Francesca Clapcich

Sailor

Francesca Clapcich is one of the world’s most versatile professional sailors. She’s one of a handful of athletes to have competed in many disciplines at the highest levels of the sport. She is a double Olympian, round-the-world sailor (and the first Italian to win The Ocean Race), World, European, and National Champion, and Women’s America’s Cup sailor. Her next big goal is to compete in the 2028 Vendée Globe, sailing solo and non-stop around the planet.

In both her professional and personal life, Francesca seeks solutions to inspire change and foster a community where diversity is celebrated, and equality is the norm, both on and off the water.

Italian by birth, and now residing in Park City – Utah, USA with her wife and daughter, Francesca Clapcich’s career has taken her from the Mediterranean shores of Trieste in Italy to the biggest stages of professional sport. She has twice represented her country at the Olympic Games, is a World Champion, European Champion, Italian Sailor of the Year, the first Italian to win The Ocean Race, a CrossFit Coach, triathlete, and ski instructor (PSIA L3 Alpine + USSA L100 + CS2).