Adam Minoprio Explained

Adam Minoprio
Birth Date:	19 June 1985
Birth Place:	Whangārei, New Zealand
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Adam Minoprio (born 19 June 1985) is a New Zealand sailor.^[1]

He is the youngest winner of the NZ Optimist Nationals at 11 years of age in 1997. Won the New Zealand P Class Tanner Cup in 2001. Did the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadrons Youth Programme. In 2009 displaced James Spithill as the youngest World Match racing Tour Champion beating Sir Ben Ainslie in the finals. 2009 won Yachting New Zealand Performance award. 2010 won Yachting New Zealand sailor of the year.He has competed in two Volvo Ocean Races; in 2011–12 on Camper Lifelovers and in 2014–15 on Team Brunel.^[2] He spent time with Luna Rossa Challenge, until they withdrew from the 2017 America's Cup.^{[3] [4]} He has sailed SAP Extreme Sailing Team in the Extreme Sailing Series.^[5] winning the 2017 series championship.

He sailed for Groupama Team France during the 2015–16 America's Cup World Series and helmed their second boat at the 2017 America's Cup.^{[6] [7]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Skippers . 5 October 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151005164816/http://www.wmrt.com/skippers.html?sk=18 . 5 October 2015 .
2. Web site: Volvo Ocean Race: Team Brunel calls up Adam Minoprio >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News. 11 May 2015. Scuttlebutt Sailing News. 21 July 2017.
3. Web site: Adam Minoprio – Luna Rossa. Luna. Rossa. www.lunarossachallenge.com. 21 July 2017.
4. Web site: Adam Minoprio signs with Luna Rossa for 2017 America's Cup – Cup Experience. 14 March 2014. 21 July 2017.
5. Web site: SAP Extreme Sailing Team. www.extremesailingseries.com. 21 July 2017.
6. Web site: Q&A. Groupama Team. France. 21 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20160823191348/http://groupamateamfrance.americascup.com/en/team/311_Adam-Minoprio.html. 23 August 2016. dead.
7. Web site: New Zealand sailor Adam Minoprio joins Team France for America's Cup challenge. Stuff. 25 November 2015 . 21 July 2017.