- The Yachts
- 2006
- ABN AMRO ONE
ABN AMRO ONE
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A world class crew of Admiral’s Cup and America’s Cup and round the world sailors including skipper Mike Sanderson (2006 ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year) from New Zealand will campaign this winning Volvo 70 south, the first time this class has competed in Australia’s premier bluewater event. This Volvo 70 won the 2005-06 Volvo Ocean Race and will represent the Netherlands as they challenge the second modified Volvo 70 (now a Jones 70) Ichi Ban and the 30m maxis for line honours.
Competitor Details
| Yacht Name | ABN AMRO ONE |
| Sail Number | NED 1 |
| Owner | ABN AMRO Brand & Sail Company BV |
| Skipper | Mike Sanderson (2) |
| Crew | B Jackson, S Honey, E Sanderson, R Greenhalgh, S Josse, B Macinnes, J Slattery, N Bice, N Cox, S Beavis, P Harmer (4), M Stechmann, G Peet, C Nicholson, P Broughton (9), N Kingsmill (9) |
| State | Netherlands |
| Club | RYC |
| Type | Volvo 70 |
| Designer | Juan K Yacht Design |
| Builder | Team ABN AMRO |
| Construction | Carbon |
| LOA | 21.5 |
| Beam | 5.6 |
| Draft | 4.5 |