# Nathan Outteridge

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Australian sailor

Nathan Outteridge Personal information Nationality Australia Born (1986-01-28) 28 January 1986 (age 40) Newcastle NSW Height 179 cm (5 ft 10 in)[1] Weight 75 kg (165 lb) Sailing career Sport Sailing Class(es) 49er, Moth, F50 Updated on 21 November 2024

**Nathan James Outteridge** [OAM](/source/Medal_of_the_Order_of_Australia) (born 28 January 1986) is an Australian [sailor](/source/Sailing_(sport)), a resident of Lake Macquarie. He was inducted into the [Australian Sailing Hall of Fame](/source/Australian_Sailing_Hall_of_Fame) in 2025.[2]

## Career highlights

### Olympics

- 2008 – [Beijing Olympics](/source/Sailing_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_49er) 5th, [49er](/source/49er_(dinghy)) (with [Ben Austin](/source/Ben_Austin_(sailor)))

- 2012 – [London Olympics](/source/Sailing_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_49er) 1st, [49er](/source/49er_(dinghy)) (with [Iain Jensen](/source/Iain_Jensen) )

- 2016 – [Rio Olympics](/source/Sailing_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_49er) 2nd, [49er](/source/49er_(dinghy)) (with [Iain Jensen](/source/Iain_Jensen) )

He is most famous for winning a gold medal at the [London Olympics](/source/2012_Summer_Olympics) in the [49er](/source/49er_(dinghy)) class, along with [Iain Jensen](/source/Iain_Jensen). At the [Rio Olympics](/source/2016_Summer_Olympics) he won silver, again with Jensen in the 49er. He campaigned for the 2020 Olympics and qualified his country for the Nacra 17 class sailing with his sister Haylee gaining a 2nd place at the World Championships.

### World Championships

Year Location Pos Class Category Other Ref 2001-01 Kingston, Ontario, CAN 8th 29er Open with Grant Rose 2001-12 Sydney, AUS 2nd 29er Open 2012 Title with Grant Rose 2002-08 Lunenburg, CAN 1st 29er Male Youth 32nd ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships Ayden Menzies (AUS) 2003-08 Neusiedlersee, AUT 7th 470 Open Juniors with Ayden Menzies (AUS) 2003-09 Neusiedlersee, AUT 48th 470 Male with Ayden Menzies (AUS) 2003-01 Madeira, POR 1st 420 Male Youth 33rd ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships with Ayden Menzies (AUS) 2004-01 Melbourne, VIC, AUS 3rd 420 Male and Mixed with Ayden Menzies (AUS) 2004-04 Queensland, AUS 2nd Laser Radial Youth 2004-05 Zadar 36th 470 Male with Ayden Menzies (AUS) 2004-08 Lake Garda, ITA 4th 470 Open Juniors with Ayden Menzies (AUS) 2004-07 Gdynia, POL 1st 420 Male Youth 34th ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships with Iain Jensen (AUS) 2006-06 Aix Les Bains, FRA 6th 49er Open with Ben Austin (AUS) 2007-06 Cascais 3rd 49er Open with Ben Austin (AUS) 2008-01 Melbourne, Australia 1st 49er Open with Ben Austin (AUS) 2009-01 Belmont, NSW, AUS 11th A Class Open 2009-06 Sardinia, ITA 9th Farr 40 Open 2009-07 Riva del Garda, ITA 2nd 29er Open with Lauren Jeffries (AUS) 2009-07 Riva del Garda, ITA 1st 49er Male with Iain Jensen (AUS) 2009-08 Cascade Locks, Oregon 2nd Moth Open 2010-01 Freeport, BAH 2nd 49er Open with Iain Jensen (AUS) 2010-04 Casa de Campo, DOM 4th Farr 40 Open + Crew 2010-09 San Francisco, USA 9th Melges 32 Open + Crew 2011-02 Sydney, AUS 5th Farr 40 Open + Crew 2011-03 Hamilton, AUS 9th 505 (dinghy) Open with 2011-05 Torbay, GBR 12th SB20 Open with 2011-11 Belmont, Australia 1st Moth Open 2011-12 Perth, Australia 1st 49er Male with Iain Jensen (AUS) 2012-05 Zadar, Croatia 1st 49er Male with Iain Jensen (AUS) 2012-09 Chicago, USA 3rd Farr 40 Open + Crew 2013-09 Marseille, FRA 5th 49er Male with Iain Jensen (AUS) 2013-10 Hawaii, USA 2nd Moth Open 2014-02 Auckland, NZL 6th A-Class Open 2014-07 Hampshire, GBR 1st Moth Open 2014-08 Marstrand Island, SWE 10th RC-44 Open + Crew 2014-09 Santander, ESP 3rd 49er Male with Iain Jensen (AUS) 2015-00 Sorrento, AUS 2nd Moth Open 2015-11 ARG 2nd 49er Male with Iain Jensen (AUS) 2016-02 Clearwater, Florida, USA 6th 49er Male with Iain Jensen (AUS) 2018-18 Geelong, AUS 2nd Nacra 17 Mixed with Haylee Outteridge (AUS) 2019-11 Auckland, NZL 13th Nacra 17 Mixed with Haylee Outteridge (AUS) 2020-02 Aarhus, DEN 2nd Nacra 17 Mixed with Haylee Outteridge (AUS)

Together with teammate [Ben Austin](/source/Ben_Austin_(sailor)) Outteridge became the 2008 World Champion in the [49er](/source/49er_(dinghy)) boat by finishing in front of [Britons](/source/Great_Britain) [Stevie Morrison](/source/Stevie_Morrison) and [Ben Rhodes](/source/Ben_Rhodes_(sailor)). In 2007 they won the bronze medal in the same event at the World Championships in [Cascais](/source/Cascais), [Portugal](/source/Portugal). He is an [Australian Institute of Sport](/source/Australian_Institute_of_Sport) scholarship holder.

### America's Cup

In September 2012, he joined Artemis Racing for the final ACWS event in San Francisco and has since joined for the America's Cup in 2013. Nathan was one of the helmsmen for [Artemis Racing](/source/Artemis_Racing) the Challenger of Record for the [2013 America's Cup](/source/2013_America's_Cup). He also skippered *Artemis* in the Louis Vuitton challenger series for the 2017 America's Cup, losing to Emirates Team New Zealand's.[3] He became the skipper for the defending [Team New Zealand](/source/Team_New_Zealand) in the [2024 America's Cup](/source/2024_America's_Cup). Team New Zealand successfully defended the America's Cup against [Ineos Britannia](/source/Ineos_Britannia).[4][5] In May 2025, [Emirates Team New Zealand](/source/Team_New_Zealand) announced Outerridge as skipper of the team's defence of the [38th America's Cup](/source/2027_America's_Cup), scheduled to be held in 2027.[6]

### Other events

- 2005 – [Sydney](/source/Sydney), Sydney International Regatta, 1st, [49er](/source/49er_(dinghy))

- 2007 – [Medemblik](/source/Medemblik), Breitling Regatta, 2nd, [49er](/source/49er_(dinghy))

- 2007 – [Sydney](/source/Sydney), Sydney International Regatta, 1st, [49er](/source/49er_(dinghy)) (with [Ben Austin](/source/Ben_Austin_(sailor)))

- 2010 – [Silvaplana](/source/Silvaplana), International Moth Class Euro Championship, 1st, [Moth](/source/Moth_(dinghy))

- 2012 – [Wangi Wangi, New South Wales](/source/Wangi_Wangi%2C_New_South_Wales), 2nd, [International A-Class Catamaran](/source/International_A-Class_Catamaran)

- 2019 – [SailGP](/source/SailGP) Runner up skippering Team Japan, [F50](/source/F50_(catamaran))

In 2019 Outteridge skippered the Japanese team in the inaugural [SailGP](/source/SailGP) sailing in [F50 foiling catamarans](/source/F50_(catamaran)).

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Nathan Outteridge"](https://web.archive.org/web/20131103060647/http://london2012.olympics.com.au/athlete/nathan-outteridge). *london2012.olympics.com.au*. [Australian Olympic Committee](/source/Australian_Olympic_Committee). Archived from [the original](http://london2012.olympics.com.au/athlete/nathan-outteridge) on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-:2_2-0)** Bone, Jeni (13 November 2025). ["Three legendary sailors into Sailing Hall of Fame"](https://www.sailsmagazine.com.au/hall-of-fame-fellows/). *Sails magazine*. Retrieved 7 January 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Zealand, Emirates Team New. ["EMIRATES TEAM NEW ZEALAND WILL CHALLENGE FOR THE AMERICA'S CUP – Emirates Team New Zealand"](http://etnzblog.com/en/news/245_EMIRATES-TEAM-NEW-ZEALAND-WIN-THE-LOUIS-VUITTON-AMERICAS-CUP-CHALLENGER-PLAYOFF-FINAL.html). *etnzblog.com*. Retrieved 10 July 2017.[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Nathan Outteridge: New Zealand's 2024 America's Cup co-skipper"](https://www.yachtingworld.com/americas-cup/nathan-outteridge-new-zealands-2024-americas-cup-skipper-153330). *Yachting World*. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Team NZ win the America's Cup making three-in-a-row"](https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/360457368/team-nz-win-americas-cup-making-three-row). *stuff*. 20 October 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["EMIRATES TEAM NEW ZEALAND CORE SAILING TEAM BEGINS STRATEGISING"](https://emirates-team-new-zealand.americascup.com/en/news/750_EMIRATES-TEAM-NEW-ZEALAND-CORE-SAILING-TEAM-BEGINS-STRATEGISING.html). *ETNZ*. 14 May 2025. Retrieved 14 May 2025.

## External links

- [Nathan Outteridge](https://web.archive.org/web/20241130/https://www.sailing.org/sailor/nathan-outteridge?ref=AUSNO3) at [World Sailing](/source/World_Sailing) (archived, [alternate link](https://web.archive.org/web/20241130/https://www.sailing.org/sailor/?ref=AUSNO3))

- [Nathan Outteridge](https://olympics.com/en/athletes/nathan-outteridge) at [Olympics.com](/source/International_Olympic_Committee)
- [Nathan Outteridge](https://web.archive.org/web/20210113120701/https://www.olympic.org/nathan-outteridge) at Olympic.org (archived)

- [Nathan Outteridge](https://www.olympics.com.au/olympians/nathan-outteridge/) at the [Australian Olympic Committee](/source/Australian_Olympic_Committee)

- [Nathan Outteridge](https://web.archive.org/web/20161203182836/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ou/nathan-outteridge-1.html) at [Olympics at Sports-Reference.com](/source/Sports_Reference#Olympics) (archived)

- [49er World Championships](http://www.yachting.org.au/site/yachting/event/14245/overall_2_4.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200128102828/http://www.yachting.org.au/site/yachting/event/14245/overall_2_4.html) 28 January 2020 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

- [OUTTERIDGE And AUSTIN Win 49er World Title](https://web.archive.org/web/20080112153548/http://sailing.org/21882.php)

- [Australians Outteridge & Jensen secure 49er sailing gold](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/18908143)

v t e Olympic champions in 49er 2000: Jyrki Järvi & Thomas Johanson (FIN) 2004: Iker Martínez de Lizarduy & Xabier Fernández (ESP) 2008: Jonas Warrer & Martin Kirketerp (DEN) 2012: Nathan Outteridge & Iain Jensen (AUS) 2016: Peter Burling & Blair Tuke (NZL) 2020: Dylan Fletcher & Stuart Bithell (GBR) 2024: Diego Botín & Florián Trittel (ESP)

v t e World champions in 49er 1997: Nicholson & Phillips 1998: Nicholson & Phillips 1999: Nicholson & Smyth 2000: Lopez-Vasquez & de la Plaza 2001: J. McKee & C. McKee 2002: Martínez de Lizarduy & Fernández 2003: Draper & Hiscocks 2004: Martínez de Lizarduy & Fernández 2005: Luka & Leonchuk 2006: Draper & Hiscocks 2007: Morrison & Rhodes 2008: Outteridge & Austin 2009: Outteridge & Jensen 2010: Martínez de Lizarduy & Fernández 2011: Outteridge & Jensen 2012: Outteridge & Jensen 2013: Burling & Tuke 2014: Burling & Tuke 2015: Burling & Tuke 2016: Burling & Tuke 2017: Fletcher-Scott & Bithell 2018: Š. Fantela & M. Fantela 2019: Burling & Tuke 2020: Burling & Tuke 2021: Lambriex & van de Werken

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