TEAMORIGIN
Thursday, 21 February 2008
In 2007 Mike Sanderson, the record-breaking ISAF World Sailor of the Year and winning skipper of the 2005-06 Volvo Ocean Race, was appointed Team Director for TEAMORIGIN, the British America’s Cup campaign, headed up by Sir Keith Mills.

TEAMORIGIN was aiming to make sailing history by becoming the first British challenger ever to win the America’s Cup, the oldest sporting trophy in the world.

The British challenger was launched by Sir Keith Mills, the British businessman who ran London’s victorious bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.

Mike worked with Sir Keith and the team between 2007 and 2010, where he recruited and led a world class team in the preparation for the America's Cup. Due to delays from legal matters in America's Cup world, the campaign was unable to compete in the intended 2009 America's Cup. After many delays, Sir Keith made the decision in October 2010 not to enter the next America's Cup as he felt it was no longer a commercially viable proposition.

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