Ben Ainslie: Breaking News, Rumors & Highlights

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Since the Royal Yacht Squadron was announced as the Challenger of Record for the 38th America’s Cup, the British team which represented the club for the past three editions had imploded.

Sailing News / Scuttlebutt Sailing News / February 1

AC38 teams meeting in London

Teams hoping to be involved in the 2027 America’s Cup are meeting in London under the shadow of the Ainslie-Ratcliffe falling-out. Since INEOS Britannia

Sailing News / Sail-World.com / January 28

Cup-quake, Vendee Globe news, Florida racing

While the dates and details of the next America's Cup have yet to be finalized, the AC world was jolted last week by the news that Sir Ben Ainslie will not return as principal, CEO, and skipper of the British-flagged INEOS Britannia team.

Sailing News / Scuttlebutt Sailing News / January 23

America’s Cup: Will Ainslie start over?

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News If you believe everything you read, the news that Sir Ben Ainslie had been removed from the team he skippered to the 37th America’s Cup Finals came as a surprise.

Sailing News / Yachting World / January 23

BREAKING NEWS: Ainslie splits from America’s Cup backers INEOS

In a shock statement, INEOS has announced that they have split from team boss Sir Ben Ainslie, and intend to launch their own challenge, throwing the British

Sailing News / Scuttlebutt Sailing News / January 23

INEOS removes Ben Ainslie from team

Ben Ainslie, the most successful sailor in Olympic history, has been fired. After winning his fifth consecutive Olympic medal, Ainslie helped defender Oracle Team USA win the 2013 America’s Cup.

Sailing News / Scuttlebutt Sailing News / January 22

America’s Cup: Ainslie set for Ineos split

After Ineos Britannia lost to New Zealand 7-2 in the 37th America’s Cup, skipper Ben Ainslie confirmed his team would return for the next edition, but he was less certain about his funding.

Sailing News / Scuttlebutt Sailing News / November 25

Athletic popularity judged in Britain

While Sailing seeks to heighten its commercial profile with broadcast friendly formats for the America’s Cup and SailGP, the real measure is athlete awareness.

Sailing News / Sail-World.com / November 21

London teenager joins GBR SailGP Team

A London teenager, Kai Hockley, from Tottenham, selected by Sir Ben Ainslie as a development sailor for his British sailing teams has joined the Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team on-board their race boat for the first time.

Sailing News / Sail-World.com / November 14

SailGP: Brits paid transfer fee for Scott move

Emirates GBR's Ben Ainslie has revealed that Giles Scott, the double Olympic Gold medalist, and helmsman for part of Season 4, was dropped from the team's lineup for Season 5, before the was picked by by the now privately owned Canadian SailGP franchise.

Sailing News / Scuttlebutt Sailing News / November 14

Riding the British merry-go-round

The merry-go-round keeps spinning in Great Britain with the news that Dylan Fletcher will helm the SailGP Team for Season 5. Fletcher drove the British team in SailGP’s first ever season in 2019, but when the team was bought and taken over by 5-time Olympic medalist Ben Ainslie, Fletcher was on the outside looking in for Season 2.

Sailing News / Yachting World / October 19

Emirates Team New Zealand win 3rd straight America’s Cup

Despite a valiant effort by the British INEOS Britannia team, Emirates Team New Zealand were the better team and now become the most successfull team in

Sailing News / Scuttlebutt Sailing News / October 18

British on verge of America’s Cup defeat

Barcelona, Spain (October 18, 2024) – Any sense of a momentum shift toward INEOS Britannia after the British team won the two previous races was indisputably erased today as Team New Zealand emphatically won both races today by the largest margins yet.

Sailing News / Yachting World / October 18

Ben Ainslie: “There are no second chances” Crunch time in the America’s Cup

With Emirates Team New Zealand just one win away from securing the 37th America's Cup, there are no second chances left for INEOS Britannia Nobody pours 10 years of their life – and millions of pounds of backers’ money – into a project that they don’t believe in.

Sailing News / Yachting World / October 16

Ben Ainslie: “It’s now or never” Has momentum shifted for INEOS Britannia in the America’s Cup?

Ben Ainslie's team got two wins on the board in the America's Cup, but does Ainslie think his team have enough to mount a full on comeback? It looked, initially, as if the America’s Cup was going to be a short, sharp, and bloody execution for the British Challengers, who went 4-0 down in the first three days of racing.

Sailing News / Yachting World / October 16

D-Day for INEOS Britannia? Brits claim first win of the America’s Cup Match + what we learnt from Day 4

A high tension day for INEOS Britannia opens with a the first win of the America's Cup match for Ben Ainslie and the British Challenger It was high tension at the INEOS Britannia base ahead of today’s first race – the fifth race of the America’s Cup.

Sailing News / Scuttlebutt Sailing News / October 14

America’s Cup: It’s not over, but is it?

Barcelona, Spain (October 14, 2024) – On a day with one race on the schedule, the truth is becoming apparent at the 37th America’s Cup. Following a convincing win by Team New Zealand to go 4-0 on the British challenger, it appears the defender has the full package: fast boat, fast team.

Sailing News / Yachting World / October 13

Costly pre-start error from the Brits sees them go 3-0 down on the second day of the America’s Cup

The second day of America's Cup racing saw the Kiwis take yet another win as INEOS Britannia picked up a costly penalty in the pre-start The first day

Sailing News / Scuttlebutt Sailing News / September 27

Ainslie’s advice: Don’t rob Jimmy Spithill

America’s Cup challenging skipper Ben Ainslie had not offered too much detail about when he was robbed prior to racing in Barcelona, but was now more forthcoming to British publication The Guardian: “I was walking back with my wife and father-in-law from dinner,” Ainslie says.

Sailing News / Scuttlebutt Sailing News / September 11