Monsoon Cup: Ben Ainslie wins the 2010 World Match Racing Championship



5:18 AM Sun 5 Dec 2010 GMT
'Ben Ainslie of Great Britain during the quarter finals of the Monsoon Cup 2010. World Match Racing Tour, Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia.' Subzero Images /WMRT Click Here to view large photo
Triple Olympic Gold medallist, Ben Ainslie, and TeamOrigin have won the 2010 World Match Racing Championship after winning their semi-final over wild card Bjorn Hansen (DEN) off Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia. today. Ainslie will go on to face Torvar Mirsky (AUS) in the final of the Monsoon Cup. Both semi-finals were won in two straight races by Ainslie and Mirsky over Bjorn Hansen and Jesper Radich respectively. Ben Ainslie and his TeamOrigin crew - Iain Percy, Christian Kamp, Matthew Cornwell and Mike Mottl dominated their pre-start again which has been a hallmark of their regatta. In Race 1 of the SemiFinals, ...


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by Richard Gladwell




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