| Athlete |
Nation(s) |
Sport(s) |
Role(s) |
Era |
Notes |
| Ben Ainslie |
 GBR |
SAL |
Olympics / Other |
1996—2012 |
1996/2000 Laser (1996 Silver, 2000 Gold) 2004/2008/2012 Finn (2004/2008/2012 Gold); Tactician for Oracle Team USA 17, winning boat in 2013. |
| Glenn Ashby |
 AUS |
SAL |
Olympics |
2008 |
2008 Tornado (Silver) ; Wing trimmer for Team NZ Aotearoa, losing boat in 2013. |
| Romano Battisti |
 ITA |
ROW |
Olympics |
2012—2016 |
2012 Rowing Double Sculls (silver), 2016 Rowing Double Sculls; 2021 America's Cup. Crewed for Luna Rossa, who lost in the final to Team New Zealand. |
| John Bertrand |
AUS |
SAL |
Olympics |
1972—1976 |
1976 Finn (Bronze); 1983 America's Cup. Skippered Australia II to victory in 1983, breaking the 132-year-old American stranglehold on the Cup. Afterguard for Australia in 1980, which lost in the final. |
| Francesco Bruni |
ITA |
SAL |
Olympics |
1996—2004 |
1996 1-person Dinghy, 2000 Skiff, 2004 2-person Keelboat; 2021 America's Cup. Crewed for Luna Rossa, who lost in the final to Team New Zealand. |
| William Carl Buchan |
 USA |
SAL |
Olympics |
1984 |
1984 2-person Heavyweight Dinghy (Gold); 1988 America's Cup. Crewed for Stars & Stripes, winning yacht in 1988. |
| Paul Cayard |
USA |
SAL |
Olympics |
2004 |
2004 2-person keelboat; 1995 America's Cup. Sail trimmer in 1983 aboard Defender in selection series. Tactician/alternate helmsman in 1987 aboard USA in selection series. Skipper of Il Moro di Venezia (ITA) in 1992, which lost in the final. Back-up helmsman and tactical strategist on Young America, which became the second American yacht to lose the Cup in 1995. Skippered America One in 2000, which lost in the final of the Louis Vuitton Cup challenge series for the right to race against the New Zealand defender for the Cup. |
| Britton Chance |
USA |
SAL |
Olympics |
1952 |
1952 5.5 metre (Gold); Multiple America's Cup. Yacht designer, designed multiple America's Cup yachts, including Intrepid (1970), Mariner, Valiant (both 1974), and Stars & Stripes in 1987. |
| Dennis Conner |
USA |
SAL |
Olympics |
1976 |
1976 Tempest (Bronze); 1974/1980/1983/1987/1988 America's Cup. Helmsman in 1974 with Courageous. Skippered Freedom to victory in 1980. Lost Cup in 1983 with Liberty. Skippered Stars & Stripes to victory in 1987-88. |
| Russell Coutts |
 NZL |
SAL |
Olympics |
1984—1992 |
1984 Finn (Gold); Was involved with winning America’s Cup teams five times. He was helmsman of _Black Magic_ when New Zealand won the cup off San Diego in 1995, and at the helm again for _Team New Zealand_’s successful defence against an Italian syndicate off Auckland in 2000. By 2003, he had switched to the Swiss _Alinghi_ syndicate and took the cup from New Zealand. In 2010, he was chief executive of the _BMW Oracle_ syndicate that beat Alinghi in a best-of-three challenge off Valencia to bring the cup back to the United States. In 2013 he again led _Oracle Racing_ as CEO as it won over _Emirates Team New Zealand_. |
| John Cuneo |
AUS |
SAL |
Olympics |
1968—1972 |
1968/1972 Dragon (1972 Gold) - 1972; 1974 America's Cup. Crewed for Southern Cross in 1974, which lost in the final. |
| Leslie Egnot |
NZL |
SAL |
Olympics |
1992—1996 |
1992/1996 470 (1992 Silver); 1995 America's Cup. Co-skippered Mighty Mary (USA) in 1995, first all-female America's Cup team, which lost in selection series. |
| Peter Evans |
NZL |
SAL |
Olympics |
1984—1988 |
2000 – back-up tactician for Team New Zealand in their America’s Cup defense; 2003 – strategist aboard Team New Zealand in unsuccessful America’s Cup defense; 2006 – sailed on _Alinghi_ as tactician; 2010 – controlled pre-starts aboard Alinghi 5. |
| Conn Findlay |
USA |
ROW/SAL |
Olympics |
1956—1976 |
1956/60/64/76 Rowing - 1956-64 - three medals, Sailing - 1976 2-person keelboat (Bronze); 1977 America's Cup. Crew for Courageous in 1977. |
| David Forbes |
AUS |
SAL |
Olympics |
1968—1976 |
1968/1972/1976 2-person keelboat (1972 Gold); 1977 America's Cup. Afterguard for Australia in 1977, which lost in the final. |
| Torben Grael |
 BRA |
SAL |
Olympics / Other |
1984—2004 |
1984 Soling (Bronze) 1992/1996/2000/2004 Star (1992 Bronze, 1996 Gold, 2000 Bronze, 2004 Gold); Tactician for Luna Rossa Challenge, losing boat in 2000. |
| JJ Isler |
USA |
SAL |
Olympics |
1992—2000 |
1992/2000 470 (1992 Bronze, 2000 Silver); 1995 America's Cup. Co-skippered Mighty Mary in 1995, first all-female America's Cup team, which lost in selection series. |
| John Kostecki |
USA |
SAL |
Olympics |
1988 |
1988 Soling (Bronze); Tactician for Oracle Team USA 17, winning boat in 2010 and 2013. |
| Emanuele Liuzzi |
ITA |
ROW |
Olympics |
2016 |
2016 Rowing Coxed Eights; 2021 America's Cup. Crewed for Luna Rossa, who lost in the final to Team New Zealand. |
| Graham Mann |
GBR |
SAL |
Olympics |
1956—1960 |
1956/60 Dragon (1956 Bronze) - 1956; 1958 America's Cup. Skippered Sceptre in 1958, which lost in the final. |
| Buddy Melges, Jr. |
USA |
SAL |
Olympics |
1964—1972 |
1964/1972 Soling (1964 Bronze, 1972 Gold) - 1972; 1992 America's Cup. Co-skippered (with Bill Koch) America3 to victory in 1992. |
| Bob Miller |
AUS |
SAL |
Olympics |
1972 |
1972 Soling; 1983 America's Cup, designed Australia II winged keel (as Ben Lexcen) that helped yacht win America's Cup after 132 year domination by USA. Also helped design America's Cup challengers in 1974 and 1977, and Australian contenders in 1987. |
| Iain Murray |
AUS |
SAL |
Olympics |
2008 |
2008 2-person keelboat; 1987 America's Cup. Skippered Kookaburra III in 1987, which lost in the final. |
| Mauro Pelaschier |
ITA |
SAL |
Olympics |
1972—1976 |
1972/1976 Finn; 1983 America's Cup. Helmsman on Azzurra, unsuccessful challenger in 1983. |
| Colin Ratsey |
GBR |
SAL |
Olympics |
1932 |
1932 2-person keelboat (Silver); 1934/1958 America's Cup. Crewed for J-boat Endeavour in 1934, and in the afterguard of 12-metre yacht Sceptre in 1958, both yachts which lost in the finals. |
| Eric Ridder |
USA |
SAL |
Olympics |
1952 |
1952 6 metres (Gold); 1964 America's Cup. Co-skippered of Constellation to victory in 1964. |
| Piero Sibello |
ITA |
SAL |
Olympics |
2004—2008 |
2004-2008 Skiff; 2021 America's Cup. Crewed for Luna Rossa, who lost in the final to Team New Zealand. |
| Tom Slingsby |
AUS |
SAL |
Olympics |
2008—2012 |
2008/2012 Laser (Gold 2012) ; Strategist for Oracle Team USA 17, winning boat in 2013. |
| Jock Sturrock |
AUS |
SAL |
Olympics / Other |
1948—1960 |
1948-1960 5.5 metre (1956 Bronze) - 1956; 1962/1967 America's Cup. Skippered Gretel in 1962 and Dame Pattie in 1967, both of which lost in the final. |
| Davide Tizzano |
ITA |
ROW |
Olympics |
1988—1996 |
1988/96 Rowing - twice gold medalist. A finalist in the 1992 America's Cup aboard the Moro di Venezia and a challenger in 2007 with Mascalzone Latino. |