Sean Clarkson

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] He left university to join New Zealand Challenge and was a grinder on board NZL 20 during the 1992 Louis Vuitton Cup.[3] 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.[4]

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.

He competed in the 1997–98 Whitbread Round the World Race on Toshiba.[5]

He then joined AmericaOne for the 2000 Louis Vuitton Cup.[6] He was a member of Team SEB for the 2001–02 Volvo Ocean Race. He then competed in the 2003 Louis Vuitton Cup with Prada Challenge,[7] and the 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup with BMW Oracle Racing.[8][9][10]

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.[11][12][13][14]

He has also won the TP52 World Championship with Team Nika and is a two-time winner of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race.[15]

References
  1. "Sean Clarkson – New Zealand Olympic Team". 9 February 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  2. "Yachting: It's just another day on the water". Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  3. ROBERTS, RICH (6 December 1991). "Kiwis Pick American as Skipper". Retrieved 3 August 2017 – via LA Times.
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  5. News, Sean Flynn l The Newport Daily. ""It's a sailing city"". Retrieved 3 August 2017.
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  7. "Brady Vs Holmberg In the Finals". sailing.org. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  8. "America's Cup 2013 - Artemis Racing's Sean Clarkson - from CupInfo.com". www.cupinfo.com. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  9. "BMW ORACLE Racing ramps up for 2006 season". Yachts and Yachting Online. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  10. "Dickson Off America's Cup Boat – Yachting World". 20 May 2007. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  11. "Artemis Racing". Retrieved 3 August 2017 – via TVNZ.
  12. [email protected]. "Sean Clarkson : Challenge and Adventure". challengeandadventure.com. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  13. humans.txt. "America's Cup: Survival of the Fittest - SailAngle.com". www.sailangle.com. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  14. "America's Cup: Red-lining the heart rate monitors – Seabreeze". Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  15. "New Zealand sailor Dean Barker wins world title as tactician with Russian team in RC44 class". Stuff. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
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