Sir Charles Benedict Ainslie (born 5 February 1977) is a British competitive sailor. Ainslie is the most successful sailor in Olympic history. He won medals at five consecutive Olympics from 1996 onwards, including gold at the four consecutive Games (Sydney, Athens, Beijing & London) held between 2000 and 2012. He is one of three athletes to win medals in five different Olympic Games in sailing, being the third person to win five Olympic medals in that sport (after

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and

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) and also the second to win four gold medals, after

Paul Elvstrøm Paul Bert Elvstrøm (25 February 1928 – 7 December 2016) was a Danish yachtsman. He won four Olympic gold medals and twenty world titles in a range of classes including Snipe, Soling, Star, Flying Dutchman, Finn, 505, and 5.5 Metre. ...

. Ben is Team Principal, CEO and Skipper of

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and CEO and Driver of the Great Britain

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Team.

Early life

Ainslie was born in

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, England to Roddy and Sue Ainslie. Roddy captained a boat that took part in the first

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in 1973. Ben's elder sister, Fleur, is married to Jerome Pels, former secretary general of the

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(ISAF). Ainslie was educated at two

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s: at the

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in a rural area near the village of

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in north west England, and

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in the city of

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, Cornwall, followed by Peter Symonds Sixth Form,

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Career

Ainslie learned to sail at

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near

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. He started sailing at the age of eight and first competed at the age of ten. His first international competition was aged twelve at the 1989 Optimist world championships held in Japan where he placed 73rd.

Olympics

Ainslie won silver at the

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and gold in the

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in the

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class. He gained some and moved to the larger Finn class for the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

, where he won gold, a feat he repeated in the

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and

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competitions
Both his gold medal winning Laser and Finn dinghies are currently displayed at the National Maritime Museum Cornwall
On 19 May 2012, Ainslie became the first person to carry the Olympic torch in the UK. Starting the 70-day tour of the United Kingdom at

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, he was the first of 8,000 torch carriers. He was selected on 11 August 2012 to carry the flag for the Great Britain team at the London 2012 Olympics closing ceremony.

World Championship

World Championships titles

* 1st 1993 Laser Radial World Championships * 1st 1995 IYRU Youth Sailing World Championships in

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, Bermuda. * 1st 1998

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* 1st 1999

* 1st 2002

Finn World Championships The Finn Gold Cup is the premier competition in Finn Class sailboat racing. Organized by the International Sailing Federation, it decides the Finn World Championships and has been held every year since 1956. Finn is an Olympic class. Edition ...

* 1st 2003

ISAF Sailing World Championships The Sailing World Championships (formerly ISAF Sailing World Championships) are World championships in sailing for the 10 events contested at the Summer Olympics, organized by World Sailing (formerly ISAF) and held every four years since 2003. In ...

which effectively is the

* 1st 2004

* 1st 2005

* 1st 2008

* 1st 2010

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* 1st 2012

Other World Championships results

* 73rd 1989 Optimist World Championships held in Japan * 109th 1991 Optimist World Championships held in Greece * 37th 1992 Optimist World Championships held in Argentina * 2nd 1994 IYRU Youth Sailing World Championships in

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* 43rd 1994

World Championship * 21st 1995

World Championship * 3rd 1996

World Championship * 3rd 1997

World Championship * 3rd 2000

World Championship * 3rd 2009

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World Championships * 11th 2011

which effectively is the Finn World Championship At the

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he was in a winning position going into the closing stages of the regatta but was disqualified under rule 69 (gross misconduct) for physically threatening a photographer. Ainslie felt the photographer's boat's wake had prevented him from passing a competitor.

Other significant results

* 1st 1993

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European Championship,

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* 1st 2006 Rolex Maxi Yacht Cup - Maxi - Alfa Romeo * 1st 2008 Rolex Maxi Yacht Cup - Mini Maxi - Alfa Romeo 3 * 1st 2009

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and monohull record time (5 days 14 hours) Alfa Romeo * 4th 2010

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– TP52 Audi Medcup * 2013 The Round the Island Race record and line Honors JPMorgan * 1st 2015/2016 Americas Cup World Series Land Rover BAR

America's Cup

Sir Charles Benedict Ainslie with fans in 2014

* One World Challenge – Seattle Yacht Club *

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–

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At the beginning of 2005 Ainslie worked in the role of

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in the New Zealand-based

who were preparing to compete in the challenger selection process to win the right to Challenge for the 32nd

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. In May 2005 Ainslie took the decision to relinquish the role of tactician and focus on improving his

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skills as helmsman of the 'B' boat used to practice and tune the race boat helmed by Dean Barker. *

–

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Ainslie figure headed a British challenge for the Cup alongside Sir Keith Mills the team was named

. However this challenge withdrew without competing following a period of discussion regarding the future format of the event. *

Oracle Team USA Oracle Team USA is an American yacht racing syndicate initially formed to compete for the 2003 America's Cup. They competed again in the 2007 event before winning the 33rd America's Cup regatta in 2010 – representing the Golden Gate Yacht Club ...

–

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For the

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, Ainslie was recruited as a tactician by Oracle Team USA, as a replacement for John Kostecki during an Oracle practice session on 11 September 2013. On 12 September, the following day, he replaced Kostecki going into race six of the

. His Oracle Team USA beat Team New Zealand in the America's Cup decider in San Francisco on 25 September. *

Ben Ainslie Racing INEOS Britannia is a British sailing team that is the challenger of record for the 37th America's Cup. The team was established in 2012 with the ambition of winning the America's Cup for Great Britain and to 'bring the cup home' to the Unit ...

–

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Racing Ltd In January 2012, Ben Ainslie announced the formation of an eponymous team to compete in the America's Cup: Ben Ainslie Racing (BAR). His team competed in the AC45 class of the 2011–13 America's Cup World Series, 2014 Extreme Sailing Series and set a multihull record for the

Round the Island Race The Round the Island Race is an annual yacht race around the Isle of Wight. It starts and finishes in Cowes, and is organised by the Island Sailing Club. The course is about long. It was first held in 1931, it was sponsored by JP Morgan Asset ...

. The team won the 2015–16 America's Cup World Series but were eliminated in the semi-finals of the 2017 Louis Vuitton Challenger's Trophy competition to determine the challenger for the

2017 America's Cup The 2017 America's Cup was the 35th staging of the America's Cup yacht race. The challenger, Emirates Team New Zealand, won by a score of 7 to 1 over the defender, Oracle Team USA. It was held on the Great Sound in Bermuda from June 17 to June 2 ...

. *

INEOS TEAM UK INEOS Britannia is a British sailing team that is the challenger of record for the 37th America's Cup. The team was established in 2012 with the ambition of winning the America's Cup for Great Britain and to 'bring the cup home' to the Unit ...

- Royal Yacht Squadron Racing Ltd In April 2018 Ainslie announced the Americas Cup team would be renamed INEOS TEAM UK in partnership with

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and Sir Jim Ratcliffe. Again based out of the Portsmouth HQ the team are building two new 75-foot foiling monohull yachts to compete for the 36th Americas Cup set to take place in Auckland, New Zealand in 2021. On October 21, 2020, Ben and

launched their race boat for the 36th

from their HQ in Auckland, naming the AC75 race boat 'Britannia' Following a disappointing performance in the Auckland ACWS event in December 2020, the team spent the following three weeks making modifications to their boat Britannia ahead of the start of the Prada Cup qualifying series. This included a new mast and sails as well as modifications to the hull and foils. The team received support from INEOS sponsored Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team. INEOS Team UK dominated the Round Robin phase of the Prada Cup which saw them race and beat each of the two other challenger teams three times, securing their place in the Prada Cup Final beginning on the 13th of February 2021. The team's place in the Prada Cup final marked a significant point in their campaign, being the furthest any British challenge had progressed in the competition since the introduction of a challenger selection series. After Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli's win in the Prada Cup Semi-Finals against American Magic, the American team was eliminated from the event, securing the Italian team's place in the Prada Cup Final alongside INEOS Team UK. The Prada Cup Finals were held in predominantly light wind (8-14 knots), with Luna Rossa showing great improvement in boat handling, winning the first 5 races consecutively. INEOS Team UK showed superior downwind pace in Race 6, taking their sole race win before Luna Rossa dominated Day 4 to take their sixth and seventh race win, winning the Prada Cup overall, and securing their place in the 36th America's Cup Match against Emirates Team New Zealand.

World Match Racing Tour

In December 2010, Ainslie finished in first place in the

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, and is the 2010 ISAF Match Racing Champion.

The Extreme Sailing Series

In January 2014, it was announced that Ainslie would compete in the 2014 Extreme Sailing Series as part of his preparation for the America's Cup. The eight-race event will see him compete in a multi-hull boat.

Personal life

Ainslie lives in Seaview on the

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and belongs to the Sea View Yacht Club and is an honorary member of the

. He was coached by David (Sid) Howlett, who raced a Finn dinghy at the

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. He supports

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. In August 2014, Ainslie was one of 200 public figures who were signatories to a letter to ''

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'' expressing their hope that Scotland would vote to remain part of the United Kingdom in September's referendum on that issue. On 20 December 2014, Ainslie married former

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presenter

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. The couple have a daughter, Bellatrix, born in 2016.

Awards and honours

* 1995 British Yachtsman of the Year, and in 1999, 2000 and 2002. * 1998

World Sailor of the Year, and also in 2002, 2008 and 2012. Ainslie was also nominated in 2004 and 2011. *

2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a Participants in ...

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(MBE) * 2002 Honorary degree,

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(OBE) * 2005 Honorary Doctor of Laws,

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* 2007 Honorary Doctor of Sport,

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* 2008 Nominated for

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and also in 2012 and 2013. *

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(CBE) *

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for services to sailing.

References

External links

* * * *
Ben Ainslie Booking Agency Profile

Ainslie Olympic profile
*
National Maritime Museum Cornwall website
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