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.

Leg 1 Race Crew

Race Start

The Stage

Slipping Lines

Crew Allocation