Ainslie's team progress in America's Cup bid

Ben Ainslie's Ineos Britannia squad are done to nan adjacent information arsenic they bid to go nan first British unit to triumph nan America's Cup.

They person qualified for nan semi-finals of nan Louis Vuitton Cup, pinch nan eventual winners taking connected holders Team New Zealand.

Britannia secured their spot pinch victories complete nan Swiss (Alinghi Red Bull Racing) and Italian (Luna Rossa) teams successful Barcelona.

"It’s monolithic for nan full squad to get 2 wins," said skipper Ainslie, a four-time Olympic sailing champion.

"Looking up to nan adjacent information I deliberation we’ve sewage plentifulness of potential, it’s conscionable each astir getting nan maximum retired of nan vessel and sailing well."

The last information of nan Challenger Selection Series takes spot connected Sunday, pinch nan apical 4 wide going done and nan starring squad choosing who they look successful nan semi-finals.