Sean Clarkson (born 1969) is a New Zealand sailor who has sailed at the

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and in multiple Whitbread Round the World Races and

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 f ...

s. Clarkson grew up in

Kerikeri Kerikeri () is the largest town in Northland, New Zealand. It is a tourist destination north of Auckland and north of the northern region's largest city, Whangarei. It is sometimes called the Cradle of the Nation, as it was the site of th ...

and attended the University of Auckland for marine biology.

Career

Olympics

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

Kelvin Harrap Kelvin Harrap (born 1970) is a New Zealand 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. He sailed the 1993–94 Whitbrea ...

and

Jamie Gale Jamie Gale (born 25 November 1971) is a New Zealand sailor who has sailed in two Summer Olympics, the Volvo Ocean Race and multiple America's Cups. Sailing career Gale has been involved in New Zealand Challenge during the 1992 Louis Vuitton Cu ...

. They finished 14th in the competition.

America Cup

On leaving university to join

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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 Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The List of New Zealand urban areas by population, most populous urban area in t ...

. 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. The teams The Yacht Club Punta Ala was the challenger of record. Alinghi Founded by Swiss bus ...

with Prada Challenge, 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, ...

with BMW Oracle Racing. 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 ''NZ Endeavour'' is a yacht. She won the 1993–94 Whitbread Round the World Race skippered by Grant Dalton Grant Stanley Dalton (born 1 July 1957) is a New Zealand sailor who has competed in five Whitbread Round the World Races and curren ...

'', 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 '' Toshiba''. 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. The boat was renamed ''RS'' and participated in the 2003 Volvo Baltic Race skippe ...

'' 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 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 . The race is run i ...

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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 {{NewZealand-yachtracing-bio-stub