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Ben & Pippa Sittin’ in a Tree…

When Pt. Richmond’s Kim Paternoster heard the news, she spoke the truth of many adoring Ben Ainslie fans when she posted the following to her Facebook page: "Nooooooooooooooooo!" 

Yeah, we’d be smiling, too.

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It seems Sir Ben hosted the Duchess of Cambridge’s lovely younger sister Pippa Middleton aboard a Bordeaux 60 for a daysail last week. Speculation is now running rampant that the two gorgeous Brits might be dating, which would be a tough blow for the handsome America’s Cup winner’s ardent (and amorous) admirers.

Sir Ben let Pippa take the helm of the Bordeaux 60.

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But take heart, ye ladies of sailing! The pair were accompanied by about a half-dozen other people, so it’s unlikely any hanky panky was going on in the forepeak. And to make your heart flutter just a little harder for the Olympic gold medalist, earlier in the day he’d named two youngsters as ‘Andrew Simpson ambassadors’ in an initiative to honor the memory of the Artemis Racing sailor who was killed on the Bay last year while training for the America’s Cup.

That noise you just heard was the collective sighing of 7 million Ben Ainslie fans.

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