understand, don’t worry! As MAPFRE gets back on the water in Lisbon, our shore crew manager Antonio Piris “Talpi,” explains all.
The Termas de Cuntis thermal springs resort, meeting point for MAPFRE and Dongfeng
Could you imagine the players of Real Madrid and FC Barcelona getting together for a day to encourage team spirit?
To make the most of their last week in Galicia, this was exactly what the Spanish and Chinese Volvo Ocean Race teams chose to do at the Termas de Cuntis thermal springs resort
#vamosMAPFRE
The Spanish team was officially presented today at the Real Club Náutico in Sanxenxo in the presence of HM King Juan Carlos
Támara Echegoyen (ESP) and Sophie Ciszek (AUS/USA) join MAPFRE
Both sailors will participate in the Spanish team’s first official race, the Rolex Fastnet Race, starting in England on Sunday 6th August
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
