Francesca Clapcich (born 28 January 1988 in Trieste) is an Italian sports sailor.[1][2] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's Laser Radial class, finishing in 19th place.[2] At the 2016 Olympics, she competed in the women's 49erFX class with Giulia Conti, finishing in 5th place.[3]
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Born | Trieste, Italy | 28 January 1988
Since she has competed with Giulia Conti. The pair scored numerous successes in the newly formed class 49er FX class, including 2015 victory in Italian, European and World Championships.[4][5][6] On 27 October 2015 Conti and Clapcich were awarded the Golden Collar sporting merit award, the highest honor conferred by CONES.[7]
In 2016, they came second at the European Championships.[8]
In 2017-18, she was a crewmember on Turn the Tide on Plastic skippered by Dee Caffara in the Volvo Ocean Race.[9]
In 2022-2023 she was a crewmember aboard 11th Hour Racing in The Ocean Race.