Sailor of the year

The British sailor, Ben Ainslie, Olympic champion for the fourth time, was awarded the very official title of Sailor of the Year, by the International Sailing Federation (ISAF).

Sailor of the year

Published 13/02/2013

By Jean-Christophe Guillaumin

Issue: Previous issues

Published: jan. / feb. 2013

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Ben Ainslie has been rewarded for the fourth time in his career by the ISAF, after 1998, 2002 and 2008. However the most titled Olympic sailor in history has announced his 'retirement', or more precisely that he will not be trying to increase his medal collection, as it's the America's Cup which now has him dreaming... Bad news for the big shots in the discipline, as Ben doesn't usually launch into a project without succeeding in it...