Crew Members
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Agbeli Ameko
Agbeli Ameko is a co-founder of Ghana Ocean Racing which aims to become the first African team in The Ocean Race. Ag is working hard to build up strength and endurance capacity by participating in some of the world’s most challenging ultramarathons, ski mountaineering races and expeditions, and ocean racing. His participation in the UTMB and his planned ski expeditions marks the first ever Ghanaian/African-American participation in such endurance events. Agbeli is also an associate scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research. Find out more about Ag in our previous blog: https://blog.themaidenfactor.org/2020/02/26/meet-maidens-guests-onboard-the-caribbean-600/ And in Ag’s own blog post: https://blog.themaidenfactor.org/2020/02/27/stronger-winds-good-spirits-and-choppy-waves-a-blog-by-guest-sailor-agbeli-ameko/