Team Washington, DC

Skipper
Ella Hebron
First mate
Lauren Corn
Position
6
Points
12

Team and Host Port Partner

Washington, DC

REDISCOVER WASHINGTON, DC

Washington, DC returns as a Host Port and Team Partner on the Clipper Race for the second consecutive edition.

The Washington, DC team yacht represents the US capital as it races around the globe. The city welcomes the Clipper Race fleet at the end of Leg 7, showing Race Crew everything it has on offer, before seeing them off on their final leg of the circumnavigation. From sports, entertainment, cultural events, and community engagement, the Washington, DC stopover will be a very welcome destination for Race Crew to relax, unwind, and soak up the sights.

Team Leadership

Skipper

Ella Hebron

Nationality: British 

Location: Eastbourne, East Sussex, and Gosport, Hampshire 

"I AM DELIGHTED AND HONOURED TO BE A SKIPPER ON THE 2025-26 EDITION OF THE CLIPPER RACE. IT'S GOING TO BE AN INCREDIBLE AND EXHILARATING JOURNEY; LEARNING FROM EACH OTHER, EMBEDDING OUR BOAT VALUES, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, HAVING A BLAST."

First Mate

Lauren Corn

Dorset, UK 

Lauren comes from a family who are most at home on the water, spending her early years dinghy sailing in local waters. After taking a break from university, she qualified as a Yachtmaster in Australia where she also got a taste for racing and spent time as an instructor. This summer she led training Levels 1, 2 and 3 at Clipper Race Training HQ as a First Mate. 

Leg 1 Race Crew

Race Start

Slipping Lines

The Stage