Current picture from the start of the Rolex Fastnet Race 2017 on Sunday afternoon
Robin Zinkmann
For Robin Zinkmann it is an important test as a navigator in the Brunel team: the Hamburg sailor started today with Bouwe Bekking's crew in the long-distance classic Rolex Fastnet Race. Zinkmann became Swan 45 World Champion ("ElenNova") in 2016 and has been training with the Dutch for some time.
Brunel skipper Bouwe Bekking forms his crew and sees further talents during the Fastnet race
Designer Thorsten Conradi
As a navigator, he also gained experience on board the GP 42 "SilvNeo" and won the 2016 German Match Race Championship with Max Gurgel's crew. The qualified shipbuilder works as a designer for Judel / Vrolijk & Co. in Bremerhaven. The company, one of the world's leading design forges, has given Zinkmann the green light for its commitment. "Robin is really good, studied in Harburg at the TUHH and does one-off projects with us," says Torsten Conradi, J / V partner and president of the German boat and shipbuilding association.
In addition to Robin Zinkmann from the Hamburg Sailing Club, a number of other test candidates are on board with Brunel. Bekking has signed the Australian America's Cup sailor Kyle Langford (Oracle Team USA), the 35-year-old debutant JuanpMarcos from Argentina, the Italian Alberto Bolzan, who is contesting his second race around the world, and Maciel Cicchetti (Argentina) for his third circumnavigation and the 25-year-old Dutchman Carlo Huisman, who won the America's Cup with the Kiwis, was presented after the Fastnet launch.
Shortly after the start of the Rolex Fastnet Race 2017, Team Brunel initially positioned itself well