Philippe Presti (born 26 June 1965) is a French sailor. He competed at the

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and

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

. In 1993 and 1996 he won the

Finn Gold Cup The Finn Gold Cup is the premier competition in Finn Class sailboat racing. Organized by the International Sailing Federation, it decides the Finn World Championships and has been held every year since 1956. Finn is an Olympic class. Edition ...

. He sailed for Luna Rossa Challenge in the

2007 Louis Vuitton Cup The 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup held in Valencia, Spain, from April 16 to June 6 was the event used to select the challenger for the 2007 America's Cup. Eleven potential challengers competed in the competition which consisted of two round robins, ...

. Presti was the sailing coach for Oracle Racing at the

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and

2017 America's Cup The 2017 America's Cup was the 35th staging of the America's Cup yacht race. The challenger, Emirates Team New Zealand, won by a score of 7 to 1 over the defender, Oracle Team USA. It was held on the Great Sound in Bermuda from June 17 to June 2 ...

s and for Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli at the

2021 America's Cup The 36th America's Cup in March 2021 was the latest staging of the America's Cup yacht race. It was contested on the inner Hauraki Gulf off Auckland, New Zealand, between the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron and Circolo della Vela Sicilia of I ...

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* * * 1965 births Living people French male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors of France Sailors at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Finn Sailors at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Soling Oracle Racing sailors Luna Rossa Challenge sailors 2007 America's Cup sailors Finn class world champions World champions in sailing for France People from Arcachon Sportspeople from Gironde 20th-century French people 21st-century French people {{France-yachtracing-bio-stub