Andreas Hanakamp (born 1 July 1966) is an Austrian sailor who has competed in two Olympic Games as well many other sailing events including the 1996 Hong-Kong-Challenge,[2] Bacardi Cup, Rolex Fastnet Race and most recently, is competing in the 2008-09 Volvo Ocean Race.
Andreas works as a professional sailor and also owns his own sailing services company based in Austria.
[3] He is married to Nicole, they have three children; Lisa, Nicola and Marie.
[3] Hanakamp is an ambassador to the Year of the Dolphin project.
[6] Hanakamp was the press officer for the 2001–02 Volvo Ocean Race,[3] and skipper for Team Russia in the 2008–09 Volvo Ocean Race.