Americas Cup: Ben Ainslie on course to create history thermosiphon

The four-time Olympic champion leads the way with his Land Rover BAR team, after winning the first of three races on the opening day at the America's Cup World Series in Japan.

Ainslie's crew has 27 points in the Fukuoka regatta, one ahead of defending champion Oracle Team USA, with Emirates Team New Zealand a further three points back.

'I think we're on target in terms of our goals for this campaign,' Ainslie told reporters after a successful day's racing.



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'We did set up a very, very ambitious target to try and win the America's Cup. I still believe we can win this cup.'

Read: Russell Coutts believes America's Cup must expand

Land Rover BAR went into the final World Series event with a 14-point lead over Oracle Team (now 15 after day one in Japan) and the winner in Fukuoka will take two bonus points into the Bermuda qualifying series in May and June next year.

The winner there will face holder Oracle Team USA for the 2017 America's Cup.

Read: Cancer nightmare turns into golden fairytale

Ainslie knows what winning the oldest trophy in international sport feels like.

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The 39-year-old helped Team USA to an epic victory in 2013, overturning an 8-1 deficit against New Zealand to win 9-8.

'I think we're on target in terms of our goals for this campaign,' Ainslie told reporters after a successful day's racing. Read: Russell Coutts believes America's Cup must expand Land Rover BAR went into the final World Series event with a 14-point lead over Oracle Team (now 15 after day one in Japan) and the winner in Fukuoka will take two bonus points into the Bermuda qualifying series in May and June next year. Land Rover BAR went into the final World Series event with a 14-point lead over Oracle Team (now 15 after day one in Japan) and the winner in Fukuoka will take two bonus points into the Bermuda qualifying series in May and June next year. Visit cnn.com/sailing for more news and videos Read: Cancer nightmare turns into golden fairytale The 39-year-old helped Team USA to an epic victory in 2013, overturning an 8-1 deficit against New Zealand to win 9-8. Read: Russell Coutts believes America's Cup must expand Ainslie knows what winning the oldest trophy in international sport feels like. Visit cnn.com/sailing for more news and videos Read: Cancer nightmare turns into golden fairytale 'We did set up a very, very ambitious target to try and win the America's Cup. I still believe we can win this cup.' Land Rover BAR went into the final World Series event with a 14-point lead over Oracle Team (now 15 after day one in Japan) and the winner in Fukuoka will take two bonus points into the Bermuda qualifying series in May and June next year. Visit cnn.com/sailing for more news and videos Read: Russell Coutts believes America's Cup must expand Read: Cancer nightmare turns into golden fairytale Visit cnn.com/sailing for more news and videos Visit cnn.com/sailing for more news and videos Read: Russell Coutts believes America's Cup must expand The 39-year-old helped Team USA to an epic victory in 2013, overturning an 8-1 deficit against New Zealand to win 9-8. Ainslie knows what winning the oldest trophy in international sport feels like. The 39-year-old helped Team USA to an epic victory in 2013, overturning an 8-1 deficit against New Zealand to win 9-8. Ainslie knows what winning the oldest trophy in international sport feels like. The four-time Olympic champion leads the way with his Land Rover BAR team, after winning the first of three races on the opening day at the America's Cup World Series in Japan. The winner there will face holder Oracle Team USA for the 2017 America's Cup. 'I think we're on target in terms of our goals for this campaign,' Ainslie told reporters after a successful day's racing. Ainslie's crew has 27 points in the Fukuoka regatta, one ahead of defending champion Oracle Team USA, with Emirates Team New Zealand a further three points back. Read: Cancer nightmare turns into golden fairytale The winner there will face holder Oracle Team USA for the 2017 America's Cup. Read: Cancer nightmare turns into golden fairytale Read: Russell Coutts believes America's Cup must expand Ainslie's crew has 27 points in the Fukuoka regatta, one ahead of defending champion Oracle Team USA, with Emirates Team New Zealand a further three points back. The four-time Olympic champion leads the way with his Land Rover BAR team, after winning the first of three races on the opening day at the America's Cup World Series in Japan. The 39-year-old helped Team USA to an epic victory in 2013, overturning an 8-1 deficit against New Zealand to win 9-8. Read: Cancer nightmare turns into golden fairytale 'I think we're on target in terms of our goals for this campaign,' Ainslie told reporters after a successful day's racing. 'I think we're on target in terms of our goals for this campaign,' Ainslie told reporters after a successful day's racing. Land Rover BAR went into the final World Series event with a 14-point lead over Oracle Team (now 15 after day one in Japan) and the winner in Fukuoka will take two bonus points into the Bermuda qualifying series in May and June next year.

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