Ian Ainslie

Ian Ainslie
Personal information
Born (1967-07-27) 27 July 1967
Sport
Sailing career
Class(es)Dinghy & Keelboats

Ian Richard Ainslie (born 27 July 1967) is a South African Olympic sailor, who specialized in the Finn class boats. Ainslie took part in three Olympic Games – Barcelona (1992), Atlanta (1996) and Sydney (2000). He won the 2001 J/22 World Championship.

He sailed for Team Shosholoza in the 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup. He won 1997 and 2001 J/22 World Championship as helmed.