{{short description|English sailor}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2023}} {{Infobox sailor | name = Mac Agnese | image = Raul Rios 2017.JPG | image_size = | caption = Mac Agnese at the 2017 Snipe Worlds with Raúl Ríos | birth_name = | fullname = | nickname = | nationality = American | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|04|26}} | birth_place = Washington, DC, United States | death_date = | death_place = | height = 6’1” | weight = | retired = | classes = Melges 24, 29er, Snipe | club = {{yachtclub|Lauderdale Yacht Club}} | collegeteam = {{collegesailingteam|Boston College}} | coach = | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Sailing }} {{Medal|Country | {{USA}} }} {{MedalCompetition | World Championships }} {{MedalGold | 2005 Key Largo | Melges 24 }} {{MedalBronze | 2010 Istanbul | SL16 }} {{MedalSilver | 2011 Zadar | 29er }} {{MedalGold | 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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://site-isaf.soticcloud.net/sailors/biog.php?memberid=67069&js=1 |title=World Sailing |access-date=November 29, 2020 |archive-date=December 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211061913/https://site-isaf.soticcloud.net/sailors/biog.php?memberid=67069&js=1 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://sailgp.com/teams/usa/mac-agnese/ | title=United States / US SailGP Team News, Features, Exclusives, Athletes, Stats }}</ref>
He attended Fort Lauderdale High School before joining the Boston College sailing team, where he was the 2011-12 team captain.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://bceagles.com/sports/sailing/roster/mac-agnese/2479 | title=Mac Agnese - Sailing |website=bceagles.com }}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2018/11/13/rosters-filling-2019-sailgp-season/ | title=Rosters filling for 2019 SailGP Season | website=Scuttlebutt Sailing News | date=November 13, 2018 }}</ref> Later, he joined the American Magic team that competes for the 2021 America's Cup.<ref>[https://americanmagic.americascup.com/en/team American Magic]</ref>
==See also== *List of World Championships medalists in sailing (juniors and youth classes)
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Agnese, Max}} Category:1994 births Category:Living people Category:Boston College Eagles sailors Category:29er class sailors Category:Melges 24 class sailors Category:World champions in sailing for the United States Category:Open Snipe class world champions Category:Melges 24 class world champions Category:American Magic Category:United States SailGP Team sailors Category:American male sailors (sport) Category:21st-century American sportsmen
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