Team AkzoNobel
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Team AkzoNobel at the Fastnet weekend 2017
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| Nation |  Netherlands |
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| Class | Volvo Ocean 65 |
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| 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]
2017-18 crew
- 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]
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