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Maddie Church
Student
Inspirational 26-year-old Maddie, a journalism student from America, completed three legs: The Mighty Pacific, The USA Coast-to-Coast Leg and The Atlantic Homecoming on board GoToBermuda.
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Jody Shaw
Mechanical Engineer
60-year-old experienced sailor Jody, from the USA, raced around the world on board winning yacht Qingdao in the Clipper 2019-20 Race. He shares his insight about what it takes to race to win, and the conditions they faced.
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Afshin Ahmadian
Business Analyst
Afshin, 38, from Iran had never sailed before training as Race Crew for the Clipper Race. The business analyst living in London became the first Iranian to successfully circumnavigate the world in a yacht race, on board Visit Sanya, China.
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Kiki Sherdian
Retail Manager
Kiki, 47, from Finland, shelved retail management to become a circumnavigator in the Clipper 2019-20 Race. An all-or-nothing choice for this intrepid sailor, Kiki talks of her role as a team member and overcoming her fears racing on board Seattle.
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Alfredo Bano
Energy Project Manager
From Spain, 44-year-old energy project manager Alfredo completed The Atlantic Homecoming leg on board podium-placed Punta del Este. His insight about the life of Race Crew on board is invaluable.
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Bettina Neid
Bank Employee
Austrian bank employee Bettina, 48, had never sailed before. Seeking a challenge and a break in her life, she joined the Clipper Race and successfully completed the full 40,000nm circumnavigation, on board Dare to Lead.
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Danny Lee
Corporate Talent Booker
Adventure-seeking 39-year-old Danny, from London decided to take a career break and circumnavigate the world. He had never sailed before but took the leap into the unknown, racing on board UNICEF in the Clipper 2019-20 Race.
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Alex Laline
Student
20-year-old student based in Brighton, UK was a crew member on board ClipperTelemed+, completing a circumnavigation.
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Kiki Bakker
Student
22-year-old student based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands was a crew member on board GREAT Britain, completing Leg 6 and 7.
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Jason Chan
Management Consultant
38-year-old management consultant based in San Francisco, USA was a crew member on board ClipperTelemed+, completing Leg 2.
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Vanessa Jubenot
Relations Manager
40-year-old relations manager based in London, UK was a crew member on board LMAX Exchange, completing a circumnavigation.
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Stephen O’Connor
Group Manager
57-year-old group manager based in London, UK was a crew member on board LMAX Exchange, completing a circumnavigation.
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Vicky Song
Sports Commentator
29-year-old sports commentator based in Qingdao, China was a crew member on board Qingdao, completing Leg 8 of the race.
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Ana Downer-Duprey
Bartender
24-year-old bartender based in Shropshire, UK was a crew member on board Visit Seattle, completing Leg 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8.
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Junior Hoorelbeke
Business Executive
31-year-old business executive based in Antwerp, Belgium was a crew member on board LMAX Exchange completing a circumnavigation.
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Victor Ansart
Electrical Engineer
Victor Ansart, 24 year old Electrical Engineer living in America, on-board Sanya Serenity Coast shares his story.
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Sarah Sauve
PHD Student
Sarah, 26 from Canada, had never been on a boat before, until she began her Clipper Race journey on-board HotelPlanner.com. Watch her inspirational story as shares her best moments on her Asia-Pacific Leg.
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Gerardo Injoque
Business Executive
Gerardo Injoque, 41, from Peru, signed up for 1 leg, but ended up doing a full-circumnavigation on-board Garmin.
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Ineke Van Der Weijden
Program Director
Ineke Van Der Weijden, 42 , from Holland talks about her incredible experience as a circumnavigator on the Clipper 2017-18 Race.
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Nicolas Schellenberg
Investment Manager
Nicolas Schellenberg, 41 year old Investment Manager shares his journey as a circumnavigator on-board HotelPlanner.com
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Shona Davies
Communications and Strategy Director
40-year-old South African, based in London and running a digital healthcare company was a crew member on board Dare To Lead, completing the Southern Ocean, the all-Australian and the Asia-Pacific Legs.
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