If you thought Ben Ainslie's winning of his 4th. Olympic Gold was worthy of Houdini, then his latest "escape act" defies belief!
Brought in to replace the American tactician on the Oracle Team USA yacht in the 'America's Cup' with the score 8-1 to Team NZ, the boat proceeded to win the next 8 races to retain the Cup 9-8 (Oracle had won in 2010).
As both the skipper and strategist are Australian there was precious little about the effort that was US, though the yacht was bankrolled by Larry Ellison and named for his software company.
Britain has never won the race, but Sir Ben is exploring the possibilities of putting a team together for the challenger series (the Louis Vuitton Cup).
Brought in to replace the American tactician on the Oracle Team USA yacht in the 'America's Cup' with the score 8-1 to Team NZ, the boat proceeded to win the next 8 races to retain the Cup 9-8 (Oracle had won in 2010).
As both the skipper and strategist are Australian there was precious little about the effort that was US, though the yacht was bankrolled by Larry Ellison and named for his software company.
Britain has never won the race, but Sir Ben is exploring the possibilities of putting a team together for the challenger series (the Louis Vuitton Cup).
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