Team Sanya

Team Sanya is a Chinese sailing regatta team that takes part in the Volvo Ocean Race 2011–2012 .

Team members

The sailing crew consists of the following members:

Surname	nationality	function
Mike Sanderson	New Zealand	Skipper
Aksel Magdahl	Norway	navigator
Andy Meiklejohn	New Zealand	Bowman, captain
Bert Schandevyl	Belgium	Bowman, trimmer
Cameron Dunn	New Zealand	Watchman
Chris Main	New Zealand	Watchman
David Swete	New Zealand	Helmsman, trimmer
Richard Mason	New Zealand	Helmsman, trimmer
Ryan Houston	New Zealand	Helmsman, trimmer
Teng Jiang He	People's Republic of China	Trimmer, grinder

boat

The team's yacht, the Sanya Lan , belongs to the VO70 class according to the regulations. It is a modernized VO70 yacht that already took part in the previous Volvo Ocean Race 2008-2009 under the name Telefónica Blue .

Sponsors

The team's main and title sponsor is the Sanya Tourism Association . The team is also supported by Ireland's Tourism Association and clothing manufacturer Helly Hansen .

Placements

begin	stage	place	time	placement	Points
October 29, 2011	In-port race	Alicante (Spain)	1:10:43	4th	3
October 30, 2011	Pro-Am Race	Alicante (Spain)
November 5, 2011	Stage 1	Alicante - Cape Town
December 9, 2011	Pro-Am Race	Cape Town (South Africa)
December 10, 2011	In-port race	Cape Town (South Africa)
December 11, 2011	Stage 2a	Cape Town - unknown port A 1)
	Stage 2b	unknown port B 1) - Abu Dhabi
January 12, 2012	Pro-Am Race	Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates)
January 13, 2012	In-port race	Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates)
January 14, 2012	Stage 3a	Abu Dhabi - unknown port B 1)
	Stage 3b	unknown port A1 ) - Sanya
17th February 2012	Pro-Am Race	Sanya (China)
February 18, 2012	In-port race	Sanya (China)
19th February 2012	Stage 4	Sanya - Auckland
March 16, 2012	Pro-Am Race	Auckland (New Zealand)
March 17, 2012	In-port race	Auckland (New Zealand)
March 18, 2012	Stage 5	Auckland - Itajaí
April 20, 2012	Pro-Am Race	Itajaí (Brazil)
April 21, 2012	In-port race	Itajaí (Brazil)
April 22, 2012	Stage 6	Itajaí - Miami
May 18, 2012	Pro-Am Race	Miami (USA)
May 19, 2012	In-port race	Miami (USA)
May 20, 2012	Stage 7	Miami - Lisbon
June 8, 2012	Pro-Am Race	Lisbon (Portugal)
June 9, 2012	In-port race	Lisbon (Portugal)
June 10, 2012	Stage 8	Lisbon - Lorient
June 29, 2012	Pro-Am Race	Lorient (France)
June 30, 2012	In-port race	Lorient (France)
July 1, 2012	Stage 9	Lorient - Galway
July 6, 2012	Pro-Am Race	Galway (Ireland)
July 7, 2012	In-port race	Galway (Ireland)
total				4th	3

¹⁾ instead of Abu Dhabi due to the continuing problem with pirates .

Web links

• Team's website
• Team on the Volvo Ocean Race website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ volvooceanrace.com: Meet the teams. Retrieved July 31, 2011 . 
2. ↑ volvooceanrace.com: Team Sanya. (No longer available online.) Formerly in the original ; Retrieved October 12, 2011 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.    
3. ↑ volvooceanrace.com: Team Sanya to race in refitted, renamed 'Telefónica Blue'. (No longer available online.) Formerly in the original ; Retrieved October 12, 2011 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.    
4. ↑ teamsanya.com: Team Sanya: Partners. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on October 12, 2011 ; Retrieved September 30, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
5. ↑ yacht.de: Taboo Dhabi because of piracy? Retrieved September 30, 2011 . 
6. ↑ volvooceanrace.com: Piracy threat forces race route change. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on September 18, 2012 ; Retrieved September 30, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.