BEN CORNISH

Hometown: Budleigh Salterton, Devon 

Instagram: @ben_cornish_ 

Key Achievements: 

1 x Gold Finn World Cup 

3 x America’s Cup Campaigns 

  

Ben Cornish grew up sailing a mirror dinghy on the Exe Estuary and progressed into the National Junior Squad, racing with partner Sam Mason. The duo went on to become Under-16 National Champions. Cornish then moved up from junior sailing to compete in the single-handed Laser class and was selected for the RYA Olympic Development Squad. In the four years he spent with the team he was selected to represent Great Britain at three consecutive World Championships. At the end of 2013 he switched to the heavyweight Finn dinghy, becoming a rising star in class and training partner to Giles Scott, who went on to win two Olympic gold medals. One of Cornish’s career highlights was a gold medal win at the Finn World Cup Final in Santander. Cornish has been a part of three America's Cup campaigns with Sir Ben Ainslie's British Challenge. Cornish joined Emirates GBR ahead of the 2025 Season, having previously worked with Emirates GBR when Grinder Matt Gotrel was injured in an overboard incident at the Sydney event in Season 3. He also joined Season 4 Champions Spain as a Grinder for the Emirates Dubai Sail Grand Prix in Season 4.