• Four-times Olympic gold medallist in action in Portsmouth
• British boat is one to watch in battle of 45-foot twin-hulled catamarans
• British boat is one to watch in battle of 45-foot twin-hulled catamarans
Jimmy Spithill, skipper of the America’s Cup holders Oracle Team USA, sees Ben Ainslie as his main challenge in the opening event of the competition’s World Series in Portsmouth next week.
Ainslie, four times an Olympic gold medallist , skipper of Britain’s BAR team and a former team-mate of Spithill, had the edge in three training races between the two this week. The British boat is the one to watch in the competition of 45-foot twin-hulled catamarans, the 36-year old Australian said in an interview.
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