Video: 'Game of Thrones' Alfie Allen, Liam Hemsworth and Mark Ruffalo join Ben Ainslie in the America's Cup

The Land Rover BAR team were joined by a host of celebrities in New York, including the 'Game of Thrones' star, Liam Hemsworth and Richard Branson. Watch the video here.

Alfie Allen, who plays Theon Greyjoy in the hugely popular TV show ‘Game of Thrones’, ‘Hunger Games’ Liam Hemsworth, ‘Avengers’ Mark Ruffalo and business tycoon Richard Branson all joined Sir Ben Ainslie and his team on board Land Rover BAR’s flying catamaran.

After the obligatory safety briefing, the A-list guests were kitted out in drysuits, life jackets and helmets before joining the crew on board the AC45’s as the official ‘sixth man’.

Sitting on the stern of the boat behind the skipper on a strip of webbing no more than a metre wide, the celebrity sixth men got to experience life in the fast lane on the water.

Despite difficult sailing conditions across the weekend, Land Rover BAR managed to keep their rivals at bay to retain third position in the overall Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series rankings.

The team now head to Chicago on 11 and 12 June to race on Lake Michigan in the hope to chase down second place Oracle Team USA and leaders Emirates Team New Zealand.

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After a challenging final day, Ben Ainslie, Land Rover BAR skipper and team principal, said: “It’s hard to describe racing in those conditions. It was fantastic to see so many people out supporting the event. It’s such a great city. The last two races, the guy in last place at the penultimate mark, won the race on the penultimate leg.”

He continued: “So as competitors that’s tough to deal with, but that’s the game. We knew it would be like that going into this event, and you roll the dice and see which side of it you come out. Unfortunately it didn’t go well for us today, so the guys are frustrated. I think we sailed the boat really well, and did everything just about as good as we could, but it just didn’t fall our way.”

Alfie Allen, 29, said of his experience with the sailing team: “It’s still sinking in really that I’m here with this amazing team – Ben’s a legend! I’ll be honest I’m not an avid sailor but being ‘sixth man’ is a once in a lifetime opportunity. It’s incredible watching how the team and the boat operate on the water, we got foiling – it was amazing.”

Australian actor Liam Hemsworth, 26, said of his experience with the Land Rover BAR team: “One of the most incredible things I’ve witnessed first hand is seeing how well-coordinated those guys are, the talk between them…I was blown away.”