Ben Ainslie
Ben Ainslie
Sir Charles Benedict Ainslie, CBE, best known as Ben Ainslie, is a British, English competitive sailor. The most successful sailor in Olympic history, Ainslie has won medals at five consecutive Olympics from 1996–2012, including gold at the last four...
ProfessionSailor
Date of Birth5 February 1977
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It's the next step for someone like me who has come from small boats to try to make it into the America's Cup. It's the pinnacle of big boat sailing really.
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I remember seeing those boats training and thinking
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Ben's outright professionalism is the key to his success.
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If I win the gold I might say nothing and just wander past him, hopefully with some kind of medal - a gold one preferably. I think I might dangle it in front of his face or something.
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Day one was a bit of a disaster and to come back and win a gold after that was just unbelievable. I'm just so happy I was able to turn it around.
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It's always been a dream of mine to be involved in the America's Cup. I remember when I was a kid sailing Optimists down in Cornwall and there was a British America's Cup challenge that was training in Falmouth,
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The organization is great, I liked the sailing centre but the race conditions were very difficult. I am very happy that I could cope with the wind and win.