Ben Ainslie was also part of Team Oracle's America's Cup victory in 2013. Now the Briton is in charge of his own team.
Chasing an America's Cup dream —
Ben Ainslie was also part of Team Oracle's America's Cup victory in 2013. Now the Briton is in charge of his own team.
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A rainbow in the distance greets the Ben Ainslie Racing team in mixed conditions in Portsmouth
A rainbow in the distance greets the Ben Ainslie Racing team in mixed conditions in Portsmouth
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Dirk Kramers sketches some designs for Ben Ainslie Racing. He also uses an iPad.
Chasing an America's Cup dream —
Dirk Kramers sketches some designs for Ben Ainslie Racing. He also uses an iPad.
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As team principal and skipper, Ben Ainslie is at the helm of the project working closely with the designers to get the right approach.
Chasing an America's Cup dream —
As team principal and skipper, Ben Ainslie is at the helm of the project working closely with the designers to get the right approach.
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Already, his crew are tackling the first test boat and feeding back to designers at their Portsmouth base to see how the boat can be bettered.
Chasing an America's Cup dream —
Already, his crew are tackling the first test boat and feeding back to designers at their Portsmouth base to see how the boat can be bettered.
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Every time the team's boat takes to the water, the designers pore over the data received to further improve the boat.
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Every time the team's boat takes to the water, the designers pore over the data received to further improve the boat.
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And the eventual goal is that the boat in question that the workforce, currently at 55, comes up with will win the Cup.
Chasing an America's Cup dream —
And the eventual goal is that the boat in question that the workforce, currently at 55, comes up with will win the Cup.
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Much as the boats did in last year's America's Cup, the team's test boat looks like it is literally flying through the water, known as foiling.
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Much as the boats did in last year's America's Cup, the team's test boat looks like it is literally flying through the water, known as foiling.
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It is a painstaking approach with two-and-a-half years still to go for the entire team from sailors through to the design team.
Chasing an America's Cup dream —
It is a painstaking approach with two-and-a-half years still to go for the entire team from sailors through to the design team.
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The team will move to a state-of-the-art new headquarters in Portsmouth next year from where they will plot their America's Cup ambitions.
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The team will move to a state-of-the-art new headquarters in Portsmouth next year from where they will plot their America's Cup ambitions.
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While the new facility is in the process of being built, the team are in a temporary base in an industrial estate in Portsmouth.
Building an America's Cup dream —
While the new facility is in the process of being built, the team are in a temporary base in an industrial estate in Portsmouth.
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