Maximiliano Agnese, known as Mac Agnese (born April 26, 1994, in
Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale ( ) is a coastal city located in the U.S. state of Florida, north of Miami along the Atlantic Ocean. It is the county seat of and most populous city in Broward County with a population of 182,760 at the 2020 census, making it ...
), is a world class
sailor
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in the
Melges 24,
SL16,
29er and
Snipe
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classes.
He started sailing
Optimist
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at age five, and won his first world championship by age 11 in the
Melges 24 class. At the
Youth Sailing World Championships
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Editions
Equipment
Gender Guide
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, he won the bronze medal in the
SL16 class in 2010 and the silver medal in the
29er class in 2011. In 2017 he crewed for
Raúl Ríos
Raúl Andrés Ríos de Choudens (born 3 December 1993 in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico), is a world class sailing (sport), sailor in the Optimist (dinghy), Optimist, Snipe (dinghy), Snipe, and Lightning (dinghy), Lightning classes.
Early life and career ...
winning the
Snipe Worlds.
He attended
Fort Lauderdale High School
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before joining the
Boston College
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sailing team, where he was the 2011-12 team captain.
He was a member of the United States Team competing at the 2019
SailGP
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together with
Rome Kirby
Rome Kirby is an American sailor who has competed in the Volvo Ocean Race and multiple America's Cups.
Kirby is a native of Newport, Rhode Island. His father, Jerry Kirby, has sailed in three Volvo Ocean Races and six America's Cups. They are bel ...
,
Riley Gibbs,
Hans Henken
Hans Henken ( ; born 4 June 1992) is an American sailor who won bronze at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France and gold at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, competing with Ian Barrows in the 49er class. He is currently a memb ...
and
Dan Morris. Later, he joined the
American Magic
American Magic is an American yacht racing team formed to compete for the 36th America's Cup. They represent the New York Yacht Club and were formed in 2018 by principals Hap Fauth, Roger Penske, and Doug DeVos.
American Magic was eliminated fro ...
team that competes for the
2021 America's Cup
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.
American Magic
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See also
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References
External links
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1994 births
Living people
Boston College Eagles sailors
Snipe class sailors
29er class sailors
Melges 24 class sailors
World champions in sailing for the United States
Open Snipe class world champions
Melges 24 class world champions
American Magic
United States SailGP Team sailors
American male sailors (sport)
21st-century American sportsmen
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