Mike Sanderson
Mike Sanderson
Mike Sandersonis 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. At 35 years old, he became the youngest skipper to ever win a Volvo Ocean Race in the 2005-2006 edition of the race....
board date enjoyable familiar five forward looking race waters
We are all very excited, (with) five Kiwis on board we have had an enjoyable race to date and we're looking forward to getting back down into some familiar waters now.
couple course fishing nervous obstacle provide russian throw weeks wet
It is a very wet and windy part of the world. Throw in some growlers and a couple of Russian fishing fleets and it is an obstacle course that will provide for some interesting weeks and very nervous times.
directly slow
Still pretty slow going ... as we are pretty much directly downwind from Rio.