MAPFRE became the winners of the 2nd stage of the Volvo Ocean Race 2017-2018

MAPFRE became the winners of the 2nd stage of the Volvo Ocean Race 2017-2018

“Surprisingly, we are very happy, we came here in integrity, unlike others, we cannot ask for more,” said the skipper Xabi Fernandez... “This is what we will see all the way around the world route. Very tough high speed races and small mistakes that are very expensive. This time we were lucky to make the least possible mistake, which is why we won. "

Throughout most of the first half of Stage 2, MAPFRE pursued Dongfeng Race Team on the long way south. But 14 days after the start of the stage, the team crossed the equatorial calm strip, and the navigator Juan Vila together with the skipper Xabi Fernandez made a victorious dash to the south-west, quickly breaking away from Dongfeng... The decision was made within a few hours, and the team MAPFRE already had a tactical advantage, not deviating from the plan for the entire last week of the races, which ensured them victory.

The MAPFRE team received 8 points for winning the second stage, which is enough to take the overall lead in the race, regardless of the position of the opponents.

MAPFRE became the winners of the 2nd stage of the Volvo Ocean Race 2017-2018

“Team Xabi and my team were fantastic from the start, but they made one less mistake than we did and deserved first place,” said Charles Caudellier, the skipper of the team Dongfengwho came second in the race, three hours after the finish MAPFRE.

“I think the team did a fantastic job, the 75% of the second leg, we were in the lead before we made a big mistake. We went through so many hardships to win the leadership, and we just did one stupid thing. We lost so much, but the team is amazing and we pushed again to get second place. "

The third came the team Charlie Enright - Vestas 11th Hour Racing, an hour after Dongfeng Race Team, and about five hours later the team finished Brunel, which finished fourth.

MAPFRE became the winners of the 2nd stage of the Volvo Ocean Race 2017-2018

Crew members MAPFRE declared that they were aware of the fact that the race Volvo Ocean Race has just begun, and that they will continue to persist, because absolute victory is still very far away, and their rivals deserve to improve without interruption.

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