队伍成员

Peter Thornton; Keith Barker; David Barral Christine Adams;

赞助商

Great Britain

队伍介绍

Peter Thornton’s sailing career has seen him progress from the Gorran and Mevagissey Sea Scouts in Cornwall, to being awarded an MBE at the age of twenty-five for a period of service as the Flag Lieutenant to the First Sea Lord and Admiralty Board at the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

After fifteen years of service, Peter moved into sailing chartered yachts, and having recently completed a circumnavigation as First Mate on a 225 footer, the 36-year-old says he is looking forward to the Clipper Race challenge: “I applied to be Race Skipper because I have the desire to put what I've learnt at sea so far into a race which I really believe has no equal.

“I want to build others' confidence to be comfortable and feel the exhilaration of being in the zone, in the middle of an ocean, team racing a fast yacht. My life as a bit of an extreme sports opportunist and a career as a seafarer has thrown a few interesting challenges my way - from high intensity postings and emergencies at sea to loan stormy winter surfs and jumping out of planes. However, this is definitely up there as one of the most significant.”

Peter is an experienced racer and among the many events he has competed in is the Rolex Sydney-Hobart, which will form part of Leg 4 in the Clipper 2015-16 Race.

Despite his competitive nature, Peter says crew safety is at the forefront of his mind: “I believe one of my best attributes, as skipper is that I listen. I’m confident in my ability but know my limits so don’t take risks when in question. People feel safe working for me.

“When it comes down to it, I’ll sail a boat to what it’s designed for and aim for finding that optimum but I’d like to think all crew know I will put them first before my own agenda of deep down wanting to win and be the best at what I do.”