Ben Ainslie, triple Olympic gold medalist and a Corum ambassador since 2008, completed a double by winning the ISAF World Match Racing Championship and the Monsoon Cup. The ninth and last event of the tour in Malaysia promised to be very tough with difficult sailing conditions due to the monsoon. As he had participated in only six of nine events of the championship, Ainslie's victory at the helm of TeamOrigin was most unexpected. In third place overall, and with 17 points for the French team, the race was not a foregone conclusion for Ainslie and his team. Despite heavy rain and a lack of wind, TeamOrigin won the preliminary rounds and the privilege of choosing their opponent for the quarter finals.
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