Sean Clarkson Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sean Clarkson – New Zealand Olympic Team. 9 February 2016. 3 August 2017.
  2. Web site: Yachting: It's just another day on the water. 3 August 2017.
  3. Web site: Kiwis Pick American as Skipper. RICH. ROBERTS. 6 December 1991. 3 August 2017. LA Times.
  4. Web site: AmericaOne – Sean Clarkson. AmericaOne. www.americaone.org. 3 August 2017.
  5. Web site: Brady Vs Holmberg In the Finals. sailing.org. 3 August 2017.
  6. Web site: America's Cup 2013 - Artemis Racing's Sean Clarkson - from CupInfo.com. www.cupinfo.com. 3 August 2017.
  7. Web site: BMW ORACLE Racing ramps up for 2006 season. Yachts and Yachting Online. 3 August 2017.
  8. Web site: Dickson Off America's Cup Boat – Yachting World. 20 May 2007. 3 August 2017.
  9. Web site: Artemis Racing. 3 August 2017. TVNZ.
  10. Web site: Sean Clarkson : Challenge and Adventure. challengeandadventure.com. 3 August 2017.
  11. Web site: America's Cup: Survival of the Fittest - SailAngle.com. humans.txt. www.sailangle.com. 3 August 2017.
  12. Web site: America's Cup: Red-lining the heart rate monitors – Seabreeze. 3 August 2017.
  13. https://www.sail-world.com/news/234438/Kiwi-grinding-veteran-on-eighth-Americas-Cup
  14. Web site: Yachting: Kiwi depth forces switch. 3 August 2017.
  15. Web site: "It's a sailing city". Sean Flynn l The Newport Daily. News. 3 August 2017.
  16. Web site: New Zealand sailor Dean Barker wins world title as tactician with Russian team in RC44 class. Stuff. 3 August 2017.

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