Some big names are joining the Volvo Ocean Race teams ahead of the 7,000 nautical mile leg from Lisbon to Cape Town.
Roberto Bermudez de Castro Munoz, aka ‘Chuny’, will sail with Leg 1 winner Vestas 11th Hour Racing. A veteran of six previous Volvo Ocean Race campaigns, Chuny adds vast experience and much sought-after helming skills to the Vestas team ahead of the first open ocean leg.
And skipper Simeon Tienpont has also added experience to team AkzoNobel to bolster his crew – Jules Salter, a previous race winner, will take over in the navigator’s chair; and Chris Nicholson, a five-race veteran and former skipper also joins the team, as does Peter van NieKerk, who has two previous races under his belt.
For this long ocean leg, five of the teams are sailing with nine crew (7 men, 2 women). Turn the Tide on Plastic have 10 sailors on board (5 men. 5 women), while Sun Hong Kai/Scallywag are going with eight in their line-up (7 men, 1 woman).
Crew lists for Leg 2 – Lisbon to Cape Town
Dongfeng Race Team
Skipper – Charles Caudrelier
Navigator – Pascal Bidégorry
Stuart Bannatyne
Jérémie Beyou
Daryl Wislang
Marie Riou
Carolijn Brouwer
Jackson Bouttell
Jinhao Chen
OBR Jérémie Lecaudey
team AkzoNobel
Skipper – Simeon Tienpont
Navigator – Jules Salter
Chris Nicholson
Peter Van Niekerk
Brad Farrand
Nicolai Sehested
Emily Nagel
Martine Grael
Luke Molloy
OBR James Blake
Team Brunel
Skipper – Bouwe Bekking
Navigator – Andrew Cape
Carlo Huisman
Alberto Bolzan
Kyle Langford
Maciel Cicchetti
Peter Burling
Annie Lush
Abby Ehler
OBR Richard Edwards
Team Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag
Skipper – David Witt
Navigator – Steve Hayles
Alex Gough
Annemieka Bes
Benjamin Piggott
John Fisher
Luke Parkinson
Tom Clout
OBR Konrad Frost
Turn the Tide on Plastic
Skipper – Dee Caffari
Navigator – Nico Lunven
Martin Strömberg
Liz Wardley
Annalise Murphy
Francesca Clapcich
Bianca Cook
Lucas Chapman
Henry Bomby
Frederico Melo
OBR Sam Greenfield
Vestas 11th Hour Racing
Skipper – Charlie Enright
Navigator – Simon Fisher
Mark Towill
Roberto ‘Chuny’ Bermúdez de Castro Muñoz
Nick Dana
Tom Johnson
Tony Mutter
Stacey Jackson
Jena Hansen
OBR Martin Keruzore
MAPFRE
Skipper – Xabi Fernández
Navigator – Juan Vila
Pablo Arrarte
Rob Greenhalgh
Antonio “Ñeti” Cuervas-Mons
Blair Tuke
Willy Altadill
Sophie Ciszek
Tamara Echegoyen
OBR Ugo Fonolla
