TeamOrigin - UK Challenger for the 33rd America's Cup
TeamOrigin is the UK Challenger for the 33rd America's Cup, which brings the United Kingdom back into the America's Cup.
Together with the Royal Thames Yacht Club TeamOriging wants to capture the 'Auld Mug' and finally bring it back to the UK, where the Origins of the America's race lie.
Therefore also the name of this team 'TeamORIGIN'. They chose this name to point to the fact that originally the Amerca's Cup was sailed in the UK.
Royal Thames Yacht Club
The Royal Thames Yacht Club, the home club of TeamOrigin is the oldest sailing club in the United Kingdom. It organzies a wide range of sailing events in home waters of the river Thames and on high seas worldwide. The unique London clubhouse of the Royal Thames Yacht Club provides a focal point for the yachting world.The Knightsbridge clubhouse is a haven for those who want a relaxing and exclusive land base in London. It's 'typical British' and the athmosphere is simnply great. There are two bars, reading rooms, an excellent restaurant - still called the 'Coffee Room' - and cabins for those staying in London.
Royal Thames Yacht Club offers full reciprocal rights to members of these yacht clubs:
- Royal London Yacht Club, Cowes
- New York Yacht Club
- St Francis Yacht Club, San Francisco
- Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron
- Royal Vancouver Yacht Club
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TeamOrigin and the RTYC
On Monday 23rd July 2007, TeamOrigin released this communiqué:
"TeamOrigin represented by Sir Keith Mills, becomes the third officially accepted challenge for the 33rd America's Cup since alinghi completed its successful defence of the 32nd America's Cup on 3rd July 2007.
Sir Keith Mills commented from London: 'TeamOrigin and the RTYC have together challenged for the America's Cup believing that a Host City, a full regatta programme for the coming seasons and a class rule for the new boat to be used for the 33rd America's Cup Match will shortly be announced. TEAMORIGIN further believes that several other teams will challenge in the coming weeks and months following these announcements.'
John Stork, Vice-Commodore of the RTYC, added, 'The impetus and momentum created by the event organisers ACM over the course of the past four years with the 32nd America's Cup gives the Royal Thames every confidence that the 33rd America's Cup will be just as successful, both on and off the water.'
Sir Keith Mills concluded, 'Our goal is to win the America's Cup and bring the Auld Mug back to British shores for the first time in history. The challenge is therefore an important and positive step forward to achieving our objectives and we look forward to further event details being announced and other teams joining us for the 33rd America's Cup.'
"TeamOrigin represented by Sir Keith Mills, becomes the third officially accepted challenge for the 33rd America's Cup since alinghi completed its successful defence of the 32nd America's Cup on 3rd July 2007.
Sir Keith Mills commented from London: 'TeamOrigin and the RTYC have together challenged for the America's Cup believing that a Host City, a full regatta programme for the coming seasons and a class rule for the new boat to be used for the 33rd America's Cup Match will shortly be announced. TEAMORIGIN further believes that several other teams will challenge in the coming weeks and months following these announcements.'
John Stork, Vice-Commodore of the RTYC, added, 'The impetus and momentum created by the event organisers ACM over the course of the past four years with the 32nd America's Cup gives the Royal Thames every confidence that the 33rd America's Cup will be just as successful, both on and off the water.'
Sir Keith Mills concluded, 'Our goal is to win the America's Cup and bring the Auld Mug back to British shores for the first time in history. The challenge is therefore an important and positive step forward to achieving our objectives and we look forward to further event details being announced and other teams joining us for the 33rd America's Cup.'
America's Cup Video
Americas Cup Sailing
Emirates Team New Zealand vs Alinghi. From Malmo in 2005.
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Mike Sanderson - Team Director
Mike Sanderson is the Team director for TeamOrigin.He holds several very prestigious sailing awards:
- ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year for 2006 (International Sailing Federation)
Mike Sanderson also participated in America's Cup campaigns: He worked with the victorious Team New Zealand in 2000 and as mainsheet trimmer with in the team Oracle BMW in 2003.
He has won the Volvo Ocean Race on two occasions, and last year led Team ABN AMRO to victory, winning 6 out of 9 off-shore legs and 5 of 7 in-port races.
Mike Sanderson has also broken a number of world records, including the 24 hour speed record as Skipper of ABN AMRO ONE, and was Skipper of Mari Cha IV, which sailed the transatlantic monohull world speed record in October 2003.
About the now loged chellenge for the 33rd America's Cup, Mike Sanderson said, "These are exciting times for the America's Cup competition. A new class of boat will put all challengers, old and new, on an equal footing. Other than the techniques used to design and build boats there will be little of technical value to be taken forward from the old class. The first generation of any new yacht racing class always sees many differences show up in the different concepts adapted by the various design teams. We believe it will be easier for a new team to become competitive at the America's Cup with the introduction of a new class of boat and should deliver faster sailing and a more exciting spectacle."
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