Andreas Hanakamp (born 1 July 1966) is an

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sailor who has competed in two Olympic Games as well many other sailing events including the 1996 Hong-Kong-Challenge,BNET: Sailing: Hanakamp's mishap
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Bacardi Cup

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and most recently, is competing in the 2008-09 Volvo Ocean Race. Hanakamp has sailed over 150,000 miles offshore, with 30,000 miles offshore racing experience. Andreas works as a professional sailor and also owns his own sailing services company based in Austria.Team Russia: Team: Profile: Andreas Hanakamp
He is married to Nicole, they have three children; Lisa, Nicola and Marie.

Achievements

Hanakamp is an ambassador to the Year of the Dolphin project.Year of the Dolphin: Partners: Ambassadors
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Volvo Ocean Race

Hanakamp was the

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for the 2001–02 Volvo Ocean Race, and skipper for Team Russia in the 2008–09 Volvo Ocean Race.

Star class results

References

External links

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Andreas Hanakamp: Homepage

Team Russia Homepage
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hanakamp, Andreas 1966 births Living people Austrian male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors of Austria Sailors at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Star Sailors at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Star Volvo Ocean Race sailors