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Max Agnese

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Mac Agnese
Mac Agnese at the 2017 Snipe Worlds with Raúl Ríos
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1994-04-26) April 26, 1994 (age 30)
Washington, DC, United States
Height6’1”
Sailing career
Class(es)Melges 24, 29er, Snipe
Club Lauderdale Yacht Club
College team Boston College
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  United States
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Key Largo Melges 24
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Istanbul SL16
Silver medal – second place 2011 Zadar 29er
Gold medal – first place 2017 Corunna Snipe

Maximiliano Agnese, known as Mac Agnese (born April 26, 1994, in Fort Lauderdale), is a world class sailor in the Melges 24, SL16, 29er and Snipe classes.[1]

He started sailing Optimist at age five, and won his first world championship by age 11 in the Melges 24 class. At the Youth Sailing World Championships, 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 winning the Snipe Worlds.[2]

He attended Fort Lauderdale High School before joining the Boston College sailing team, where he was the 2011-12 team captain.[3]

He was a member of the United States Team competing at the 2019 SailGP together with Rome Kirby, Riley Gibbs, Hans Henken and Dan Morris.[4] Later, he joined the American Magic team that competes for the 2021 America's Cup.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ World Sailing
  2. ^ "United States / US SailGP Team News, Features, Exclusives, Athletes, Stats".
  3. ^ "Mac Agnese - Sailing". bceagles.com.
  4. ^ "Rosters filling for 2019 SailGP Season". Scuttlebutt Sailing News. November 13, 2018.
  5. ^ American Magic
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