Volvo Ocean 65 Dongfeng Race Team
Dongfeng Race Team in 2015. | |
| Nation | China |
|---|---|
| Class | Volvo Ocean 65 |
| Sail no | CHN–1969 |
| Designer(s) | Farr Yacht Design |
| Racing career | |
| Skippers | Charles Caudrelier |
Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team (formerly Dongfeng Race Team) is a Volvo Ocean 65 yacht. Under Chinese sponsorship she finished third in the 2014–15 Volvo Ocean Race skippered by Charles Caudrelier and then went on to win the 2017-2018 edition, which started in Alicante, Spain, and ended in The Hague, in the Netherlands.
In 2019 the Portuguese Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team took ownership of the yacht. Winning the 2021 The Ocean Race Europe with skipper Yoann Richomme and placing third in the 2023 The Ocean Race in its class with skipper Roberto Bermúdez de Castro.