Four-time Olympic champion Ainslie targets sailing's Triple Crown
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The four-time Olympic champion will fly out to San Francisco on Friday to launch an assault on the America's Cup, using the event as a tune-up for his fledgling Ben Ainslie Racing team ahead of their own Cup challenge in 2015.
Ruling the waves: Ben Ainslie sails his Finn class dinghy Rita past Big Ben on the River Thames
Only a handful of sailors have completed the Olympics- America's Cup double, but Ainslie, 35, is hoping to join that elite group before ultimately tackling the Volvo Ocean Race.
'There's a lot I want to do,' said Ainslie, who was sailing his Finn dinghy on the Thames to announce a major sponsorship deal with JP Morgan on Thursday.
Success: Ainslie and his four Olympic gold and one Olympic silver medals
'My immediate desire is to win the America's Cup. After that, I don't know. But the Volvo appeals to me. It's brutal but I would like to try to win it at some point.
'A few people have won two of the three - Olympics, Cup, Volvo - but not all three. It's all a long way off but it would be a nice thing to go for.'
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