Simeon Tienpont

{{short description|Dutch sailor (born 1982)}}

Simeon Tienpont (born 20 January 1982){{cite web|url=http://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/people/547_Simeon-Tienpont.html|title=Simeon Tienpont|website=Volvooceanrace.com|accessdate=2017-07-14}} is a Dutch sailor who has competed in multiple Volvo Ocean Races and America's Cups.

He first participated in the Volvo Ocean Race in 2005-06 aboard ABN Amro II.

Tienpont joined Oracle Team USA for the 2010 America's Cup and was a grinder during the 2013 America's Cup. He was allegedly involved in the cheating scandal involving Oracle's America's Cup World Series boats, but was never charged with any offence.{{cite web|url=http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2015/07/31/new-legal-case-filed-against-americas-cup-defender/|title=New Legal Case Filed Against America's Cup Defender >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News|date=31 July 2015|website=Scuttlebutt Sailing News}}{{cite web|url=http://www.sail-world.com/Australia/Americas-Cup--Oracle-crew-mate-lodges-ISAF-complaint-against-Tienpont/131085 |title=America's Cup- Oracle crew mate lodges ISAF complaint against Tienpont |website=Sail-world.com |date= |accessdate=2017-07-14}}{{cite web|url=http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/syspages/--headline--.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161215121757/http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/syspages/--headline--.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 15, 2016|title=Matt Mitchell speaks out over Oracle cheating case|date=2 June 2015|website=Newshub}}{{cite web|url=http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2016/02/12/americas-cup-lawsuit-dismissed/|title=America's Cup Lawsuit Dismissed >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News|date=12 February 2016|website=Scuttlebutt Sailing News}} He was named the 2013 Dutch sailor of the year.{{cite web|url=http://oracle-team-usa.americascup.com/en/news/56_Simeon-Tienpont-selected-Dutch-Sailor-of-the-Year.html|title=Simeon Tienpont selected Dutch Sailor of the Year - ORACLE TEAM USA|first=ORACLE TEAM|last=USA|website=oracle-team-usa.americascup.com}}{{cite web|url=http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2013/11/27/simeon-tienpont-named-dutch-sailor-year/|title=Simeon Tienpont named Dutch Sailor of the Year >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News|date=27 November 2013|website=Scuttlebutt Sailing News}}

He sailed on board Team Vestas Wind during the 2014–15 Volvo Ocean Race.{{cite web|url=http://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/people/526_Simeon-Tienpont.html|title=Simeon Tienpont|first=Volvo Ocean|last=Race|website=Volvo Ocean Race}}

Originally a member of Luna Rossa Challenge for the 2017 America's Cup,{{cite web|url=http://www.lunarossachallenge.com/en/team/86_Simeon-Tienpont|title=Simeon Tienpont - Luna Rossa|first=Luna|last=Rossa|website=Lunarossachallenge.com}} Tienpont joined Team Japan for the 2017 Louis Vuitton Challenger’s Trophy after Luna Rossa withdrew. For the 2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race, Tienpont was announced skipper of Team AkzoNobel.{{cite web|url=http://www.xssailing.com/category/simeon-tienpont/|title=Simeon Tienpont|website=Xssailing.com}}{{cite web|url=http://www.yachtingworld.com/news/first-volvo-ocean-race-entry-announced-team-akzonobel-80994 |title=First Volvo Ocean Race entry announced as Team AkzoNobel |publisher=Yachting World |date=2016-07-05 |accessdate=2017-07-14}}{{cite web|url=http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2016/07/05/first-team-announced-volvo-ocean-race-2017-18/|title=First Team Announced for Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18 >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News|date=5 July 2016|website=Scuttlebutt Sailing News}} However, 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. The decision was reversed, and Tienpont was once again announced as skipper of Team AkzoNobel less than two hours before the start of leg 1 of the 2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race. {{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/volvooceanrace/status/922042203341340672|title="THE SUPPORT OF THE FANS IS BETTER THAN HOLDING A TROPHY OVER YOUR HEAD" @teamakzonobel's @stienpont speaks at the #Leg1 Sailors Paradepic.twitter.com/FDppccqYx8|last=Volvo Ocean Race|date=22 October 2017|website=@volvooceanrace|language=en|access-date=2017-10-22}}