Volvo Ocean 65 Team AkzoNobel
 Team AkzoNobel at the Fastnet weekend 2017 | |
| Nation |  Netherlands |
|---|---|
| Class | Volvo Ocean 65 |
| Racing career | |
| Skippers | Simeon Tienpont |
team AkzoNobel is a Volvo Ocean 65 yacht. She was the only new yacht built for the 2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race.[1][2]
Team
- Simeon Tienpont - skipper
- Jules Salter - navigator[3]
- Chris Nicholson
- Peter van Niekerk
- Brad Farrand
- António Fontes (loaned from Team Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag)
- Martine Grael
- Luke Molloy
- Ross Monson
- Emily Nagel
- Nicolai Sehested
- Álex Pella[4]
- Justin Ferris
Leadership dispute
On October 13, the day before the first scoring race, it was announced that, due to a breach of contract by his company, STEAM Racing, Tienpont's contract as skipper was terminated by Team AkzoNobel.[5] Watch captain Brad Jackson was promoted to skipper in the place of Tienpont.[6] Two hours before the start of leg 1, Tienpont was re-instated by an arbitration panel.[7] As a result, Jackson, Jules Salter, Joca Signorini and Rome Kirby opted not to sail in leg 1 of the race.[8]
Team [9]
- Chris Nicholson - Skipper
- Lucas Chapman - Watch leader
- Trystan - Seal Bowman
- Rosalin Kuiper - Sail trimmer / Onboard Reporter
- Rory Hunter - Trimmer / helmsman
- Charlie Wyatt - Trimmer / helmsman
- Giulio Bertelli - Trimmer / helmsman
- Liz Wardley - Boat captain
- Will Harris - Navigator
References
- ^ Volvo Ocean Race (2017-03-08), Team AkzoNobel to race in brand new boat in 2017-18 | Volvo Ocean Race, retrieved 2017-03-08
- ^ "New One-Design for the Volvo Ocean Race". www.sailingworld.com. 7 April 2017. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
- ^ "Leg 2 crew lists - veteran faces return - Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18". www.volvooceanrace.com. Archived from the original on 2017-11-04.
- ^ "Leg 3 Crew Lists - Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18". www.volvooceanrace.com. Archived from the original on 2017-12-12.
- ^ "Tienpont out as AkzoNobel skipper in Volvo Ocean Race". thenewstribune. Archived from the original on 2017-10-15. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
- ^ "A message from our sailing and shore teams". Team AkzoNobel. 15 October 2017. Archived from the original on 16 October 2017.
- ^ "Volvo Ocean Race: Courts settle AkzoNobel nightmare >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News". 22 October 2017.
- ^ "Brad Jackson opts out of first leg of Volvo Ocean Race after arbitration reinstates AkzoNobel predecessor". 22 October 2017.
- ^ Race, The Ocean. "AkzoNobel Ocean Racing". The Ocean Race 2022-23. Retrieved 2023-12-31.