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Four America’s Cup Teams Respond To NZ Team
Four of the five remaining America’s Cup teams said they are “disappointed to see how Team New Zealand are characterizing the rule changes that reflect the collective will of the America’s Cup teams.” The statement — signed by Jimmy Spithill from Oracle Team USA, Iain Percy from Artemis Racing, Ben Ainslie from Ben Ainslie... Read more of this article
Video: Ben Ainslie Racing Sets Speed Record
A video released by Ben Ainslie Racing provides a look at the America’s Cup team practicing in Bermuda, setting what they said was a new FC20 catamaran speed record of 31.2 knots [35.9mph]. The video’s description says, “Some seriously cool footage from last week’s trip to Bermuda – rippin’ and runnin’ at 30... Read more of this article
Video: Ainslie ‘First To Fly On Bermudian Waters’
A video released by Ben Ainslie Racing provides a look at the America’s Cup team’s early experiences in Bermuda, highlighting their first training sessions on the island as they aim to be “the first to fly on Bermudian waters.” In the video — which includes many shots of Dockyard — Sir Ben says, “This is our... Read more of this article
Sir Ben Ainslie Pays Premier A Courtesy Call
Captain of Britain’s team challenge for the America’s Cup, Sir Ben Ainslie, stopped in at the Cabinet Office for a courtesy call on Premier Michael Dunkley this afternoon [Jan 19] Sailing’s most decorated Olympic sailor, Sir Ben was called up midway through the 2013 America’s Cup series to help complete the dramatic come-from-behind victory... Read more of this article
“One Of My Favourite Racing Venues In World”
“Bermuda is one of my favourite racing venues in the world,” Sir Ben Ainslie said in his latest column for Boat International magazine, adding that “the people are lovely, and passionate about sailing and sport.” Writing in the February 2015 issue, the four-time Olympic sailing gold medalist said, “I went to New York for... Read more of this article
Ainslie: British Team Prefers Bermuda For Cup
Olympic medalist Sir Ben Ainslie said the British team would prefer that Bermuda host the 2017 America’s Cup given its “connections with the UK,” according to multiple international media reports. The Olympic sailor is no stranger to Bermuda, having sailed here many times before, as well as participated in sailing clinics with youth... Read more of this article
Ben Ainslie: Bermuda Is Better For The Purists
“There are pros and cons to each as far as hosting the actual America’s Cup is concerned. Bermuda is probably better for the purists with San Diego offering more commercial potential,” Sir Ben Ainslie said in a column for the UK’s Telegraph. The elite sailor also said that the venue for 2017 — which will be either Bermuda or... Read more of this article
Six Teams Confirmed For 35th America’s Cup
Six teams have entered the race for the 35th America’s Cup, with the defending champion Oracle Team USA to be challenged by Artemis Racing from Sweden, Ben Ainslie Racing from Great Britain, Emirates Team from New Zealand, Luna Rossa Challenge from Italy as well as Team France. Teams will be given the opportunity to host America’s Cup World Series... Read more of this article
Sailing: Sir Ben Ainslie Wows 51 Kids At RBYC
[Written by Talbot Wilson] 51 kids and a score of adult guests cheered when Sir Ben Ainslie and his Argo Group crewman Matt Cornwall entered the Royal Bermuda YC [RBYC] dining room. The British America’s Cup and Olympic hero and his longtime bowman were there to answer questions about sailing careers and experiences and to coach the kids on Hamilton... Read more of this article
Ben Ainslie Invited Back: 2011 Argo Gold Cup
[Written by Talbot Wilson] Can Ben Ainslie, invited this year as a non-Tour Card skipper and winner of the last two Argo Group Gold Cup regattas, make it a hat trick? The two-in-a-row Gold Cup winner from Great Britain, who is targeting his fifth Olympic medal in 2012, has been invited back to to Bermuda to defend his title in the 2011 Argo Group Gold... Read more of this article
Ben Ainslie Wins Argo Gold Cup $50,000 Prize
[Written by Talbot Wilson] Ben Ainslie, Great Britain’s four-time Olympic medalist and the fifth ranked skipper on the World Match Racing Tour, won the Argo Group Gold Cup and the $50,000 cash prize for the second year in a row. He and his TeamOrigin crew defeated Denmark’s Jesper Radich 3-1. Ainslie used classic match racing tactics to continually... Read more of this article
