

Team London Business School
- Skipper
- Gav Rees
- First mate
- Maisie Bristow
- Position
- 4
- Points
- 17

Team and Education Partner
London Business School
Minds Alive
For the first time in Clipper Race history, Team London Business School joins the 2025-26 edition as both a Team and Education Partner, bringing world-class business education to the world’s toughest ocean race. With campuses worldwide and 56,000+ alumni, London Business School reflects the race’s global spirit. The partnership will highlight leadership, teamwork, and resilience—values shared by both LBS and the Clipper Race.
Team Leadership

Skipper
Gav Rees
Nationality: British
Location: Hertfordshire
“To have the opportunity to create and enable such a diverse and driven group of people to race around the world is the ultimate dream job for me! ”

First Mate
Maisie Bristow
British
Maisie circumnavigated as First Mate on the Clipper 2023-24 Race, having completed the North Pacific crossing on the previous edition as crew. A regular face at Clipper Race Training, Maisie also recently spent three months supporting the Ross Edgely record breaking swim around Iceland with SKIRR Adventures.




