Skandia Sail for Gold 2010 - The return of the king?

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8:39 PM Mon 9 Aug 2010 GMT

'Ben Ainslie (GBR) racing in the Finn class on day 1 - Skandia Sail for Gold 2010' onEdition &copy Click Here to view large photo

Skandia Sail for Gold 2010 - It cannot have been an easy decision for the triple Olympic gold medalist, Ben Ainslie, to return to the Finn class. Ainslie completely dominated the Finn, unbeaten between 2004 and 2008, winning gold medals at both the bookending Olympic regattas. Ainslie was the man who put the bite into Dennis Connor's book title, 'No Excuse to Lose'. But right now, Ainslie has every excuse to lose; preoccupied with Team Origin campaigns in the TP52, the Louis Vuitton Trophy and the World Match Racing Tour, not to mention the little matter of being eight kilograms ...

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