BEN AINSLIE
Driver
SAILGP
Sir Ben Ainslie joined SailGP ahead of Season 2, replacing former skipper Dylan Fletcher as the team's Driver. He won his first event in Sydney in 2020, and continues to put in top-class performances as driver for Emirates Team GBR.
CAREER
With four Olympic gold medals and one Olympic silver medal, Ben Ainslie is the most successful Olympic sailor of all time. Amongst his other accolades he includes an America’s Cup win (in 2013) and 11 World Championships.
PURPOSE
"No one person or company has the answers to the global issues we are facing. Collaboration is key and we want to use our sporting success to work alongside new partners to support our ambition of accelerating change and empowering young people to drive positive impacts in their schools, communities and homes."
Ben has declared his ambition to help over 1 million young people take action to protect nature, people and the planet through the Protect Our Future climate education platform with the team's Charity partner, 1851 Trust.