Morgan Larson (sailor)

Morgan Larson (born March 4, 1971) is an American sailor.

Morgan Larson
Personal information
BornMarch 4, 1971 (1971-03-04) (age 53)
Santa Cruz, California, U.S.
Sailing career
College team College of Charleston
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  United States
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Newport Melges 32
Silver medal – second place 2009 Palma TP 52
Gold medal – first place 2008 Lanzarote TP 52
Gold medal – first place 2008 Florida Farr 40
Gold medal – first place 2004 Santa Cruz 505
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Melbourne 49er
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Bandol 49er
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Perth 49er
North American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Miami 49er
Gold medal – first place 1999 Sonora 49er
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2005 Vallensbæk 49er

Larson was born in Santa Cruz, California, and attended the College of Charleston where he was the Collegiate Men's Singlehanded National Champion and three-time All-American sailor.[1]

He has sailed in the 2000 Louis Vuitton Cup with AmericaOne, the 2003 Louis Vuitton Cup with One World Challenge and the 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup with Victory Challenge.[1][2] He sailed in the 2010 Louis Vuitton Trophy with Mascalzone Latino.[3]

He has also participated in the Extreme Sailing Series as Tactician/Helm on Team Alinghi.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Team - Goombay Smash". goombaysmash.com.
  2. ^ "Americas Cup: A team-by-team guide". TheGuardian.com. April 15, 2007.
  3. ^ "Louis Vuitton Trophy - Teams Prepare to Race in Dubai: Press Release - from CupInfo.com". www.cupinfo.com. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  4. ^ Alexander, Stuart (October 4, 2014). "Extreme Sailing Series 2014: Morgan Larson powers Switzerland's Alinghi team into commanding lead as Leigh McMillan endures a day to forget". The Independent. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
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