America's Cup challenger Ainslie itching for SailGP fray


FILE PHOTO: INEOS Team UK sailor Ben Ainslie and SailGP CEO Russell Coutts attend an event in London, Britain, November 26, 2019. REUTERS/Alexander Smith/

LONDON (Reuters) - Tackling the twin peaks of the America's Cup and the high-octane SailGP racing circuit is part of Ben Ainslie's grand plan to create the world's leading sailing outfit.

And Britain's Ainslie, the most successful sailor in Olympic history, is raring to race his foiling catamaran in SailGP's second series, which hits Sydney Harbour on Friday.

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