Sean Clarkson (born 1969)[1] is a New Zealand sailor who has sailed at the Summer Olympics and in multiple Whitbread Round the World Races and America's Cups.
Clarkson grew up in Kerikeri and attended the University of Auckland for marine biology.
[2] He represented New Zealand at the 1996 Summer Olympics, sailing in a Soling with Kelvin Harrap and Jamie Gale.
On leaving university to join New Zealand Challenge and was a grinder on board NZL 20 during the 1992 Louis Vuitton Cup.
He has also won multiple TP52 World Championship and is a two-time winner of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race.