Shannon Falcone is a

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who has competed in multiple

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s and

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s. Born in England in 1981, Falcone moved to

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with his family at the age of 3. He was educated at

Clayesmore School Clayesmore School is a co-educational Private schools in the United Kingdom, private school for pupils aged 8–18 years, in the village of Iwerne Minster, Dorset, England. It is both a day and boarding school and is a member of The Headmaster ...

. Falcone originally sailed

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s with his father, Olympian

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, and they competed at the

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and 2000 Star World Championships. Falcone sailed with

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at 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 ...

and

Luna Rossa 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 t ...

at 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 ...

. He then joined

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. ...

in 2008. Falcone sailed on '' Il Mostro'' during the 2008–09 Volvo Ocean Race and on '' Mar Mostro'' during the 2011–12 Volvo Ocean Race. He sailed on ''

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'' during the

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, where he sailed in all 19 races, before re-joining Luna Rossa.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Falcone, Shannon Living people 1981 births Antigua and Barbuda male sailors (sport) British emigrants to Antigua and Barbuda 2003 America's Cup sailors 2007 America's Cup sailors Volvo Ocean Race sailors 2013 America's Cup sailors Luna Rossa Challenge sailors Oracle Racing sailors 2021 America's Cup sailors People educated at Clayesmore School