Sail for Gold 2011 final day Finn victory to Ainslie

8:00 PM Sat 11 Jun 2011 GMT

'Ben Ainslie from Great Britain on his way to winning the Gold Medal, beating fellow Brit Giles Scott, in the Finn class on the medal day of the Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta, in Weymouth and Portland, the 2012 Olympic venue.' onEdition &copy Click Here to view large photo

Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta 2011 has come to a close and Ben Ainslie's march to return to the top continues with a third successive ISAF Sailing World Cup victory. The agony of degeat was not going to be an option for Ainslie this week and apart from a some minor mishaps, the larger portion of the fleet seemed to realise the fact fairly early on. In winning Skandia Sail for Gold, Ben Ainslie has also been selected for the GBR place at the Olympic test event next month, and is steering a steady course that ultimately only seems to ...

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by Robert Deaves