Winston Macfarlane is a New Zealand sailor who has competed in multiple America's Cups.

Macfarlane was born in Blenheim, New Zealand and completed a degree in agriculture, planning to work on family farm.[1]

He joined Team New Zealand following the 2000 America's Cup as a runner/pitmen.[1] Macfarlane was with Team New Zealand for both the 2003 and 2007 America's Cup.[2]

Between 2009 and 2010, he raced in the Louis Vuitton Trophy regattaas, the TP52 series and the Extreme Sailing Series with Team New Zealand.[2] He then sailed in the 2011–13 America's Cup World Series and 2013 America's Cup, alternating with Grant Dalton as a grinder on board.[3]

Macfarlane left Team New Zealand in 2015,[4] joining Team Japan for the 2015–16 America's Cup World Series.[5][6] He also sailed with Sail Portugal in the 2016 Extreme Sailing Series.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "You can't keep Macfarlane down on the farm". Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Winston Macfarlane (NZ)". Retrieved 10 August 2017 – via TVNZ.
  3. ↑ "America's Cup: Emirates Team New Zealand in capsize scare as Oracle". 14 September 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "Another sailor quits Team New Zealand". Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "A Day on the Water with SoftBank Team Japan...and others – Cup Experience". 25 April 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "Kiwi sailor Winston Macfarlane thrown overboard during testing with Team Japan". Stuff. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  7. ↑ "The countdown begins to the opening Act of the 2016 Extreme Sailing Series™ in Muscat". www.extremesailingseries.com. Retrieved 10 August 2017.


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