Mapfre returns to the Volvo ocean race

Mapfre will take part in the Volvo Ocean Race, the round-the-world race leaving Alicante on 22 October. The Spanish team is the third team to confirm their presence on the start line of the 2017-2018 edition of the offshore race.

Mapfre thus continues as a sponsor, having begun with the team in the 2011-2012 race, with a more secondary presence, and continued into the next edition as the team’s main sponsor of the project; a loyal reflection of the insurance company’s key values: effort, drive, teamwork, innovation and global presence.

“Mapfre is proud to once again be present on the start line of one of the most demanding competitions in world sport. We truly value the importance of participating in a project such as this; a round-the-world yacht race which represents the same values that define us as a company,” Antonio Huertas, president of the Spanish Insurance Company, declared.

“Our presence in the last race, with a team of great, committed professionals intent on giving their very best to the race, was extreme- ly positive. Moreover, the Volvo Ocean Race will stop in some of our main markets such as Spain, Brazil and the USA, which enables us to generate publicity for the Mapfre brand on a world-wide scale."

In Malta, Mapfre is represented by Mapfre Middlesea and Mapfre MSV Life.

October to June, around the world

On 14 October the Volvo Ocean 65 Mapfre will take part in its first coastal race of this edition of the Volvo Ocean Race. On 22 October the first leg kicks off from Alicante, where the teams will race to Lisbon (Portugal), Cape Town (South Africa), Melbourne (Australia), Hong Kong, Guangzhou (China), Auckland ( New Zealand), Itajaí (Brazil), Newport (USA), Cardiff (United Kingdom), Gothenburg (Sweden) and finally The Hague (Holland), where the race will finish in June 2018.