GB1 Crew
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Dylan Fletcher
Helm
Dylan FletcherHelmDylan Fletcher MBE is the helm of GB1 and one of Britain’s most accomplished high-performance sailors. An Olympic gold medallist in the 49er class at the Tokyo 2020 Games, he has spent over a decade competing at the very top of the sport, with multiple World Championship medals to his name.
Fletcher was part of the British challenge for the America’s Cup in Barcelona, co-helming with Sir Ben Ainslie and reaching the Final at his first attempt.
Known for his calm leadership and exceptional boat-handling skills, he also helms the British racing boat in the global SailGP championship, where the world’s best sailors race in identical 50ft foiling catamarans. He joined the British SailGP team at the start of the 2025 Season and led the crew to its first-ever championship win. -
Andrea Tesei
Trimmer
Andrea TeseiTrimmerTesei grew up in Trieste, on Italy’s east coast, his father a sailor and his mother a ski racer. He was a top ranked youth alpine skier until the age of 16, combining that with sailing in the junior Optimist class that has produced so many Olympic Champions. It was only after he completed his degree – in Economics and Innovation Management – that he chose to commit to sailing as a career, after discovering the Olympic 49er.
Many of Tesei’s peers in the world of foiling have also come from the 49er Olympic class, including his new teammate and GB1 helm, Dylan Fletcher. Tesei was Italian National Champion in 2015, winning bronze at the European Championship two years later, and holding a top 10 World Sailing ranking across that period. He then spent a brief period racing non-foiling high-performance yachts in the TP52 Super Series scoring two event wins. Foiling then drew him back and he joined the Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli America’s Cup team through their Next Generation program in 2018.
Tesei brings to GB1 wide experience of the AC75, having worked on foil and sail design, simulation and optimisation, as well as cockpit and HMI development – all critical areas in the modern America’s Cup. -
Ben Cornish
Helm
Ben CornishHelmBen Cornish is a three-time America’s Cup campaigner, competing as part of the GB1 British challenge. Originally from Budleigh Salterton in Devon, Cornish began sailing on the Exe Estuary before progressing through the national youth pathway and into the British Olympic sailing programme.
Cornish first established himself in Olympic classes, representing Great Britain internationally in the Laser before transitioning to the heavyweight Finn dinghy, where he claimed victory at the Finn World Cup.
He later moved into professional foiling sailing, joining the British America’s Cup programme and competing in multiple Cup cycles. Within the team, he has served in roles including cyclor and trimmer, bringing both athleticism and technical skills to the team’s programme. -
Bleddyn Mon
Trimmer
Bleddyn MonTrimmerBleddyn Mon is a highly respected British professional sailor and engineer, competing at the pinnacle of international racing.
Hailing from Anglesey, Wales, he joined the British America’s Cup Team in 2015, and has been a key member ever since,contributing both as a sailor on the water and as part of the technical and performance team. He has served as a trimmer and performance specialist on AC75 foiling monohulls, combining his deep sailing experience with his mechanical aerospace engineering background.
Beyond the Cup, Bleddyn has also competed in the Volvo Ocean Race with Turn the Tide on Plastic. Known for his analytical approach and technical insight, Mon brings a rare blend of engineering expertise and elite sailing skill to every campaign he undertakes.