A four-time Olympic sailing gold medalist, Ainslie was on honeymoon in the Caribbean with his new wife, British TV presenter Georgie Thompson, when the furling system broke on the vessel’s main sail.
“Seeing as Ben is one of the greatest sailors of all time, what we didn’t except to see was his boat getting into trouble!” Branson explained on his blog.
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Worse things have happened on honeymoon… Thank you @richardbranson for rescuing @ainslieben and I..! LOVED Necker. http://t.co/UAHqVrwv7E
The sailing star will be soon returning to his life on the ocean waves as he continues his plan to lead a British team to victory in the next edition of the America’s Cup in 2017.
