TWO top Weymouth talents, joined the youngest team at the latest Extreme Sailing Series Act.

Neil Hunter, British Sailing Team member and two-time 49er national champion, was joined by Laser Standard sailor, Elliot Hanson, who recently finished second at the Weymouth World Cup.

Hunter has competed in all four events of the series. At act three in Cardiff, he was promoted to skipper, becoming the first Land Rover Ben Ainslie Racing Academy trialist to take the role.

His efforts were recognised and he was given the role once again for act four in Hamburg.

Hanson took the position of helm in his first event of the Series this year. He shared his place with another academy trialist, Owen Bowerman.

After the racing on the final day, Hunter was pleased with the team’s performance and their third place in the last race.

He said: “We were super stoked, especially with the result in the final race.

“We were mixing it up with the top teams throughout the day, a few errors cost us with the results but overall we’re really pleased.

“We were leading the final race for the majority of the race and ended up third.

“It was a super tricky day for all of the teams, really up and down but generally we’re always improving. I think it’s positive moving forward.

The wind was super patchy and shifty coming off the land.

“I think we settled in to it quite well as a team, our teamwork was good, so was our boat handling.

“In the last race, we just got a good start, which Owen nailed and it sets you up pretty well for the race.

“We had Paul Campbell-James on board in Cardiff helping us learn the ropes in the GC32, but now it’s down to us and it’s going pretty well so far.

“I think we’re working well as a team and moving forward, we’re only going to get better from here.”

Act five will take place at St Petersburg, Russia from September 1-4.