Each yacht is skippered by a commercial skipper with race experience relevant to the event (for example ARC skippers have ocean race experience) the skippers are usually backed up by a First Mate of at least Yachtmaster standard.

Other crew members come from all walks of life, they are all ages and have different levels of experience. We typically get an even mix of men and women, and more often than not a great mix of nationalities, from French, German and Italian to Americans, Canadians, Aussies and South Americans.