Nathan Outteridge

Nathan Outteridge
Name	Nathan Outteridge
Nationality	Australia
Birth date	25 January 1986
Birth place	Newcastle, New South Wales
Height	1.76 m
Sport	Sailing
Classes	49er, Moth, AC50, F50

Nathan Outteridge (born 25 January 1986) is an Australian competitive sailor known for high-performance skiff and foiling multihull racing. He has competed at Olympic Games, the America’s Cup, the Extreme Sailing Series and SailGP, earning world championship titles and Olympic medals across international events. Outteridge has sailed with a range of teams and partnered with sailors and organizations that include national federations and professional syndicates.

Early life and background

Born in Newcastle, New South Wales, Outteridge grew up in a region associated with Newcastle, New South Wales sporting culture and coastal activities. His formative years in Australia connected him with local clubs and pathways tied to Australian Sailing development programs and state-level competition in New South Wales. Early influences included exposure to skiff and dinghy classes popular in Australian youth programs, and interaction with coaches and peers who later featured in national and international regattas such as the ISAF Sailing World Championships and World Sailing events.

Sailing career

Outteridge rose through junior ranks into elite skiff competition, partnering in the 49er class at global regattas including the 49er World Championship and ISAF Sailing World Championships. He has contested class circuits, matched events and high-performance multihull series including the International Moth development class. His professional circuit experience spans the America's Cup ecosystem, the Extreme Sailing Series, the Volvo Ocean Race-linked pathways to offshore programs, and the franchise-based SailGP series. Throughout his career he has collaborated with sailors and teams from countries such as New Zealand, Great Britain, France, Spain and United States syndicates, racing in venues like Weymouth and Portland, Marseille, San Francisco Bay, Auckland and Sydney Harbour.

Olympic Games

Competing in the 49er skiff, Outteridge represented Australia at multiple Olympic regattas. He won a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London alongside teammate Iain Jensen, securing victory in the 49er class at the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy fleet races and medal race. He also earned a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the same class, demonstrating consistency across Olympic cycles governed by the International Olympic Committee and overseen by World Sailing technical delegates. Outteridge’s Olympic campaigns involved coordination with the Australian Olympic Committee and high-performance support staff drawn from Australian institutes and state programs.

America's Cup and professional circuits

Transitioning to multihull foiling platforms, Outteridge joined syndicates in the America's Cup and related high-performance racing, sailing in AC Class prototypes such as AC50 and later F50 foiling catamarans. He has been associated with teams including Artemis Racing, Land Rover BAR, and franchise teams in SailGP such as the Japan SailGP Team and others, competing against skipper-led outfits like Ben Ainslie, Jordi Calafat, Jimmy Spithill and Tom Slingsby. His professional calendar included events in the Extreme Sailing Series, where teams like SAP Extreme Sailing Team and Alinghi contested stadium racing circuits, as well as invitational regattas in Auckland and San Francisco. Participation in SailGP involved high-speed fleet racing against national teams such as Great Britain SailGP Team, United States SailGP Team and France SailGP Team.

Awards and honors

Outteridge’s accolades include world championship titles in the 49er class and podium finishes at global regattas such as the ISAF Sailing World Championships and 49er World Championship. He received recognition from national bodies including the Australian Sailing Hall of Fame-adjacent awards and nominations by the Australian Institute of Sport high-performance programs. Olympic medals from the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics are among his most prominent honors, alongside class trophies from World Sailing-sanctioned events and circuit awards in the Extreme Sailing Series and SailGP seasons.

Personal life

Outteridge’s personal life intersects with the international sailing community; he has lived and trained in locations such as Auckland, Sydney, and European bases used by professional syndicates, and has worked with coaches and support personnel drawn from institutions like the Australian Institute of Sport and national federations. His networks include teammates, rivals and partners across high-performance sailing who have competed at events including the Olympic Games, America's Cup, and various World Championship regattas.

Category:Australian sailors