Rachel Beszant

Rachel spent 16 years as Royal Engineer Officer (Major) in the British Army and has also worked as a Chartered Engineer in the construction industry. She began sailing in 2000 and since then has led various sailing expeditions for the Army, developing individual leadership potential and team skills whilst preparing soldiers for their Competent Crew and Day Skipper qualifications. Rachel has been offshore racing since 2013 and has participated in the Fastnet, Round Gotland and Round Ireland races racking up 20,000 nautical miles. She has skippered on a trans-Atlantic and competed in the Caribbean 600 and Antigua Sailing Week. Sara is STEM (UK Government Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Ambassador working with schools to inspire disadvantaged students.