Ben Ainslie - Olympic Sailor

Ben Ainslie is a three-times sailing Olympic gold medalist and the British America's Cup Campaign "Origin" recently announced that he will be skipper for the 33rd America's Cup challenge in 2009.

Ben laid the foundation stone for the RNLI Lifeboat College, Poole, where the training of RNLI lifeboat crews and RNLI lifeguards takes place. 

Ben was also one of the first to take part in a ‘Lunch & Learn' session at the college where he talked of his experience to RNLI staff.

For more information on Ben, go to www.benainslie.com