MAPFRE took first blood in the ramp up to the 2017-18 Volvo Ocean Race as skipper Xabi Fernández and his Spanish team showed faultless form to smash the established record time for a monohull around the Isle of Wight. MAPFRE clocked 3 hours 13 minutes 11 seconds in strong conditions off England’s south coast to … Continue reading First Test for Volvo Ocean Race Teams