You wouldn’t know it from recent events, but 4-time Olympic medalist Ben Ainslie is one of the calmest and mellowest pro sailors we’ve ever had the pleasure to chat with. He sat down with Mr. Clean for an hour on Friday for a wide ranging talk on the real deal between Ben and Larry Ellison’s Oracle Racing, how he’d feel about being an AC “B” boat skipper again, whether nationality requirements for the Cup would be a positive, how damaging Olympic campaigns are to the body, how to keep focus during long race days, the likelihood that we’ll see Ben in an Olympic multihull, whether he’s a boxer or brief guy – and of course, much more. A holla for the Anarchists for coming up with some great questions, and big thanks to Big Ben and his crew for the face time.
Listen to or download the audio-only file here. Perma-link to video here, and props to UDS for the flashback lyric title inspiration.
