Volvo Ocean Race China's Team Sanya skipper announced

2:11 AM Fri 17 Jun 2011 GMT

'Mr. Jiang Sixian, Vice-governor of Hainan Province and Party Secretary of Sanya City, Mike Sanderson, Skipper of Team Sanya. China launched its first ever sole entry in the Volvo Ocean Race today and announced that one of the world&rsquo;s leading sailors, twice Volvo Ocean Race winner Mike Sanderson from New Zealand, would helm its Team Sanya for the gruelling nine-month, 39,270 mile challenge beginning in October. The Announcement took place at the Park Hyatt, Beijing, China Friday June. 17, 2011.' Team Sanya Click Here to view large photo

China launched its first ever sole entry in the Volvo Ocean Race today and announced that one of the world's leading sailors would helm its Team Sanya for the gruelling nine-month, 39,270 mile challenge beginning in October. The entry increases the Volvo Ocean Race fleet to seven entries, and is the first to 're-cycle' boats from the 2008/09 race. Sanya is believed to be considering a couple of options including Ericsson 4, winner of the 2008/09 Volvo Ocean Race. Another is one of the Telefonica's owned by a Spanish based team. China entry in the Volvo ...

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by Volvo Ocean Race and Sail-World