Andoo Sailing

Sailing at Andoo

Explore an introduction to the long history of Andoo and Winning Group's support for sailing in New Zealand and Australia.

Yachting New Zealand Youth Performance Awards

Andoo is pleased to sponsor the Yachting New Zealand Youth Performance Awards 2024, following on from our support of the Yachting NZ Youth National Championship that was held at the Murrays Bay Sailing Club in April.

As Yachting NZ explain:

"[The] Excellence Awards recognise excellence in sailing, from Optimists through to offshore boats. This country has produced, and continues to produce, some outstanding sailors who have achieved some amazing feats on the world stage. Previous winners of the Sir Bernard Fergusson Trophy for the Sailor of the Year include Sir Peter Blake, Barbara Kendall, Peter Burling and Blair Tuke, Sir Russell Coutts, Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie, Bruce Farr, and Emirates Team New Zealand."

Andoo Team Australia Challenge America’s Cup 2024

Andoo are proud to be the naming rights partner for the Andoo Team Australia Challenge America’s Cup 2024 campaign for the Unicredit Youth and Puig Women’s competitions. Andoo Team Australia challenge is the official national entry in the 37th America's Cup. Performance and feel-good experiences are synonymous with everything that we stand for at Andoo and Andoo Team Australia is the latest high performance sailing team to carry the Andoo moniker, following the record setting supermaxi Andoo Comanche, achieving many sailing successes including line honours in the 2022 Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race and the Andoo 18ft Skiff Racing Team’s campaigns in the JJ Giltinan World Titles. We look forward to supporting Andoo Team Australia as they proudly represent our nation in the inaugural Women's and Youth America's Cup in Barcelona this September and October.

Andoo Team Australia Patron

John Winning Jr, Patron of the Andoo Team Australia challenge & CEO of Winning Group and Founder of Andoo, said his passion for sailing and for creating exceptional experiences combine under this campaign to reach a global footprint in the most prestigious sailing event in the world. “The America’s Cup is the Everest of sailing and putting Australia back in the fray for a new generation and for women in particular, is incredibly exciting and something we want to be part of. This sponsorship supports a significant step back into the America’s Cup for Australia after decades of absence. Australia is the nation that broke the longest sporting winning streak in the world when John Bertrand led the Australia II team to win the Auld Mug off the American’s. “Performance and feel-good experiences are synonymous with everything that we stand for at Andoo. Andoo’s unique feel-good shopping experiences for Australian and Kiwi customers includes free next-day delivery, free removal of old products and 24/7 locally-based support”.

Andoo Comanche

Andoo is sponsoring the supermaxi yacht, Andoo Comanche, in the 2022 Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. The 100-foot yacht, skippered by John Winning, CEO of Winning Group, is known for its impressive speed and recently set a monohull race record by completing the RORC Transatlantic Race from Lanzarote to Grenada two days faster than the previous record.

Andoo Comanche hopes to win the George Adams Tattersall Cup in the challenging and prestigious race, which is an annual 630-nautical mile event that starts in Sydney, Australia and finishes in Hobart, Tasmania. It is widely considered one of the toughest and most respected Category 1 ocean races in the world. The team at Andoo is proud and honored to sponsor such a talented team and yacht in this iconic race.

A History of Winning

Andoo Comanche, a 100-foot supermaxi yacht, has returned to Australia after setting records in Europe, including winning the RORC Transatlantic Race and breaking the monohull race record. Andoo Comanche, built in 2014 by American builder Hodgson and designed by VPLP/Verdier Maxi, has numerous achievements under its belt, including: 2015 Fastnet Race Line Honours 2015 Monohull 24-Hour Distance Record (620 nautical miles) 2015 Sydney to Hobart Line Honours 2016 Transatlantic Monohull Sailing Record (West to East) 2017 Sydney to Hobart Line Honours and Race Record 2019 Sydney to Hobart Line Honours 2021 Rolex Middle Sea Race Line Honours, Overall Winner, and Monohull Race Record 2022 RORC Transatlantic Monohull Line Honours, Overall Winner, and Monohull Race Record (East to West)

The skipper of Andoo Comanche, John 'Herman' Winning, is excited to have the yacht back in Australia for several races in 2022, culminating in the Blue Water classic Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race.

Image courtesy of Andrea Francolini