Barcelona's Jaume Mumbrú and Cali Sanmartí are competing in the Barcelona World Race as the team We Are Water. The two skippers made their début in the IMOCA class as crew in the Round Spain Race this year, where they managed to overcome considerable adversity.
Jaume Mumbrú is a lawyer with a long track record as a solo sailor. He has been one of Spain's most active Mini Class sailors, without renouncing competitions on larger yachts, as, for example, in the Tour of Europe 1999 onboard the IMOCA Open 60 Optral. Cali Sanmartí is an engineer and has been a pro in the sailing world since 2003, specialising in larger yachts. He's also combined competition in the Mini and larger yacht classes, competing in events such as Le Voiles de St Tropez and the Sydney-Hobart.
The team is making the most of the Barcelona World Race framework to take the name of the We Are Water foundation and its mission (to raise awareness of the need to reduce the negative effects of a lack of water resources) around the world. Murumbú's two Transat entries and many seasons on the ANS Circuit mean that he has extensive experience in solo and two-crew offshore racing, and combined with Sanmartí's impressive technical training gained on different large yachts this bodes well for the future of the team.
THE TEAM
Jaume Mumbrú
Birthplace: Newcastle
Residence: Barcelona
Marital Status: Single
Age at start: 45
Previous participations in the BWR: No
Team website: www.wearewater.org
Cali Sanmartí
Birthplace: Barcelona
Residence: Barcelona
Marital Status: Single
Age at Start: 41
Previous participations in the BWR: No
Team website: www.wearewater.org
Jaume Mumbrú
Transats:
- Transat 650 (Mini-Transat) 2005 (21st) (Mini Class) solo
- Transat 650 (Mini-Transat) 2003 (Mini Class) solo
- Solo Atlantic crossing 2001 (Barcelona-Gran Canaria- Martinique- Azores- Barcelona)
Other long-distance regattas:
- Mini Fasnet 2009
- Mini Fasnet 2008
- Mini Barcelona 2008, 3rd
- Les Sables-Azores-Les Sables 2008, solo
- Mini 6.50 Circuit 2006-2007, Taylor Woodrow Open: 1st
- Mare Nostrum 2005, 1st, solo
- Mini Mediterranean Circuit 6.50 2004
- Triangle du Soleil 2004
- Mini Barcelona 2004
- Mini Atlantic Circuit 6.50 2003 (Pornichet-Select 650, Mini Pavois, Transgascoigne)
- Mini Mediterranean Circuit 6.50 2002 (Mini Max 1st, Triangle du Soleil)
- Tour of Europe 1999 on the IMOCA Open 60 Optral
- Mare Nostrum 1999: 1st in two-crew class
- Mare Nostrum 2000 1st in solo class
Other racing:
- Regatta 1000 Miles solo Barcelona-Alborán-Barcelona 2001
Cali Sanmartí
Long distance regattas:
- World ARC Rally double-handed on 63-footer “Grand Filou” 2010
- Sydney Hobart Race 2009
- Mini Med and Mini Ampurias 2009
- Mini Ampurias 2008
- GP Italia Mini 6.50 2008
- Course des Lions Mini 6.50 2007
- Minimax 6.50 2007
- Mare Nostrum 6.50 2007, 1st
Other racing:
- Regatta season Audi MedCup 2009 on CAM
- Voiles de Saint Tropez 2008 on 72 footer Kibobo
The boat
The yacht was launched in 2000 and has competed with various different sponsors, but always with the same sailor, Switzerland's Bernard Stamm, in many different regattas. Her track record features victories in the Around Alone 2002/2003 regatta, the Velux 5 Oceans in 2006/2007 and a solo Atlantic record in 2002. This is a Pierre Roland design, built in Brittany, France, under the direction of Bernard Stamm himself. Although this yacht is some ten years old (equivalent to two IMOCA Open 60 generations), her CV includes some two round the world victories and is fast and reliable. The We Are Water team received the yacht this summer and have been carrying out an extensive remodelling and refit in preparation for the upcoming Barcelona World Race with good prospects for reaching the project goals.
Technical Characteristics+
Designer: Pierre Rolland
Shipyard: Bernard Stamm
Launch: 2000 on Lesconil (Brittany, France)
Former names: Armor Lux/Foie gras Bizac, Bobst Group/Armor Lux, Cheminées Poujoulat/Armor Lux and Cheminées Poujoulat
Length: 18.28 mm
Beam: 5.60 m
Draught: 4.50 m
Displacement: 8,120 kg
Centreboards (number and type): straight, central and movable
Keel blade material: carbon
Bulb material: lead/tungsten
Total sail area close-hauled: 300 m2
Total sail area downwind: 580 m2
Number of sails onboard: 10
Mast height: 26.50 m
Rigging: sloop
Rudder: suspended with stock
Keel blades: 2
Autopilots: 2 + 1 backup
Onboard energy source: two alternators, wind generator and solar panels
