Andreas Hanakamp is an Austrian

Austrians

Austrians are a nation and ethnic group, consisting of the population of the Republic of Austria and its historical predecessor states who share a common Austrian culture and Austrian descent....

 sailor

Sailor

A sailor, mariner, or seaman is a person who navigates water-borne vessels or assists in their operation, maintenance, or service. The term can apply to professional mariners, military personnel, and recreational sailors as well as a plethora of other uses...

 who has competed in two Olympic Games

Olympic Games

The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...

 as well many other sailing events including the 1996 Hong-Kong-Challenge, Bacardi Cup, Rolex Fastnet Race

Fastnet race

The Fastnet Race is a famous offshore yachting race. It is considered one of the classic offshore races. It takes place every two years over a course of . The race starts off Cowes on the Isle of Wight in England, rounds the Fastnet Rock off the southwest coast of Ireland and then finishes at...

 and most recently, is competing in the 2008-09 Volvo Ocean Race

Volvo Ocean Race

The Volvo Ocean Race is a yacht race around the world, held every three years. It is named after its current owner, Volvo...

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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

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

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He is married to Nicole, they have three children; Lisa, Nicola and Marie.

Achievements

Year	Position	Boat type	Event	Skipper/Crew
1996	15th	International Star Star (sailboat) The International Star is a 6.9 m one-design racing keelboat for two people.The boat must weigh at least 671 kg with a maximum total sail area of 26.5 m . It is sloop-rigged, with a mainsail larger in proportional size than any other boat of its length...	1996 Olympic Games - Star Class Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics Sailing/Yachting is a Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad . With the exception of 1904 and possible 1916 sailing was always a part of the Olympic program....	Crew. (Skipper: Hubert Raudaschl)
1996	-	-	HongKong Challenge	Skipper
1998	6th	-	1998 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race The Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race is hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, starting in Sydney, Australia on Boxing Day and finishing in Hobart. The race distance is approximately...
2004	13th	International Star Star (sailboat) The International Star is a 6.9 m one-design racing keelboat for two people.The boat must weigh at least 671 kg with a maximum total sail area of 26.5 m . It is sloop-rigged, with a mainsail larger in proportional size than any other boat of its length...	2004 Olympic Games - Star Class Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Star class These are the results of the men's Star class competition in sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-Medalists:-Results:-Notes:Points are assigned based on the finishing position in each race . The points are totalled from the top 10 results of the 11 races, with lower totals being better...	Crew. (Skipper: Hans Spitzauer)
2007	6th	Volvo 60 Volvo Ocean 60 The Whitbread 60 or Volvo Ocean 60 was the forerunner to the current class of racing designed for the Volvo Ocean Race, the Volvo Open 70....	2007 Rolex Fastnet Race Fastnet race The Fastnet Race is a famous offshore yachting race. It is considered one of the classic offshore races. It takes place every two years over a course of . The race starts off Cowes on the Isle of Wight in England, rounds the Fastnet Rock off the southwest coast of Ireland and then finishes at...	Skipper
2008-09	TBD	Volvo Open 70 Volvo Open 70 The Volvo Open 70 is the current class of racing yachts designed for the Volvo Ocean Race. It was first used in the 2005-2006 race and use a Canting keel which is capable of canting transversely up to an angle of 40 degrees.According to the VO70 rule, the yachts can be made...	2008-09 Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09 Volvo Ocean Race The 2008–09 Volvo Ocean Race was a yacht race held between October 4, 2008, and June 27, 2009—the 10th edition of the round the world Volvo Ocean Race....	Skipper

Hanakamp is an ambassador to the Year of the Dolphin

Year of the Dolphin

The year 2007 was proposed and declared as the Year of the Dolphin by the United Nations and United Nations Environment Programme , along with the UN Convention on Migratory Species, and its specialized agreements on dolphin conservation ACCOBAMS and ASCOBANS and the WDCS.-Background:Dolphins are...

 project.

Volvo Ocean Race

Hanakamp was the press officer for the 2001-02 Volvo Ocean Race

2001-02 Volvo Ocean Race

For the 2001 to 2002 the sponsorship of the race was taken over by Volvo and Volvo Cars. The race was renamed the Volvo Ocean Race. Stopovers were added in Germany, France, and Sweden being the Volvo's three biggest car markets in Europe. In addition the points system had been modified...

, and skipper for Team Russia

Team Russia

Team Russia was the name of the Russian backed entry in the 2008-09 Volvo Ocean Race. Team Russia was founded by Oleg Zherebtsov, the founder of the Lenta hypermarket chain in Russia...

 in the 2008-09 Volvo Ocean Race

2008-09 Volvo Ocean Race

The 2008–09 Volvo Ocean Race was a yacht race held between October 4, 2008, and June 27, 2009—the 10th edition of the round the world Volvo Ocean Race....

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Star Class Results

Year	Position	Boat type	Event	Skipper/Crew
1995	16th	International Star Star (sailboat) The International Star is a 6.9 m one-design racing keelboat for two people.The boat must weigh at least 671 kg with a maximum total sail area of 26.5 m . It is sloop-rigged, with a mainsail larger in proportional size than any other boat of its length...	1995 Star Class Wold Championships	Crew. (Skipper: Hubert Raudaschl)
2002	10th	International Star Star (sailboat) The International Star is a 6.9 m one-design racing keelboat for two people.The boat must weigh at least 671 kg with a maximum total sail area of 26.5 m . It is sloop-rigged, with a mainsail larger in proportional size than any other boat of its length...	2002 Star European Championships	Crew. (Skipper: Hans Spitzauer)
2003	1st	International Star Star (sailboat) The International Star is a 6.9 m one-design racing keelboat for two people.The boat must weigh at least 671 kg with a maximum total sail area of 26.5 m . It is sloop-rigged, with a mainsail larger in proportional size than any other boat of its length...	Olympic Garda - Eurolymp: Lake Garda	Crew. (Skipper: Hans Spitzauer)
2003	10th	International Star Star (sailboat) The International Star is a 6.9 m one-design racing keelboat for two people.The boat must weigh at least 671 kg with a maximum total sail area of 26.5 m . It is sloop-rigged, with a mainsail larger in proportional size than any other boat of its length...	2003 European Spring Championships	Crew. (Skipper: Hans Spitzauer)
2003	20th	International Star Star (sailboat) The International Star is a 6.9 m one-design racing keelboat for two people.The boat must weigh at least 671 kg with a maximum total sail area of 26.5 m . It is sloop-rigged, with a mainsail larger in proportional size than any other boat of its length...	SPA Regatta: Star Class	Crew. (Skipper: Hans Spitzauer)
2003	10th	International Star Star (sailboat) The International Star is a 6.9 m one-design racing keelboat for two people.The boat must weigh at least 671 kg with a maximum total sail area of 26.5 m . It is sloop-rigged, with a mainsail larger in proportional size than any other boat of its length...	2003 Kiel Regatta	Crew. (Skipper: Hans Spitzauer)
2003	18th	International Star Star (sailboat) The International Star is a 6.9 m one-design racing keelboat for two people.The boat must weigh at least 671 kg with a maximum total sail area of 26.5 m . It is sloop-rigged, with a mainsail larger in proportional size than any other boat of its length...	2003 Star Europeans	Crew. (Skipper: Hans Spitzauer)
2003	9th	International Star Star (sailboat) The International Star is a 6.9 m one-design racing keelboat for two people.The boat must weigh at least 671 kg with a maximum total sail area of 26.5 m . It is sloop-rigged, with a mainsail larger in proportional size than any other boat of its length...	2003 Cadiz Cádiz Cadiz is a city and port in southwestern Spain. It is the capital of the homonymous province, one of eight which make up the autonomous community of Andalusia....  World Championships	Crew. (Skipper: Hans Spitzauer)
2003	2nd	International Star Star (sailboat) The International Star is a 6.9 m one-design racing keelboat for two people.The boat must weigh at least 671 kg with a maximum total sail area of 26.5 m . It is sloop-rigged, with a mainsail larger in proportional size than any other boat of its length...	2003 Commodores Cup	Crew. (Skipper: Hans Spitzauer)
2004	9th	International Star Star (sailboat) The International Star is a 6.9 m one-design racing keelboat for two people.The boat must weigh at least 671 kg with a maximum total sail area of 26.5 m . It is sloop-rigged, with a mainsail larger in proportional size than any other boat of its length...	2004 Bacardi Cup	Crew. (Skipper: Hans Spitzauer)
2004	63rd	International Star Star (sailboat) The International Star is a 6.9 m one-design racing keelboat for two people.The boat must weigh at least 671 kg with a maximum total sail area of 26.5 m . It is sloop-rigged, with a mainsail larger in proportional size than any other boat of its length...	2004 Biscayne Star Trophy	Crew. (Skipper: Hans Spitzauer)
2004	20th	International Star Star (sailboat) The International Star is a 6.9 m one-design racing keelboat for two people.The boat must weigh at least 671 kg with a maximum total sail area of 26.5 m . It is sloop-rigged, with a mainsail larger in proportional size than any other boat of its length...	Rolex Miami OCR: Star Class	Crew. (Skipper: Hans Spitzauer)
2004	21st	International Star Star (sailboat) The International Star is a 6.9 m one-design racing keelboat for two people.The boat must weigh at least 671 kg with a maximum total sail area of 26.5 m . It is sloop-rigged, with a mainsail larger in proportional size than any other boat of its length...	2004 Star Class European Championship	Crew. (Skipper: Hans Spitzauer)
2004	26th	International Star Star (sailboat) The International Star is a 6.9 m one-design racing keelboat for two people.The boat must weigh at least 671 kg with a maximum total sail area of 26.5 m . It is sloop-rigged, with a mainsail larger in proportional size than any other boat of its length...	2004 Star World Championship	Crew. (Skipper: Hans Spitzauer)
2004	14th	International Star Star (sailboat) The International Star is a 6.9 m one-design racing keelboat for two people.The boat must weigh at least 671 kg with a maximum total sail area of 26.5 m . It is sloop-rigged, with a mainsail larger in proportional size than any other boat of its length...	2004 Spa Regatta	Crew. (Skipper: Hans Spitzauer)
2004	31st	International Star Star (sailboat) The International Star is a 6.9 m one-design racing keelboat for two people.The boat must weigh at least 671 kg with a maximum total sail area of 26.5 m . It is sloop-rigged, with a mainsail larger in proportional size than any other boat of its length...	2004 Kiel Week	Crew. (Skipper: Hans Spitzauer)
2004	16th	International Star Star (sailboat) The International Star is a 6.9 m one-design racing keelboat for two people.The boat must weigh at least 671 kg with a maximum total sail area of 26.5 m . It is sloop-rigged, with a mainsail larger in proportional size than any other boat of its length...	Star Class Greek National Championships	Crew. (Skipper: Hans Spitzauer)
2005	7th	International Star Star (sailboat) The International Star is a 6.9 m one-design racing keelboat for two people.The boat must weigh at least 671 kg with a maximum total sail area of 26.5 m . It is sloop-rigged, with a mainsail larger in proportional size than any other boat of its length...	2005 Falkensteintrophy	Crew. (Skipper: Clemens Holzapfel)
2005	3rd	International Star Star (sailboat) The International Star is a 6.9 m one-design racing keelboat for two people.The boat must weigh at least 671 kg with a maximum total sail area of 26.5 m . It is sloop-rigged, with a mainsail larger in proportional size than any other boat of its length...	Attersee Fleet Championship	Skipper. (Crew: Clemens Holzapfel)
2005	16th	International Star Star (sailboat) The International Star is a 6.9 m one-design racing keelboat for two people.The boat must weigh at least 671 kg with a maximum total sail area of 26.5 m . It is sloop-rigged, with a mainsail larger in proportional size than any other boat of its length...	Österr.Staatsmeisterschaft&Gams (Austrian Championship)	Skipper. (Crew: Clemens Holzapfel)
2005	7th	International Star Star (sailboat) The International Star is a 6.9 m one-design racing keelboat for two people.The boat must weigh at least 671 kg with a maximum total sail area of 26.5 m . It is sloop-rigged, with a mainsail larger in proportional size than any other boat of its length...	2005 Wodi Wodi-Pokal	Skipper. (Crew: Wolfgang Perdich)

External links

• Andreas Hanakamp: Homepage
• Team Russia Homepage