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Morgan Larson (sailor)

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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

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

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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