Our business is founded on integrity, transparency, professional service, and clear communication.

Anasazi Ltda. is James Burwick and Somira Sao. With an engineering background and over 40 years in the marine industry since 1983, James maintains a strong pulse on the performance sailing sector.

James and Somira began sailing together in 2005 and have been in perpetual motion ever since - working, traveling, and sailing together for 20 years, with 17 of those years alongside their children. Through two circumnavigations and extensive global voyaging, they have built a strong network of marine professionals worldwide.

These industry connections are more than friends and business partners - they are world-class sailors, designers, and product innovators who share our passion for sailing and commitment to excellence.

Somira and James' combined skills, extensive connections, and deep expertise enable them to provide the best marine products, services, yacht sales strategy, and smart solutions for the most challenging projects.

JAMES M. BURWICK

Nationality: USA
Resident: USA
University: Engineering
Languages: Spanish and English
DOB: May 26, 1954
Status: Married (Somira Sao) with 6 Children

James started sailing at age 8 in the Great Lakes and has been a professional sailor and independent marine consultant for 42 years. He brings a vast foundation of experience in project management and risk management, especially in extreme environments.

His expertise extends beyond sailing - he has been an alpine mountain guide since 1974 (6000m+ peaks), trained and worked with search and rescue dogs (cadavers/explosives), conducted avalanche rescue and recovery operations, and developed handicap adaptive sports programs in Colorado and Norway.

James sailed solo around the world on a Finot-Conq Open 40 via the Southern Ocean, then completed a second circumnavigation on the same vessel with his family. The family voyage he and Somira began with their two oldest children in June 2011 continues today. They now sail on a 50' Bosgraaf Trimaran with their six children, having been based in South America for five years before recently moving to the Caribbean.

Ocean Experience: North Atlantic, South Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Tasman Sea, Complete Southern Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Panama Canal, North/Central/South Pacific, North Sea, Mediterranean Sea, South China Sea, Chilean Fjords, Magellan Straits, Beagle Channel, Drake Passage, Le Maire Strait, Cape Leeuwin, Cape of Good Hope, Cape Horn, Great Australian Bight, Bass Strait, Cook Strait, St Helena, Complete Coast of South America

Circumnavigations: 2

  • Solo Voyage: Bermuda to Bermuda via 3 Capes East about

  • Cape Town to Cape Town via Southern Ocean

  • Auckland to Cape Town non-stop

Southern Ocean Experience: 19,500 miles solo, 26,000 miles total

SOMIRA SAO

Nationality: USA, Cambodia
Resident: USA
University: Biology / Fine Arts
Languages: Khmer, English

Somira was born in a Khmer Rouge work camp during the Pol Pot regime. She escaped Cambodia and immigrated to the United States with her parents at age 3 as a refugee, becoming a US citizen at age 12. She later returned to Cambodia to work with AUSAID and the Australian Red Cross, documenting amputee beneficiaries of their landmine survivors program.

As an adventurous mother, Somira has mountain biked dusty dirt roads, floated remote rivers, horse-packed through wilderness, and made long ocean passages with her children. She has given birth in four different countries and is a freelance writer, professional photographer, visual artist, experienced sailor and working mother of six.

Professional Experience:

Photojournalist for Australian Red Cross/AUSAID and other NGOs in Cambodia

Contributing Photographer/Writer for:

Aurora Photos, Patagonia Inc., Sailing World Magazine (USA), SAIL Magazine (USA), Cruising World Magazine (USA), Outside Magazine (USA), Internazionale (Italy), Yachting World (UK), Vene (Finland), Giornale della Vela (Italy), Brescia Winter Festival (Italy), Varen Magazine (Bulgaria), LINDA.meiden (Netherlands), and others.

Ocean Experience:

North Atlantic, South Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Tasman Sea, Complete Southern Ocean, Caribbean Sea, North Sea, South China Sea, Chilean Fjords, Magellan Straits, Beagle Channel, Le Maire Strait, Cape Leeuwin, Cape of Good Hope, Great Australian Bight, Bass Strait, Cook Strait, and complete Eastern coast of South America.

Circumnavigations: 1

Family voyage via North/South Atlantic and Southern Ocean East-about (started sailing with two children under age 2, finished with four children under age 9)