The Team

"It's lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believed in myself."- Muhammed Ali

"It does not matter how many times you get knocked down, but how many times you get up."-Vince Lombardi

These two quotes sum up our team motto. We believe in ourselves and we won't let anyone makes us believe otherwise. We will keep getting up no matter how many times we get knocked down. We will keep getting up until we get there.

We are Sebastian Ripard and Benji Borg. Two young Maltese sailors with a common dream...Gold at the Olympics. Our discipline, Sailing. Our choice of Weapon, 49er.

I hope you join us on our endeavor in one way or another.

seb&ben

About Benji Borg

When I was 7 years old my older brother went to a sailing course on the optimist, and me being the pain in the ass any younger brother is, I wanted to do the exact same thing. So before I knew it I was out on the water and loving it! I finished the summer course, and since I liked it so much my parents kept on sending me throughout the winter. As time passed by, I naturally became much more competitive and started doing really well against all the older guys.

About Sebastian Ripard

Born in December 1986, into a family of sailors I had no choice but to be immersed into a sea going lifestyle. However given my intense competitive character it wasn’t long before a hobby turned into a sport and this is where my passion for sailing thrived. I jumped into my first single handed boat at the age of 7. It was non other than the world famous bath tub, the opi. Given that I was the first person to sail optimists on the Island and that our fleet only remained 5 strong for the first three years, the Maltese dinghy scene was very primitive to say the least.

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Please have a look at Ben & Seb's Sponsorship Proposal. If interested in becoming an official sponsor or just helping out, please contact them for more details.

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