Jonathan "Jono" Macbeth (born 26 March 1973) is a former
New Zealand professional yachtsman who has participated in 6
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 ...
campaigns.
Macbeth was born in
Castor Bay
Castor Bay is a bay and suburb of the North Shore, located in Auckland which is in the North Island of New Zealand. Located between Milford and Campbells Bay, it is part of the East Coast Bays. To the east lies the islands of Rangitoto and Motu ...
,
Auckland, New Zealand. He joined
Team New Zealand in 1997 and remained with them for their 2003 and 2007 campaigns.
Macbeth joined the
Sir Russell Coutts led American syndicate
BMW Oracle Racing in 2008 and remained with them for their 2013 campaign.
Macbeth joined Sir
Ben Ainslie's LandRover BAR team in 2014 for their 2017 campaign. Macbeth was released from LandRover BAR (renamed Ineos Team UK) in July 2019.
References
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Living people
1973 births
Sportspeople from Auckland
New Zealand male sailors (sport)
America's Cup sailors