Hans Horrevoets

Hans Horrevoets (born 26 April 1974 in Made – died 18 May 2006) was a Dutch sea sailor.

He was among the crew of the ABN AMRO TWO. During the 7th stage of the 2005-2006 Volvo Ocean Race from New York to Portsmouth, he was washed overboard about 1,300 nautical miles (2,410 km) west of Land's End in England. His colleagues recovered him, but attempts to resuscitate him failed.[1]

He was part of the Brunel Sunergy team in the 1997/98 Whitbread Round The World Race as youngest member in the race. In the 2001/02 he was to be part of the Belgium Yess project, but the project failed. He won the Swan Europeans twice with the Aqua Equinox, and as skipper with the Holmatro talentboat he won the Cowes Week (twice), the Fastnet Race, the Channel Race, the Round Gotland Race and was best boat at the 2005 Commodores' Cup.

Horrevoets was the owner of the company Yacht Invest in Terheijden, North Brabant, from 1998. His pregnant wife Petra and his eleven-month-old daughter Bobbi survived him.

Horrevoets Trophy

In May 2009, Volvo Ocean Race launched the Hans Horrevoets Rookie Award to recognize the outstanding under-30 sailor in each edition of the Race as nominated by the respective skippers.[2]

Recipients
  • 2008-09 - Michael "Michi" Mueller - Puma Ocean Racing.[3]
  • 2011-12 - David "Dave" Swete - Team Sanya.[4]
  • 2014-15 - Sophie Ciszek - Team SCA.[5]

References
  1. Museler, Chris (19 May 2006). "Race to Save Sailor Washed Overboard in Darkness Is Lost". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  2. "Hans Horrevoets Trophy". Volvo Ocean Race.
  3. "Rookieprijs vor Michi Mueller". hh-memorialrace.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 24 July 2011.
  4. "Hoops scoops MCM prize as glittering ceremony brings Race to a close". Volvo Ocean Race. 8 July 2012. Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  5. "Crew member: Sophie Ciszek". Volvo Ocean Race. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
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