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Ainslie is ISAF's Sailor of the Year

Gongs for Ben Ainslie and Alessandra Sensini

Britain's Ben Ainslie and Italy's Alessandra Sensini have been announced as the winners of the ISAF Rolex Sailor of the Year Awards at a dinner in Madrid, Spain.

Ben Ainslie is the current World Champion in the Finn Class and won his third Olympic Gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Qingdao. He is a five time World champion in the class and was the defending Olympic Champion.

Alessandra Sensini is also the current World Champion in the Womens RS:X windsurfing class, and won the Silver Medal in the same event at the 2008 Olympics.

Image: Rolex