The Admiral’s Cup 2025 | Mike Sanderson Interview

Following the RORC Press Conference, the day before the start of the Channel Race we caught up with Mike Sanderson, the main trimmer on Jim Murray’s GP42 Callisto, the AC2 entry for the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron. Mike is of course widely known for his role as CEO of Doyles Sails and has a matchless yacht racing CV that includes ISAF World Sailor of the Year and the unique record of having been the youngest skipper to win a Volvo Ocean Race in 2005-2006. In this interview Mike explains how he came to be the ‘owner’ of the winning Admiral’s Cup yacht in 1999, why Cowes holds emotional connections for him and how he’s going to deal with racing on the 40 foot Callisto, when he’s rarely raced offshore in anything less than 60 foot long!@TheAdmiralsCup