队伍成员
BLEDDYN MÔN，LEIGH MCMILLAN，ED POWYS，ADAM KAY，JAMES PETERS，NEIL HUNTER，OLI GREBER
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路虎Land Rover
队伍介绍
英国路虎团队是最年轻的队伍：
The youngest team in the fleet, Land Rover BAR Academy will develop some of the UK’s hottest sailing talent throughout the season, mentored by senior members of Sir Ben Ainslie’s America’s Cup team.
BLEDDYN MÔN
GBR
SKIPPER
Bleddyn started sailing at a young age and became a World and European medallist in the 29er in his teenage years. He first competed on the Series in 2012 with The Wave, Muscat and most recently joined Land Rover BAR Academy in 2014. He has also competed in 49ers, 470s, Etchells and several IRC class boats.
LEIGH MCMILLAN
GBR
HELM
The Series’ most successful skipper, Leigh McMillan secured his Series hat-trick in 2015 with The Wave, Muscat. Considered as one of the UK’s top multihull sailors, and having raced on the circuit since its early stages, McMillan announced his move to the British America’s Cup challenger, Land Rover BAR in 2015.
ED POWYS
GBR
CREW
Ranked 2nd in the World in the 49er class in 2013, Ed Powys is a member of Team GB’s sailing team. Ed raced in the 2015 Extreme Sailing Series on board Oman Air, and for 2016 has switched to the only British entry in the fleet, Land Rover BAR Academy.
ADAM KAY
GBR
ACADEMY TRIALIST
Adam Kay is a young British sailor who holds experience in the Extreme Sailing Series having raced as bowman for Lino Sonego Team Italia at the first Act of the Series in Singapore, 2015. He’s also been a key member of both GAC Pindar and Land Rover’s shore crew in the Series. Adam has one National Championship title under his belt in the Tornado Class, 2013.
JAMES PETERS
GBR
ACADEMY TRIALIST
British Sailing Team 49er sailor James Peters is one of the four Land Rover BAR Academy trialists. Peters won the ISAF youth Worlds with team mate Ed FitzGerald in the 29er in 2008.
NEIL HUNTER
GBR
ACADEMY TRIALIST
British Sailing Team sailor Neil Hunter was 49er British national champion in 2014 and 2015 as well as coming 36th at ISAF worlds 2014. Hunter is one of the four Land Rover BAR Academy trialists who could be selected by the team to race in the Extreme Sailing Series.
OLI GREBER
GBR
ACADEMY TRIALIST
With a background in multihulls including the F18 and Nacras, Oli represented the UK at the 2015 ISAF World championships in the SL 16 catamaran. He also took part in the 2015 Red Bull Foiling Generation, fronted by Roman Hagara and Hans Peter Steinacher who are in a quest to find the sailing stars of the future across the globe.
