Lanee "Carrie" Butler-Beashel (born June 3, 1970 in
Manhasset, New York
Manhasset is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York. It is considered the anchor community of the Greater Manhasset area. The population was 8,176 at the 2020 United States ce ...
) is an American
windsurfer
Windsurfing is a wind propelled water sport that is a combination of sailing and surfing. It is also referred to as "sailboarding" and "boardsailing", and emerged in the late 1960s from the aerospace and surf culture of California. Windsurfing g ...
. She competed at four Olympics from 1992 to 2004. Her best position was fourth in 2000.
She is married to America's Cup sailor
Adam Beashel
Adam Beashel is an Australian sailor. He is best known for being part of Team New Zealand at the 2003 America's Cup and strategist for Emirates Team New Zealand at the 2007 America's Cup.
Beashel was part of the ''oneAustralia'' team that cam ...
. Her brother in law is six-time Olympian
Colin Beashel
Colin Kenneth Beashel (born 21 November 1959) is an Australian sailor who crewed on the winning America's Cup team Australia II in 1983 and competed at six Olympics between 1984 and 2004, winning bronze in 1996. He became, jointly with Brazilia ...
. She and Adam have two sons, born in 2005 and 2008.
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1970 births
Living people
American windsurfers
Female windsurfers
American female sailors (sport)
Olympic sailors of the United States
Sailors at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Lechner A-390
Sailors at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Mistral One Design
Sailors at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Mistral One Design
Sailors at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Mistral One Design
Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States
Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States
Pan American Games medalists in sailing
Sailors at the 1991 Pan American Games
Sailors at the 1995 Pan American Games
Sailors at the 1999 Pan American Games
Sailors at the 2003 Pan American Games
Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games
Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games
Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games
Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games
21st-century American women
People from Manhasset, New York
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