I’m elated, just relieved it’s all over,

I remember seeing those boats training and thinking

If I win the gold I might say nothing and just wander past him, hopefully with some kind of medal – a gold one preferably. I think I might dangle it in front of his...

Day one was a bit of a disaster and to come back and win a gold after that was just unbelievable. I’m just so happy I was able to turn it around.

It’s the next step for someone like me who has come from small boats to try to make it into the America’s Cup. It’s the pinnacle of big boat sailing really.

It’s the best one yet – it’s the fourth and it means a lot.

I want to do my best for them, and I want to want to help the team do well in 2007,

The organization is great, I liked the sailing centre but the race conditions were very difficult. I am very happy that I could cope with the wind and win.

Ben’s outright professionalism is the key to his success.

It’s always been a dream of mine to be involved in the America’s Cup. I remember when I was a kid sailing Optimists down in Cornwall and there was a British America’s Cup challenge that...