Volvo Ocean 65 Dongfeng Race Team Explained

Dongfeng Race Team
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Class:	Volvo Ocean 65
Sailno:	CHN–1969
Designer:	Farr Yacht Design
Skip:	Charles Caudrelier

Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team (formerly Dongfeng Race Team) is a Volvo Ocean 65 yacht. Under Chinese sponsorship she finished third in the 2014–15 Volvo Ocean Race skippered by Charles Caudrelier and then went on to win the 2017-2018 edition, which started in Alicante, Spain, and ended in The Hague, in the Netherlands.^[1]

In 2019 the Portuguese Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team took ownership of the yacht.^[2] Winning the 2021 The Ocean Race Europe with skipper Yoann Richomme^[3] and placing third in the 2023 The Ocean Race in its class with skipper Roberto Bermúdez de Castro.^{[4] [5]}

Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team

2023 The Ocean Race crew^[6]

• Skipper: Roberto 'Chuny' Bermúdez de Castro
• Crew Members: Peter van Niekerk, Suzy Peters, Mike Pammenter, Charlotte Porter, David Swete, Gonzalo Araujo, Carlos Bermúdez de Castro, Thor Malthe Andersen, Iben Nielsby Christensen
• Onboard Reporter: Danny Inkyov

2021 The Ocean Race Europe crew^[7]

• Skipper: Yoann Richomme
• Navigator: Nicolas Lunven
• Watch leader: Jack Bouttell
• Bowman: Olly Young
• Helmsman / Trimmer: Bernardo Freitas, Frederico Pinheiro de Melo
• Pitman: Willy Altadill
• Float: Mariana Lobato
• Mid bow: Emily Nagel
• Trimmer: Rob Bunce
• Onboard Reporter: Martin Keruzoré

Dongfeng Race Team

2017-18 Volvo Ocean Race crew^[8]

• Skipper: Charles Caudrelier
• Crew Members: Carolijn Brouwer, Chen Jinhao, Daryl Wislang, Fabien Delahaye,^[9] Jackson Bouttell, Jérémie Beyou, Justine Mettraux, Kevin Escoffier,^[10] Marie Riou, Stuart Bannatyne, Xue Liu
• Navigator: Pascal Bidégorry, Franck Cammas

2014-15 Volvo Ocean Race crew^[11]

• Skipper: Charles Caudrelier
• Crew Members: Eric Peron, Chen Jin Hao, Kevin Escoffier, Martin Strömberg, Pascal Bidégorry, Thomas Rouxel, Yang Jiru
• Onboard reporter: Yann Riou

Notes and References

1. Web site: TEAMS .
2. Web site: burocratik.com . The Boat Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team . 2024-01-04 . The Boat Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team . en.
3. Web site: Pokorny . Tatjana . Offshore Team Germany gewinnt das neue Ocean Race Europe: Der "Einstein"-Coup: Sieg auf den letzten Metern . 2024-01-04 . YACHT - Alles rund ums Segeln . de.
4. Web site: Race . The Ocean . The Ocean Race 2022-23 . 2024-01-04 . The Ocean Race 2022-23 . en.
5. Web site: Race . The Ocean . Mirpuri/Trifork Racing Team . 2024-01-04 . The Ocean Race 2022-23 . en.
6. Web site: Race . The Ocean . Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team . 2024-01-05 . The Ocean Race 2022-23 . en.
7. Web site: Race . The Ocean . Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team . 2024-01-05 . The Ocean Race 2022-23 . en.
8. Web site: Updated - Leg 1 crew lists - Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18 . www.volvooceanrace.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20171023115749/http://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/news/10115_Updated-Leg-1-crew-lists.html . 2017-10-23.
9. Web site: Last-minute crew change for Dongfeng - Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18 . www.volvooceanrace.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20171211161159/http://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/news/10533_Last-minute-crew-change-for-Dongfeng.html . 2017-12-11.
10. Web site: Leg 3 Crew Lists - Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18 . www.volvooceanrace.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20171212031500/http://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/news/10522_Leg-3-Crew-Lists.html . 2017-12-12.
11. Web site: Dongfeng Race Team Volvo Ocean Race 2014-2015 . www.volvooceanrace.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140819161324/http://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/teams/8_Dongfeng-Race-Team.html . 2014-08-19.