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Ben Ainslie Close to The Wind Britain's Greatest Olympic Sailor.

Ben Ainslie Close to The Wind Britain's Greatest Olympic Sailor.

Against all odds, in the London 2012 Olympics Ben Ainslie thrillingly won a fourth successive gold medal, making him the greatest ever Olympic sailor and a British hero, chosen from many to be the flag bearer for the closing Knife-edge decisions, adrenalin rushes, extreme weather, bitter rivalries, heart-stopping races – they are all in a day’s work for Ben Ainslie.

BEN AINSLIE, CBE, was born in 1977 in Macclesfield

BEN AINSLIE, CBE, was born in 1977 in Macclesfield. He started sailing at age four and first competed at the age of ten. He has won three Olympic gold medals and was awarded Yachtsman of the Year in 1995, 1999, 2000 and 2002.

Sir Charles Benedict Ainslie, CBE (born 5 February 1977) is an English competitive sailor. Ainslie is one of the most successful sailors in Olympic history. He won medals at five consecutive Olympics from 1996 onwards, including gold at the four Games held between 2000 and 2012.

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Against all odds, in the London 2012 Olympics Ben Ainslie thrillingly won a fourth successive gold medal, making him the greatest ever Olympic sailor and a British hero, chosen from many to be the flag bearer for the closing ceremony

Against all odds, in the London 2012 Olympics Ben Ainslie thrillingly won a fourth successive gold medal, making him the greatest ever Olympic sailor and a British hero, chosen from many to be the flag bearer for the closing ceremony. From his proudest moment representing Team GB, to one tough decision that almost risked destroying his career, this is a unique insight into the man who cannot let himself be second best. It shows what really takes place in the white heat of competition and lifts the lid on this toughest of sports.

Great Britain's Ben Ainslie moves up the field of the Finn classification as the triple Olympic champion employs tactics to disrupt Danish rival Jonas Hogh-Christensen

Great Britain's Ben Ainslie moves up the field of the Finn classification as the triple Olympic champion employs tactics to disrupt Danish rival Jonas Hogh-Christensen. The 35-year-old used the opportunity of a considerable lead in Friday's final race to sail across the clean wind powering the Dane that allowed Pieter-Jan Postma of the Netherlands to take second place. Ainslie now needs only to finish ahead of Hogh-Christensen, and no worse than seventh if Pieter-Jan Postma wins Sunday's finale, to become the most decorated Olympic sailor ever.

Ben Ainslie has become the most successful Olympic sailor of all time after winning a. .Ainslie's downwind technique – when the wind is behind – has been exceptional. The thinking had been that Ainslie would stay close to Hogh-Christensen and engage him in a one-on-one match race.

Ben Ainslie has become the most successful Olympic sailor of all time after winning a fourth gold medal. Ainslie, who also has a silver in his collection, overtakes the record of the great Danish sailor, Paul Elvstrom. Ainslie pumped his fists as he crossed the line after a tense and intriguing medal race. But he appeared to have decided just to try to blast away and win the race.

British sailors Ben Ainslie in the Finn class and Star class duo Iain Percy and Andrew Simpson go for gold in the first .

British sailors Ben Ainslie in the Finn class and Star class duo Iain Percy and Andrew Simpson go for gold in the first sailing medals to be decided in Weymouth on Sunday. The three are already assured of a place on the podium but the colour of their medals will be decided in the double points-scoring finale, to be sailed close to the shore, in front of the 5,000-capacity ticketed spectator area. Ainslie, 35, is chasing his fourth Olympic title and fifth medal in all and gold would take him past Dane Paul Elvstrom as the most decorated sailor in Olympic history