Northampton-trained Olympic gold medallist Dylan Fletcher is in Ben Ainslie's America's Cup team.
An Olympic gold medallist is hoping to use his sailing skills to help his team win an international yacht race.and won gold in the men's 49er class at the 2020 Olympic games in Tokyo, is participating in this year's America's Cup for Team INEOS Britannia.Mr Fletcher said he anticipates "a close race" in the first heat against the American team., first held around the Isle of Wight in 1851, is the world's oldest international sporting event.
The sailor added that his participation fulfils a childhood prediction from his father, who once said: "One day, will hold an America's Cup." The competition begins on 29 August, with a series of races determining who will challenge the defending champions, New Zealand, for the trophy in October. Four-time Olympic sailing champion Sir Ben Ainslie leads Team Britannia as skipper and CEO, backed by Sir Jim Ratcliffe's Ineos Group.
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