Ainslie back on top as Brits score Melbourne World Cup hat-trick

4:19 PM Sat 18 Dec 2010 GMT

'Ben Ainslie of Great Britain - Sail Melbourne' Jeff Crow

Sail Melbourne The opening event of the 2010-11 ISAF Sailing World Cup series was Sail Melbourne. Triple Olympic sailing champion Ben Ainslie saw a return to winning ways on Saturday, (18 December) claiming one of Skandia Team GBR?s three gold medals at the opening event of the 2010-11 ISAF Sailing World Cup series in Melbourne. Ainslie?s victory came amid a British clean sweep of the podium spots in the Finn class where he was joined by World Champion Ed Wright, who took silver, and Giles Scott in bronze position, while SKUD Paralympic duo Alexandra Rickham-Niki Birrell and Laser star Nick ...

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