New Zealand sailor
Sean Clarkson (born 1969)[1] is a New Zealand sailor who has sailed at the Summer Olympics and in multiple Whitbread Round the World Races and America's Cups.
Clarkson grew up in Kerikeri and attended the University of Auckland for marine biology.[2]
Career
Olympics
He represented New Zealand at the 1996 Summer Olympics, sailing in a Soling with Kelvin Harrap and Jamie Gale. They finished 14th in the competition.
America Cup
On leaving university to join New Zealand Challenge and was a grinder on board NZL 20 during the 1992 Louis Vuitton Cup.[3]
He then joined AmericaOne for the 2000 Louis Vuitton Cup.[4]
He then competed in the 2003 Louis Vuitton Cup with Prada Challenge,[5] and the 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup with BMW Oracle Racing.[6][7][8]
He sailed with Artemis Racing in the 2011 Extreme Sailing Series, the 2011–13 America's Cup World Series and the 2013 Louis Vuitton Cup.[9][10][11][12]
He was a member American Magic for the 2021 America Cup campaign.[13]
Round The World
He then sailed in the 1993–94 Whitbread Round the World Race on NZ Endeavour, which won the race, before joining Tag Heuer Challenge for the 1995 Louis Vuitton Cup.[14]
He competed in the 1997–98 Whitbread Round the World Race on Toshiba.[15]
He was a member of Team SEB for the 2001–02 Volvo Ocean Race.
Other Sailing
He has also won multiple TP52 World Championship and is a two-time winner of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race.[16]
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