Adam Beashel is an Australian sailor. He is best known for being part of Team New Zealand

Team New Zealand

Team New Zealand is a sailing team based in Auckland, New Zealand representing the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron.Team New Zealand has become a household name in their home country following their consecutive wins in the America's Cup in 1995 and 2000...

 at the 2003 America's Cup and strategist for Emirates Team New Zealand

Team New Zealand

Team New Zealand is a sailing team based in Auckland, New Zealand representing the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron.Team New Zealand has become a household name in their home country following their consecutive wins in the America's Cup in 1995 and 2000...

 at the 2007 America's Cup

2007 America's Cup

The 2007 America's Cup was the thirty-second challenge for the America's Cup and was won by Alinghi in the 7th race. The Cup is the most famous and most prestigious regatta and Match Race in the sport of sailing....

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He is also a 49er

49er (dinghy)

The 49er is a double handed twin trapeze skiff type sailing dinghy. The two crew work on different roles with the helm making many tactical decisions, as well as steering, and the crew doing most of the sail control. The design, by Julian Bethwaite, the son of Frank Bethwaite , is revolutionary...

 sailor. Together with Teague Czislowski, he came second in that class at the 1999 World Championships to Chris Nicholson and Ed Smyth.

He and Czislowski won the national selection process for the 2000 Olympics in the 49er class, but the Australian Yachting Federation instead nominated Nicholson and Daniel Phillips for the sole spot at the Olympics as they were considered better possibilities for a medal. Nicholson and Phillips eventually finished sixth. He was injured in April 2007 while with Emirates Team New Zealand, and was replaced by Mark Mendelblatt

Mark Mendelblatt

Mark Mendelblatt is an American yachtsman. He primarily sails the Laser, a one-design class of small single-handed sailing dinghy...

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He is from a sailing family. His father Ken Beashel is a legendary sailor and boat builder in Sydney. His brother Colin

Colin Beashel

Colin Kenneth Beashel, born 21 November 1959 in Sydney, is an Australian sailor who crewed on the winning America's Cup team Australia II in 1983 and competed at six Olympics between 1984 and 2004, winning bronze in 1996....

 is an Olympic medal winning sailor who crewed on Australia II

Australia II

Australia II is the Australian 12-metre-class challenge racing yacht that was launched in 1982 and won the 1983 America's Cup for the Royal Perth Yacht Club...

 in 1983. His wife Lanee Butler

Lanee Butler

Lanee "Carrie" Butler-Beashel, born 3 June 1970 in Manhasset, New York, is an American windsurfer. She competed at four Olympics from 1992 to 2004. Her best position was fourth in 2000....

 is a boardsailor

Windsurfing

Windsurfing or sailboarding is a surface water sport that combines elements of surfing and sailing. It consists of a board usually two to four metres long, powered by the orthogonal effect of the wind on a sail. The rig is connected to the board by a free-rotating universal joint and comprises a...

who competed at four Olympics.

He and Lanee have two young sons, born in 2008 and 2009.