on your back

-How did you feel you know having like a little young gun like Kauli on your back?

-Um Kauli to me he's just, hes probably one of the most respected sailors that I have out of that new crew of sailors. So um, watching him sail is just, is just an honour I, I expect a lot of great things from him in the future. We haven't had a sailor like that through our sport in a long time. So to go down to him Im just like. It's not a win or lose, it's just nice to be a part of it

many questions here:
*what does on your back mean?

It means to be close in competition to, especially in some official standings.

i think it means that kauli is taking part of an event and the organizer is proud of it.

*out to that new crew of sailors*: is he refering to a new batch os sailors, like newcomers to the competitions or just literaly a new crew he's building?

Newcomers to the sport and competition.

*and then, the two last sentences. can i roughly translate that as :
talking about kauli again, i find him amazing. and this trip/event is not about winning, it's just participating that really counts.

That's basically it, Possopo.

am I right in what i'm saying?