Ian Ainslie

Ian Ainslie
Personal information
Born (1967-07-27) 27 July 1967 (age 59)
Sailing career
SportSailing
ClassesDinghy & Keelboats

Ian Richard Ainslie (born 27 July 1967) is a South African Olympic sailor, who specialized in the Finn class boats. Ainslie took part in three Olympic Games – Barcelona (1992), Atlanta (1996) and Sydney (2000). He won the 2001 J/22 World Championship.

He sailed for Team Shosholoza in the 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup. He won 1997 and 2001 J/22 World Championship as helmed.

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ian Ainslie". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "Regulations Update".
  3. ↑ "America's Cup - 2007 Defender and Challengers: Teams - from CupInfo".
  4. ↑ "The 2001 J22 World Championships concluded with Ian Ainslie (RSA) taking the title". 3 December 2025. {{cite web}}: More than one of |publication-date= and |date= specified (help)