BEN Ainslie insists he will come back from his America’s Cup training hellbent on capturing a fourth Olympic gold medal at London 2012.

The 32-year-old was back on the water last weekend for the JPMorgan Asset Management Round the Island Race, but his involvement in the America’s Cup is in limbo because of an ongoing dispute between the organisers and the defending champions.

But Ainslie believes taking a step away from his Olympic Finn class is just what he needs to come back all guns blazing in three years’ time.

He said: "If you just continued sailing and training every day, year after year, it would become very hard and monotonous. Taking a break is what gives you the hunger.

"I have learnt so much going off and doing things like the America’s Cup.

Motivation

"Then I have a huge motivation and determination to get back to where I left off in the Finn class in time for the Olympics.

"It is a once in a lifetime opportunity to get a gold medal in your home country and to win a fourth would be an amazing experience."

For a man who has won three Olympic gold medals, the Maxonian cut a frustrated figure as he again missed out on capturing the Gold Roman Bowl in the Isle of Wight on Saturday.

Ainslie skippered the JPMorgan Asset Management/TEAMORIGIN crew but was third over the line as Team Oman took the line honours in a time of 6.39.40hr.

Tattarat skipper Philip Williams beat off competition from 1,778 others to land the bowl award and Ainslie admits the prestigious prize is the one thing missing from his overflowing trophy cabinet.

He said: "There have been very special teams that have won but my name is not on that list.

"It is such an incredibly hard race to win. You have a good chance of getting the line honours and the boat I was on in the Extreme 40s is one of the fastest ones around.

"But in terms of the handicap trophy it is so dependent on the conditions and the handicaps of the different boats.

"The spirit of the event and the number of people out there all sailing around an island with so much history. It raises so much money for charity and everybody is rubbing shoulders together."