Museum marks Ainslie victory

Ben Ainslie's Laser is part of an Olympic exhibition

The Laser sailing dinghy Cornish sailor Ben Ainslie used to win a gold medal in the Sydney Olympics has gone on display in Falmouth.

It is part of a new exhibition at the National Maritime Museum which is celebrating Britain's Olympic achievements in the build up to the Athens Games later this year.

The exhibition, focussing on the world of small boat racing, has five Olympic boats on show.

The main gallery, which houses boats suspended from the ceiling, has been re-designed over the past three weeks to feature the new craft.