Sir Ben Ainslie's AC45 seen from the top floor at the newly opened Land Rover BAR (Ben Ainslie Racing) HQ in Portsmouth, Hampshi

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Sir Ben Ainslie's AC45 seen from the top floor at the newly opened Land Rover BAR (Ben Ainslie Racing) HQ in Portsmouth, Hampshire. The world's most successful Olympic sailor and his team will compete to win the oldest sporting trophy, The America's Cup, in Bermuda in 2017. The first stage of the contest will be held close to the base in Portsmouth next month when competing nations converge on the city for the inaugural America's Cup World Series regatta. Picture date Wednesday 24th June, 2015. Picture by Christopher Ison.

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Photo credit: © Christopher Ison / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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