Caro

On board Max Klink’s Botin 52 Caro, overall winner of the 2023 Rolex Fastnet Race, are three round the world winning sailors; Jules Salter, Ryan Godfrey and Justin Ferris. Adrian Stead has won just about every 600-mile classic and the Admiral’s Cup with the Australian team in 2003. Trimmer Johno Swain has four round the world races to his name. Kiwi Scott Beavis has competed in two round the world races.

Callisto

Aboard James Murray’s GP 42 Callisto is an elite line up of international talent. Kiwi Dean Barker helmed Team New Zealand to America’s Cup victory in 2000 and has since competed offshore and across the TP52 and RC44 circuits. Mike Sanderson, past Rolex World Sailor of the Year, famously skippered ABN AMRO One to victory in the 2005–06 Volvo Ocean Race and was part of the Dutch team that won the Admiral’s Cup in 1999. James Dagg, also from New Zealand, was part of Team NZ’s 1995 and 2000 America’s Cup wins and brings extensive experience from the TP52 and Maxi circuits. Navigator Ian Moore lives on the Isle of Wight; he is a veteran of two Volvo Ocean Races, including victory with Illbruck Challenge. Moore is a highly sought-after navigator with expert knowledge of the race area for the Admiral’s Cup. Italy’s Pierluigi de Felice brings America’s Cup pedigree from Luna Rossa and Oracle, while Briton Nic Asher, a double 470 World Champion, is a seasoned TP52 and RC44 competitor.