Nathan Outteridge

Nathan Outteridge
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Born (1986-01-28) 28 January 1986 (age 40)
Newcastle NSW
Height179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sailing career
SportSailing
Classes49er, Moth, F50
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2012 London49er
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de Janeiro49er
World Championships in Sailing
Youth Sailing World Championships
Gold medal – first place2002 Youth29er
Gold medal – first place2003 Youth Madeira420
Gold medal – first place2004 Youth Gdynia420
49er & 49er FX World Championships
Gold medal – first place2008 Melbourne49er
Gold medal – first place2009 Riva del Garda49er
Gold medal – first place2011 Perth49er
Gold medal – first place2012 Zadar49er
Bronze medal – third place2007 Cascais49er
Bronze medal – third place2014 Santander49er
Moth World Championship
Gold medal – first place2011 BelmontMoth
Gold medal – first place2014 HampshireMoth
Silver medal – second place2009 Cascade LocksMoth
Silver medal – second place2013 HawaiiMoth
Silver medal – second place2015 SorrentoMoth
Nacra 17 World Championship
Silver medal – second place2018 GeelongNacra 17
Silver medal – second place2020 AarhusNacra 17
Sailing
Updated on 21 November 2024

Nathan James Outteridge OAM (born 28 January 1986) is an Australian sailor, a resident of Lake Macquarie. He was inducted into the Australian Sailing Hall of Fame in 2025.

Career highlights

Olympics

2008 – Beijing Olympics 5th, 49er (with Ben Austin)
2012 – London Olympics 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st, 49er (with Iain Jensen )
2016 – Rio Olympics 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd, 49er (with Iain Jensen )

He is most famous for winning a gold medal at the London Olympics in the 49er class, along with Iain Jensen. At the Rio 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

YearClassTitleCategoryLocation PosOther Ref
2001-0129er29er World ChampionshipOpenKingston, Ontario, CAN 8thwith Grant Rose
2001-12Sydney, AUS 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2ndwith Grant Rose
2009-07Riva del Garda, ITA 2nd place, silver medalist(s)with  Lauren Jeffries (AUS)
2002-0829er32nd ISAF Youth Sailing World ChampionshipsMale YouthLunenburg, CAN 1st place, gold medalist(s)with  Ayden Menzies (AUS)
2003-0142033rd ISAF Youth Sailing World ChampionshipsMale YouthMadeira, POR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
with  Ayden Menzies (AUS)
2004-0742034th ISAF Youth Sailing World ChampionshipsMale YouthGdynia, POL 1st place, gold medalist(s)with  Iain Jensen (AUS)
2004-01420420 World ChampionshipsMale and MixedMelbourne, VIC, AUS 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rdwith  Ayden Menzies (AUS)
2004-04Laser RadialYouth ILCA 6 World ChampionshipsYouthQueensland, AUS 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2003-08470470 Junior World ChampionshipsOpen JuniorsNeusiedlersee, AUT 7thwith  Ayden Menzies (AUS)
2004-08470470 Junior World ChampionshipsOpen JuniorsLake Garda, ITA 4thwith  Ayden Menzies (AUS)
2003-09470470 World ChampionshipsMaleNeusiedlersee, AUT 48thwith  Ayden Menzies (AUS)
2004-05470470 World ChampionshipsMaleZadar 36thwith  Ayden Menzies (AUS)
2006-0649er49er & 49er FX World ChampionshipsOpenAix Les Bains, FRA 6thwith  Ben Austin (AUS)
2007-06Cascais 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rdwith  Ben Austin (AUS)
2008-01Melbourne, Australia 1st place, gold medalist(s)with  Ben Austin (AUS)
2009-07Riva del Garda, ITA 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1stwith  Iain Jensen (AUS)
2010-01Freeport, BAH 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2ndwith  Iain Jensen (AUS)
2011-12Perth, Australia 1st place, gold medalist(s)with  Iain Jensen (AUS)
2012-05Zadar, Croatia 1st place, gold medalist(s)with  Iain Jensen (AUS)
2013-09MaleMarseille, FRA 5thwith  Iain Jensen (AUS)
2014-09Santander, ESP 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)with  Iain Jensen (AUS)
2015-11ARG 2nd place, silver medalist(s)with  Iain Jensen (AUS)
2016-02Clearwater, Florida, USA 6thwith  Iain Jensen (AUS)
2009-08MothMoth World ChampionshipOpenCascade Locks, Oregon 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2014-07Hayling Island, GBR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2011-11Belmont, Australia 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st
2013-10Hawaii, USA 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2015-00Sorrento, AUS 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2009-01A ClassA-Cat World ChampionshipOpenBelmont, NSW, AUS 11th
2014-02Auckland, NZL 6th
2009-06Farr 40Farr 40 World ChampionshipOpenSardinia, ITA 9th
2011-02Sydney, AUS 5th+ Crew
2010-04Casa de Campo, DOM 4th+ Crew
2010-09Melges 32Melges 32 World ChampionshipOpenSan Francisco, USA 9th+ Crew
2011-03505 (dinghy)505 World ChampionshipOpenHamilton, AUS 9thwith
2011-05SB20SB20 World ChampionshipOpenTorbay, GBR 12thwith
2012-09Farr 40Farr 40 World ChampionshipOpenChicago, USA 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)+ Crew
2014-08RC-44RC44 World ChampionshipOpenMarstrand Island, SWE 10th+ Crew
2018-18Nacra 17Nacra 17 World ChampionshipMixedGeelong, AUS 2nd place, silver medalist(s)with  Haylee Outteridge (AUS)
2019-11Auckland, NZL 13thwith  Haylee Outteridge (AUS)
2020-02Aarhus, DEN 2nd place, silver medalist(s)with  Haylee Outteridge (AUS)

Together with teammate Ben Austin Outteridge became the 2008 World Champion in the 49er boat by finishing in front of Britons Stevie Morrison and Ben Rhodes. In 2007 they won the bronze medal in the same event at the World Championships in Cascais, Portugal. He is an 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 the Challenger of Record for the 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. He became the skipper for the defending Team New Zealand in the 2024 America's Cup. Team New Zealand successfully defended the America's Cup against Ineos Britannia. In May 2025, Emirates Team New Zealand announced Outerridge as skipper of the team's defence of the 38th America's Cup, scheduled to be held in 2027.

SailGP

In 2019 Outteridge skippered the Japanese team in the inaugural SailGP season, and the following season, sailing in F50 foiling catamarans.

In 2025, it was announced that he would helm the new Artemis SailGP team, based in Sweden. This came to fruition in 2026, as Outteridge acts as Driver for the Artemis team, seeing success throughout the season.


Other events

2005 – Sydney, Sydney International Regatta, 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st, 49er
2007 – Medemblik, Breitling Regatta, 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd, 49er
2007 – Sydney, Sydney International Regatta, 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st, 49er (with Ben Austin)
2010 – Silvaplana, International Moth Class Euro Championship, 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st, Moth
2012 – Wangi Wangi, New South Wales, 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd, International A-Class Catamaran
2019 – SailGP Runner up skippering Team Japan, F50

References

  1. ↑ "Nathan Outteridge". london2012.olympics.com.au. Australian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  2. ↑ Bone, Jeni (13 November 2025). "Three legendary sailors into Sailing Hall of Fame". Sails magazine. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
  3. ↑ Zealand, Emirates Team New. "EMIRATES TEAM NEW ZEALAND WILL CHALLENGE FOR THE AMERICA'S CUP – Emirates Team New Zealand". etnzblog.com. Retrieved 10 July 2017.[permanent dead link]
  4. ↑ "Nathan Outteridge: New Zealand's 2024 America's Cup co-skipper". Yachting World. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  5. ↑ "Team NZ win the America's Cup making three-in-a-row". stuff. 20 October 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  6. ↑ "EMIRATES TEAM NEW ZEALAND CORE SAILING TEAM BEGINS STRATEGISING". ETNZ. 14 May 2025. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  7. ↑ "Nathan's back: Outteridge chases SailGP glory with Artemis". SailGP. 19 September 2025. Retrieved 24 August 2026.