Sean Clarkson (born 1969) is a New Zealand

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who has sailed at the

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and in multiple

Whitbread Round the World Race The Ocean Race is a yacht race around the world, held every three or four years since 1973. Originally named the Whitbread Round the World Race after its initiating sponsor, British brewing company Whitbread, in 2001 it became the Volvo Ocean Ra ...

s and

America's Cup The America's Cup is a sailing competition and the oldest international competition still operating in any sport. America's Cup match races are held between two sailing yachts: one from the yacht club that currently holds the trophy (known ...

s. Clarkson grew up in

Kerikeri Kerikeri () is a town in the Bay of Islands, in the Far North District of the North Island of New Zealand. It lies at the head of Kerikeri Inlet, a northwestern arm of the Bay of Islands, where fresh water of the Kerikeri River enters the Paci ...

and attended the

University of Auckland The University of Auckland (; Māori: ''Waipapa Taumata Rau'') is a public research university based in Auckland, New Zealand. The institution was established in 1883 as a constituent college of the University of New Zealand. Initially loc ...

for marine biology.

Career

Olympics

He represented New Zealand at the 1996 Summer Olympics, sailing in a

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with

Kelvin Harrap Kelvin Harrap (born 1970) is a New Zealand sailor (sport), sailor who has represented his country at the Summer Olympics and sailed in multiple America's Cups and Volvo Ocean Races. Harrap was born 1970 in Napier, New Zealand, Napier, New Zealand ...

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. He then joined ''AmericaOne'' for the

2000 Louis Vuitton Cup The 5th Louis Vuitton Cup was held in Auckland, New Zealand, in 2000. The winner, Prada Challenge, went on to challenge for the 2000 America's Cup. It was the first time in the competition's history that there would not be an American chall ...

. He then competed in the

2003 Louis Vuitton Cup The 6th Louis Vuitton Cup was held in Auckland, New Zealand, in 2003. The winner, Alinghi, went on to challenge for and win the 2003 America's Cup. Teams The Yacht Club Punta Ala was the challenger of record. Alinghi Founded by Swiss business ...

with

Prada Challenge Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli, originally named Prada Challenge, then Luna Rossa Challenge, is an Italian sailboat racing syndicate first created to compete for the 2000 America's Cup. It won the Louis Vuitton Cup on its first attempt in 2000, but th ...

, and 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, two ...

with

BMW 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. ...

. He sailed 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 Wo ...

in the 2011 Extreme Sailing Series, the 2011–13 America's Cup World Series and the

2013 Louis Vuitton Cup The 8th Louis Vuitton Cup was held during July and August 2013, in San Francisco, California, United States of America. The three contenders were Artemis Racing (Sweden), Emirates Team New Zealand (New Zealand), and Luna Rossa Challenge (Italy). ...

. He was a member American Magic for the 2021 America Cup campaign.

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. He competed in the 1997–98 Whitbread Round the World Race on ''

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''. He was a member of ''

Team SEB ''Team SEB'' (also ''RS'') is a Swedish Volvo Ocean 60 yacht. Career She competed in the 2001–02 Volvo Ocean Race and finished 7th skippered by Gunnar Krantz (sailor), Gunnar Krantz. The boat was renamed ''RS'' and participated in the Volvo Ba ...

'' for the 2001–02 Volvo Ocean Race.

Other Sailing

He has also won multiple

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and is a two-time winner of the

Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race The Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race is an annual oceanic yacht racing event hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, starting in Sydney, New South Wales, on Boxing Day and finishing in Hobart, Tasmania. The race distance is approximately ...

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* 1969 births Living people New Zealand male sailors (sport) University of Auckland alumni People from Kerikeri 1992 America's Cup sailors Volvo Ocean Race sailors 1995 America's Cup sailors 2000 America's Cup sailors 2003 America's Cup sailors Luna Rossa Challenge sailors 2007 America's Cup sailors Oracle Racing sailors Artemis Racing sailors 2013 America's Cup sailors Extreme Sailing Series sailors Olympic sailors for New Zealand Sailors at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Soling 2021 America's Cup sailors American Magic TP 52 class world champions World champions in sailing for New Zealand 20th-century New Zealand sportsmen {{NewZealand-yachtracing-bio-stub