Man Utd owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe SPLITS UP with Olympic legend Sir Ben Ainslie… but Ineos chief won’t quit sailing
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SIR JIM RATCLIFFE has SPLIT UP with an Olympic legend in his sailing team. Sir Ben Ainslie has left Ineos Britannia America's Cup sailing team. The four-time Olympic champion is reported to have had a strained relationship with Ratcliffe. It is claimed that the two did not see eye-to-eye on the plans for the next America's Cup.
![[Sir Ben Ainslie and Jim Ratcliffe at the 36th America's Cup Overture.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/sir-ben-ainslie-team-principal-932028750.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
However, it has insisted that the team will continue to compete in the America's Cup under the 'Britannia' name. Ratcliffe has not addressed the exit of Ainslie but did add his own statement to the news. The Manchester United owner was adamant that he was "proud" of developing British sailing and that he has no plans to quit sailing.
He said: "I am enormously proud of what we achieved in Barcelona in developing a British boat that was truly competitive for the first time in decades. "It set new benchmarks for British sailing, including winning the Louis Vuitton Cup for the first time, and taking races off the Defender in the finals for the first time in 90 years.
CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS. "We will now build upon this for the 38th America's Cup through the INEOS challenge and already have 100 scientists and engineers working on the design of our AC38 yacht.". Ainslie won medals at five Olympic games from 1996 onwards.
Ineos will enter a challenge for the 38th America's Cup under the team name INEOS Britannia after parting ways with Sir Ben Ainslie. Unfortunately, INEOS Britannia and Sir Ben could not find agreement on terms to move forward following the conclusion of the 37th America's Cup in Barcelona.
