Americas Cup: Ben Ainslie on course to create history vanmost

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.'

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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.

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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.

The winner there will face holder Oracle Team USA for the 2017 America's Cup. '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.' '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.' 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 winner there will face holder Oracle Team USA for the 2017 America's Cup. 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. 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. 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. The winner there will face holder Oracle Team USA for the 2017 America's Cup. Visit cnn.com/sailing for more news and videos 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. Visit cnn.com/sailing for more news and videos '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.' 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. Visit cnn.com/sailing for more news and videos Read: Russell Coutts believes America's Cup must expand 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. 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. '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.' 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. 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. Read: Cancer nightmare turns into golden fairytale 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 39-year-old helped Team USA to an epic victory in 2013, overturning an 8-1 deficit against New Zealand to win 9-8. '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.'

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