Ben Ainslie has revealed he intends to go against the norm in the build up to the London Olympics shunning a move to British sailing’s headquarters in Weymouth.

Ainslie became the most decorated British Olympic sailor off all-time at the Beijing Games in 2008, claiming his third career title and fourth medal with gold in the Finn.

The 33-year-old Maxonian switched his attentions to match racing and the America’s Cup in the aftermath of those Olympics – only returning for a historic fourth shot at Olympic gold in August.

During his time away Brit after Brit has announced they would be moving closer to the London 2012 waters in Weymouth in order to be best prepared for the Games.

Olympic champions Paul Goodison and Sarah Ayton are just two of many to do so but Ainslie admits he won’t be joining them as he bids to rediscover his dominance in the Finn.

"I have no plans to move down to Weymouth – I have spent a couple of weeks down there checking out the conditions and planning a strategy," said Ainslie.

"But I won’t be spending any solid time off there in the near future. I will be in America training and racing across November and December.

"I’ll then do the same in Miami in January and after that will move across to Portugal and Majorca and train there through until April.

"After all of that I will be back in Weymouth, but only for the Sail for Gold Regatta.

"I enjoyed returning to the Finn this year and I am looking forward to that.

"It did take a lot out of me and I didn’t have long to recover before sailing again but I thoroughly enjoyed it and it whet my appetite ahead of an important 2011."

The London Olympics are now Ainslie’s sole focus with his ambitions of winning the America’s Cup in 2013 over following team principal Sir Keith Mill’s decision to withdraw Team Origin.

And the three-time Olympic champion Ainslie – who skippers the British America’s Cup team – admits the first step to sailing the sole British Finn boat at 2012 is gaining weight.

"The main thing that I have to do first is bring my weight up as I am now sailing solo and in a much smaller boat," he added.

"When I first started again I had to raise it by about 10kg on my America’s Cup weight and I still have five or six kg to go.

"This involves spending loads of time in the gym and drinking lots of protein shakes. It is going to be a tough winter but at least I don’t have to lay off my Christmas dinner."

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