When i heard of it the first time around, i immediately saw the appeal, hoghchristensen said in a phone interview. Britains leading olympic sailor puts difficult experience on americas cup boat behind him to focus on athens goal. Canberra is australias capital, and its a planned city designed by american walter burley griffin, a. International series for student in sir ben ainslies. They include a tickle monster, a professional wrestler, a former pro basketball player, two attorneys. Ben ainslie and his wife georgie, who used to date declan donnelly image. Ben ainslie sailing news, olympic results and history. This is the last of the finn sailor profiles before the london 2012 olympic sailing competition commences this weekend. Ben ainslie on ending britains longest losing streak getting up close and personal with sir ben ainslie as he prepares to battle for the prestigious trophy that has eluded britain for 164 years. Ben ainslie ready to battle for right to defend olympic. Ben ainslie is the most successful sailor in olympic history but is now targeting glory in the americas cup. Sir ben ainslie and georgie have welcomed a baby girl called bellatrix the blackandwhite image shows the proud parents sitting in what appears to be their hospital room with baby bellatrix lying. Sir ben ainslie dating decs exgirlfriend georgie thompson. Ben ainslie and sports presenter georgie thompson welcome.
Sir ben ainslie and georgie thompson will sail into the. Ainslie is one of the most successful sailors in olympic history. Next weekend, americas cup sailing races will be held in new york city for the first time since 1920. With the format of the 36th americas cup taking shape, there are still a few details up in the air. It is rare for him to have a chance to draw breath after a relentless 12 months and he is happy to talk. Business is about to get very serious for ben ainslie and his land rover bar team as his dream of bringing the americas cup back to britain is finally put to the test.
Sir ben ainslie and wife georgie welcome a baby girl see. Finn sailing in kiel in the early 1970s digging into the finn class. It wasnt long before he was competing, and in 1993, aged just 16, he. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Ben ainslies americas cup team will be on board the boat in 2018.
Sir ben ainslie interview at andrew simpson foundation. From the tender age of eight, ben ainslie showed a natural aptitude as a sailor, spending much of his childhood out on a boat with his parents in his native cornwall, in the south west of england. Sir ben ainslie opens up on groundbreaking changes to americas cup sir ben ainslie is at the forefront of a new agreement that has dragged the. Britains best ever sailor ben ainslie gives an interview in weymouth after winning his fourth olympic gold medal at london 2012. Fourtime gold medal winner sir ben ainslie, who now heads up an. Roderick captained a boat that took part in the first whitbread round the world race in 1973.
Sir ben ainslie is the team principal and skipper of land rover bar, the british americas cup challenger. Without doubt ben ainslie gbr is one of the biggest names in sailing at the moment, and certainly the biggest name in qingdao. He has been married to georgie thompson since december 20, 2014. Ben ainslies britain team completed a nearperfect first round of the sailgp series on sydney harbour with a convincing win over defending champions australia in the matchrace final on saturday. Ainslie and canberras inner suburb of the same name, was originally developed for the canberra australia centennial typeface competition. The thrills and spills of a decade of foiling with sir ben ainslie. Currently the chair of galway design network, furniture designer ainslie peters works with nadhura bespoke furniture design.
Ainslie has wasted little time in taking steps to make the necessary adjustments. Ainslie peters interview 51 a tribal vision galways. Ainslie was born in macclesfield, england to roderick and sue ainslie. Ben ainslie latest breaking news, pictures, videos, and special reports from the economic times. Defending champion tom slingsby and australia finished second to ainslie in. Boat international caught up with the former olympian to learn more about the road to auckland 2021. Sir ben ainslie is the most successful sailor in olympic history so why is he risking his winning reputation for the elusive americas cup, asks jeremy taylor.
This is the full interview featured in the march 2020 edition of the world sailing show which is packed with awesome shots of big boat foiling. Sir ben, who has set up his base in portsmouth, is hoping for a. Ben ainslie, cbe, won his first olympic medal at atlanta 1996, when he became britains youngest ever sailing medallist, aged 19, by claiming silver in the laser class. Sky sports georgie thompson, who was previously in a relationship with declan donnelly of presenting duo ant and dec, is dating olympic sailor. Ainslie determined to bring americas cup home sir ben ainslie gets slowly into his stride. Ben ainslie, in full sir charles benedict ainslie, born february 5, 1977, macclesfield, cheshire, england, british sailing champion who became the mostdecorated olympic mariner of all time when he captured his fourth career gold medal fifth medal overall at the 2012 games in london ainslie was born in the north of england, but when he was seven, his family moved to the coast of cornwall.
Special edition from the ineos teamuk ac75 boat launch. Henri lloyd were ben ainslie s first professional sponsor back in 1996, and that relationship continues today with sponsorship of land rover bar. Are you disappointed to see multihulls disappear from the americas cup. Sir ben ainslie talks about bringing his team to the. The most successful sailor in olympic history, ainslie won medals at five consecutive olympics from 19962012, including gold at the last four. After the first race day of the new sailgp season on sydney harbor, it was britains ben ainslie 3, everybody else 0. Sir bens bar hq is based in portsmouth harbour within sight, directly across the water from the clipper races gosport hq. Sir ben ainslie joined us at salesforce tower london ahead of the andrew simpson foundation fundraising event, to share information about the charity and how salesforce are helping them connect. Sir charles benedict ainslie, cbe born 5 february 1977, best known as ben ainslie, is an english competitive sailor. He is in this beautiful part of the world to take part in the argo gold cup in bermuda, the fifth of six. At sydney 2000 he won his first olympic gold in the laser and then moved to the finn to claim gold at athens 2004, beijing 2008 and london 2012, becoming britains most. Sir ben ainslie on why his favourite place is on land and.
Get short url l sir jim ratcliffe, ceo of ineos poses with british olympic sailor r ben ainslie, during a news conference in london, britain, april 26. Ben ainslie was born on february 5, 1977 in macclesfield, cheshire, england as charles benedict ainslie. Ben ainslie, olympic sailor i was on stage with the spice girls. The british boat, skippered by fourtime olympic gold medalist ainslie, won the first four of the five fleet races, with tom slingsbys australia.
The last time he did so at a major competition was at his first olympics in 1996. Ben cornish interview, weight management, zach railey feature, sailing world cup. The duchess of cambridge, accompanied by sir ben ainslie, views a demonstration of a power grinder as she meets members of the local sailing community during a visit to the spinnaker tower in portsmouth. Unbelievably competitive when at sea, unbelievably warm and. A university of plymouth student has completed his first race as part of a highprofile sailing academy founded by sir ben ainslie. Ainslie picked up 30 points for wins in all three opening races friday. Meet the 31 men vying for rachel lindsays heart on season of abcs hit reality show. I enjoyed reading it but as he appears in his television interviews he doesnt open up. Ben ainslie on ending britains longest losing streak interview. Ben ainslie highlights the dangers in sailing and talks about the death of his colleague andrew simpson. Ben ainslie racing reveals new americas cup team base in. At last the battle for the 36th americas cup gets real. Sir ben, 37, told how he was planning to tackle a new series of competitions around the world with his team, ben ainslie racing. More episodes will feature james norton, holliday grainger, sir ben ainslie and mark strong, each with their own take on their road less travelled.
Ben ainslie talks to robert deaves about his fifth olympic games and his final preparations going into what is undoubtedly the most important regatta of his life. He promised to return with renewed vigour in the new year. The emirates americas cup world series portsmouth, taking place across 47th june. Sir charles benedict ainslie, cbe is an english competitive sailor. The british americas cup skipper looks ahead to an actionpacked foiling year in sailgp and the ac world series with ineos team uk. Against all odds, in the london 2012 olympics ben ainslie thrillingly won a fourth. Ben ainslie and britain reign supreme in 1st sailgp race. Ben ainslie nach dem kiwisieg im herausforderer finale gegen artemis.
Sporting excellence scholar will alloway was chosen for the 12strong team from land rover ben ainslie racing bar. Ever since the americas cup started in 1851, skippers have competed fiercely to win the auld mug. When americas cup racing was taking place last month, clipper race crew were out the waters during their own training and many crew spotted. Ainslie announced last month that he and his major americas cup sponsor, ineos. I used to turn into a bit of a monster on the water britains top sailor, ben ainslie, returned to the uk this week after winning the americas cup. Nick dean interviewing sir ben ainslie in naples during the americas cup series. Ben ainslie talks to robert deaves about his preparation for the olympic games, the competition he is faced with and his thoughts on the future. Olympic gold medal and the world championship sailor from great britain.
One thing is for certain though, sir ben ainslie will be there, his desire to bring the cup home undiminished. Ben ainslie wins all 3 opening sailgp races in sydney. In 2012 ben joined americas cup defenders oracle team usa to defend the 34th americas cup on the waters of san francisco. Interview with ben ainslie yachts and yachting online. Sir ben ainslie opens up about groundbreaking changes to. I mean, i guess theres always a score to be settled with ben. Bens elder sister, fleur, is married to jerome pels, former secretary general of the international sailing federation isaf. In anticipation of the big event, we spoke with sir ben ainslie, whos hoping to lead. Silver medalist to lead new danish team in sailgp league.