Volvo Ocean 65 Team AkzoNobel
{{Short description|Yacht built for the 2017-18 Volvo Ocean Race}}
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| skip =Simeon Tienpont
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team AkzoNobel is a Volvo Ocean 65 yacht. She was the only new yacht built for the 2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race.{{Citation|last=Volvo Ocean Race|title=Team AkzoNobel to race in brand new boat in 2017-18 {{!}} Volvo Ocean Race|date=2017-03-08|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsVnkytL_X0|accessdate=2017-03-08}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.sailingworld.com/new-one-design-for-volvo-ocean-race|title=New One-Design for the Volvo Ocean Race|website=www.sailingworld.com|date=7 April 2017|language=en|access-date=2017-04-11}}
[[2017–2018 Volvo Ocean Race|2017-18 Volvo Ocean Race]]
= Team =
- Simeon Tienpont - skipper
- Jules Salter - navigator{{cite web |url=http://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/news/10242_Leg-2-crew-lists-veteran-faces-return.html |title=Leg 2 crew lists - veteran faces return - Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18 |website=www.volvooceanrace.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171104234338/http://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/news/10242_Leg-2-crew-lists-veteran-faces-return.html |archive-date=2017-11-04}}
- 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{{cite web |url=http://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/news/10522_Leg-3-Crew-Lists.html |title=Leg 3 Crew Lists - Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18 |website=www.volvooceanrace.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171212031500/http://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/news/10522_Leg-3-Crew-Lists.html |archive-date=2017-12-12}}
- 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.{{Cite news|url=http://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/article178811991.html|title=Tienpont out as AkzoNobel skipper in Volvo Ocean Race|work=thenewstribune|access-date=2017-10-15|language=en|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171015150509/http://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/article178811991.html|archivedate=2017-10-15}} Watch captain Brad Jackson was promoted to skipper in the place of Tienpont.{{cite web|url=https://www.teamakzonobel.com/media/a-message-from-our-sailing-and-shore-teams|title=A message from our sailing and shore teams|publisher=Team AkzoNobel|date=15 October 2017|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171016011339/https://www.teamakzonobel.com/media/a-message-from-our-sailing-and-shore-teams|archivedate=16 October 2017}} Two hours before the start of leg 1, Tienpont was re-instated by an arbitration panel.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2017/10/22/volvo-ocean-race-courts-settle-akzonobel-nightmare/|title=Volvo Ocean Race: Courts settle AkzoNobel nightmare >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News|date=22 October 2017}} As a result, Jackson, Jules Salter, Joca Signorini and Rome Kirby opted not to sail in leg 1 of the race.{{Cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-sports/98142144/brad-jackson-opts-out-of-first-leg-of-volvo-ocean-race-after-arbitration-reinstates-akzonobel-predecessor|title = Brad Jackson opts out of first leg of Volvo Ocean Race after arbitration reinstates AkzoNobel predecessor|date = 22 October 2017}}
[[The Ocean Race Europe|2021 The Ocean Race Europe]]
= Team <ref>{{Cite web |last=Race |first=The Ocean |title=AkzoNobel Ocean Racing |url=https://www.theoceanrace.com/en/europe/teams/14_AkzoNobel-Ocean-Racing |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=The Ocean Race 2022-23 |language=en}}</ref> =
- 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