Carl (Tiny) Whiting, born 1981 in Auckland (previously known as Carl Williams), is a New Zealand

sailor A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship. The profession of the ...

who has competed at the

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and in multiple

America's Cup The America's Cup, informally known as the Auld Mug, is a trophy awarded in the sport of sailing. It is the oldest international competition still operating in any sport. America's Cup match races are held between two sailing yachts: one ...

s. His mother is well-known sailing tutor

Penny Whiting A penny is a coin ( pennies) or a unit of currency (pl. pence) in various countries. Borrowed from the Carolingian denarius (hence its former abbreviation d.), it is usually the smallest denomination within a currency system. Presently, it is ...

. Between 1995 and 1998 Whiting was part of the

Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron is a New Zealand yacht club, and the club behind New Zealand's America's Cup campaigns, under the guises of New Zealand Challenge and Team New Zealand. It held the America's Cup from 1995 until 2003, becomi ...

youth training scheme. Whiting joined Team New Zealand as a trainee and reserve at age 16. He then sailed with

Team New Zealand Team New Zealand or TNZ is a sailing team based in Auckland, New Zealand representing the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron. Team New Zealand became a household name in their home country following their consecutive wins in the America's Cup i ...

in their unsuccessful

2003 America's Cup The 31st America's Cup was contested between the holder, Team New Zealand, and the winner of the 2003 Louis Vuitton Cup, Alinghi. Build Up The 2002–2003 Louis Vuitton Cup, held in the Hauraki Gulf in Auckland, New Zealand saw nine teams fr ...

before joining

Oracle Racing Oracle Team USA is an American yacht racing syndicate initially formed to compete for the 2003 America's Cup. They competed again in the 2007 event before winning the 33rd America's Cup regatta in 2010 – representing the Golden Gate Yacht Club ...

for the

2007 Louis Vuitton Cup The 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup held in Valencia, Spain, from April 16 to June 6 was the event used to select the challenger for the 2007 America's Cup. Eleven potential challengers competed in the competition which consisted of two round robins, ...

and 2010 America's Cup campaign. Whiting teamed up with

Hamish Pepper Hamish Pepper (born 13 May 1971) is a New Zealand sailor. He competed at the 1996, 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. Pepper was born in Auckland and attended Westlake Boys High School. Sailing in a Laser, Pepper finished 10th at the 1996 Ol ...

in the

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class and together they won the

2006 Star World Championships The 2006 Star World Championship was held at the St. Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco, United States between September 27 and October 8, 2006. The championship was administered by the World Sailing. Results See also *Star World Championship E ...

and represented

New Zealand at the 2008 Summer Olympics New Zealand took part in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The country sent 182 competitors, making this its largest ever delegation to the Olympic Games. It was also one of the most successful, equalling New Zealand's combined medal t ...

, finishing ninth. In 2009 he took up cycling and entered a team into the

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while also working with

Artemis Racing Artemis Racing is a professional sailing team founded in 2006 by businessman and sailor Torbjörn Törnqvist, named after Artemis, the ancient Greek goddess. Timeline * 2007: won the MedCup circuit, then called Breitling Medcup, and the TP52 ...

in the

TP52 The Transpac 52 (TP52) is a class of yacht used for competitive 52 Super Series yacht racing, and the Audi MedCup previously, besides the world championship of the class. The class is recognised by the International Sailing Federation which ent ...

class. Whiting launched and managed Pure Black Racing, New Zealand's first international professional road cycling team, from 2010 to 2013. The team raced in USA, Canada, Singapore, New Zealand and Australia in 2011 and '12, including competing in the 2012 UCI Asia Tour. Whiting won first place in the blue belt, Master 1, ultra-heavy category at the World Master Brazilian jiu-jitsu 2014 Championship in California. In 2020, Whiting and his wife Jasmine purchased the 55 ft yacht Emotional Rescue, which was the first monohull boat to win the PIC Coastal Classic in 1989. Their family-run business, Whiting Sailing, offers private charters, private sailing lessons and learn-to-sail courses in Auckland.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Whiting, Carl 1981 births Living people New Zealand male sailors (sport) Team New Zealand sailors 2003 America's Cup sailors Oracle Racing sailors 2007 America's Cup sailors Olympic sailors for New Zealand Sailors at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Star Artemis Racing sailors Star class world champions World champions in sailing for New Zealand