Ainslie speeds past Slingsby in Saint-Tropez for first SailGP regatta win in 2 1/2 years

By BERNIE WILSON The Associated Press

British star Sir Ben Ainslie sent his foiling catamaran flying past three-time defending champion Tom Slingsby and Team Australia halfway down the final full leg to win the France Sail Grand Prix in Saint-Tropez and end a 2 1/2-year victory drought. Ainslie skippered Emirates Great Britain to its first win since the opening regatta of Season 2 in Bermuda in April 2021. Ainslie is the most-decorated Olympic sailor of all-time and a former America’s Cup champion. Spain’s Diego Botin finished third following his surprise win in Los Angeles in late July.

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