About Mike

Profile | Sailing CV About Mike - Profile Mike Sanderson, Team Director for TEAMORIGIN™, is one of the world’s leading sailors and professional sportsmen in today’s sailing world, with vast all-round experience. Sanderson, who was recently awarded the prestigious accolade of ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year for 2006 by the International Sailing Federation, has performed at the highest level in almost all forms of sailing. He has been involved in three America’s Cup campaigns, including the victorious Team New Zealand in 2000, and most recently as mainsheet trimmer with Oracle BMW in the 2003 America’s Cup, where his team reached the Louis Vuitton Cup Finals. His record in offshore sailing is even more impressive. He has won the Volvo Ocean Race on two occasions, and last year led TEAM ABN AMRO to one of the most emphatic victories in the history of the race, winning six out of the nine off-shore legs and five of seven in-port races. He has also broken a number of world records, including the 24 hour speed record as Skipper of ABN AMRO ONE, and was Skipper of Mari Cha IV, which captured the historic transatlantic monohull world speed record in October 2003. Mike also has always been involved extensively in the technical aspects of his sailing programmes having been an integral part of the design and build teams working on the development of Mari Cha IV, both ABN AMRO boats, Open 60s, as well as his role in the performance/design team for Oracle BMW – this will be of enormous benefit to TEAMORIGIN™ in progressing forward their technical programme and building the right Technical team. Sanderson, 35, from Whangarei in New Zealand, is married to the British yachtswoman Emma Richards MBE. Mike and Emma were married in Cowes, on the Isle of Wight, in May 2006.