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Ben Ainslie became the fifth first-time
winner on the World Match Racing Tour when he won
the Allianz Cup Presented by Oracle.
The 29-year-old Ainslie, a helmsman for Emirates
Team New Zealand, defeated Ed Baird of Alinghi,
3-1, to win his first World Tour event.
Ainslie’s crew included James Dagg, Terry Hutchinson,
Jeremy Lomas and Tony Rae. Baird sailed with Mike
Drummond, Nils Frei, Craig Satterthwaite and Piet
Van Nieuwenhuyzen.
In the Petite Final Jesper Bank defeated Ian Williams,
2-0, to place third. Williams finished fourth in
the event, but it was good enough to keep him in
the lead of the Match Racing World Championship
standings. Williams leads Baird by 7 points.
The World Match Racing Tour resumes next month with
Stage 6, the Monsoon Cup in Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia,
Nov. 29-Dec. 3
Finals Results
Flight 1 : Ed Baird def. Ben Ainslie - Jesper Bank
def. Ian Williams
Flight 2 : Ian Williams def. Ben Ainslie - Jesper
Bank def. Ian Williams (Bank wins the Petite Finale,
2-0)
Flight 3 : Ian Williams def. Ben Ainslie
Flight 4 : Ian Williams def. Ben Ainslie (Ainslie
wins the Finale, 3-1)
Semi-Finals Results
Flight 3 : Ed Baird def. Jesper Bank (Baird wins,
3-0) - Ben Ainslie def. Ian Williams
Flight 4 : Ben Ainslie def. Ian Williams (Ainslie
wins, 3-1)
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