Volvo Ocean 65 Team JAJO

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.

Team Brunel
Team Brunel at the Fastnet weekend 2017
Nation Netherlands
ClassVolvo Ocean 65
Sail noNED 8
Designer(s)Farr Yacht Design
BuilderGreen Marine LTD,

Decision SA,

Multiplast,

Persico SPA
Launched2014
Racing career
Skippers
Specifications
TypeMonohull racing yacht
Length20.37 m
Mast height30.30 m
Sail area163 m2
Crew9

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

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Crew

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The 2014-15 crew consisted of:[3]

Results

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Team Brunel finished second in both the overall standings and the in-port series.

Overall standings
Leg 1
 
 
Leg 2
 
 
Leg 3
 
 
Leg 4
 
 
Leg 5
 
 
Leg 6
 
 
Leg 7
 
 
Leg 8
 
 
Leg 9
 
 
Total
3 1 5 5 4 3 1 5 2 29
In-port series
Ali
 
CT
 
AD
 
San
 
Auc
 
Ita
 
NP
 
Lis
 
Lor
 
Got
 
Total
4 2 2 4 2 1 5 5 6 1 32

The 2017–18 crew consisted of:

Onboard
On-shore

Results

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Team Brunel finished third in both the overall standings and the in-port series.

Overall standings
Leg 1
 
 
Leg 2
 
 
Leg 3
 
 
Leg 4
 
 
Leg 5
 
 
Leg 6
 
 
Leg 7
 
 
Leg 8
 
 
Leg 9
 
 
Leg 10
 
 
Leg 11
 
 
Bonus Total
2 4 8 3 1 2 14 6 14 7 4 4 69
In-port series
Ali
 
Lis
 
CT
 
HK
 
Gzu
 
Auc
 
Ita
 
NP
 
Car
 
Got
 
DH
 
Total
4 7 2 4 6 3 3 7 5 2 7 50

Team JAJO

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The 2023 crew are:[16]

References

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  1. ^ Race, Volvo Ocean. "Meet the teams".
  2. ^ "Team JAJO". www.theoceanrace.com.
  3. ^ Race, Volvo Ocean. "Team Brunel".
  4. ^ "Seventh Entry for Volvo Ocean Race". Scuttlebutt Sailing News. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Annie Lush joins up with Team Brunel". Volvo Ocean Race. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Abby Ehler is our boat captain..." Sailing World. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Abby Ehler and Andrew Cape to join Team Brunel". World Sailing. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  8. ^ "Abby Ehler and Andrew Cape to join Team Brunel". World Sailing. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  9. ^ "Leg 3 Crew Lists - Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18". www.volvooceanrace.com. Archived from the original on 2017-12-12.
  10. ^ "Peter Burling joins Dutch Team Brunel and will face Blair Tuke at Volvo Ocean Race". Stuff. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  11. ^ "Kiwis to the fore as Volvo Ocean Race crews begin their eight-month journey". Stuff. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  12. ^ "Team Brunel in the Netherlands for the Yachtmaster exam". Club Racer. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  13. ^ "Alberto Bolzan: "I'm back to Cape Horn in the longest sailing race in history"". La Stampa. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  14. ^ "Team Brunel: These are the nine sailors for the first stage". Club Racer. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  15. ^ "Van Boxtel back as coach for Team Brunel". Sail-World. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  16. ^ "Team JAJO". www.teamjajo.nl.