Mike Sanderson
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Mike Sanderson |
| Nickname(s) | Moose |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Born |
29 May 1971 Whangarei, New Zealand |
| Website |
Mike-Sanderson |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sailing |
Mike Sanderson (born 29 May 1971) is a New Zealand sailor. Perhaps best known for being awarded the prestigious ISAF World Sailor of the Year Award for winning the 2005-06 Volvo Ocean Race as skipper of ABN Amro I.[1] At 35 years old, he became the youngest skipper to ever win a Volvo Ocean Race in the 2005-2006 edition of the race. (Lionel Péan had previously won the Whitbread Round the World Race in 1986, aged 29).[2]
From 2007 to 2010 he was Team Director of Team Origin, a potential British challenger for the 2013 America's Cup.
He returned to skipper Team Sanya (the Irish-Chinese entry in the race) in the 2011-12 Volvo Ocean Race. The boat, formerly known as Telefónica Blue in the 2008-09 Volvo Ocean Race, has been plagued with instrument and hull failures.[3] As of 30 March 2012 the boat is currently being shipped to Miami to be repaired so it can rejoin the race in Leg 7.[4]
Personal life
In 2006 he married British round-the-world yachtswoman Emma Richards in Cowes, UK.[5]
References
- ↑ "Sanderson gets top honour". Television New Zealand. Newstalk ZB. 8 November 2006. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- ↑ http://www.mike-sanderson.com/da/10137
- ↑ http://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/news/5577_Latest-setback-leaves-Sanya-s-Sanderson-dumbstruck.html
- ↑ http://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/news/5639_Sanya-dockside-after-reaching-New-Zealand.html
- ↑ Amro One clinches Portsmouth race