Sir Jim Ratcliffe (left) and Ben Ainslie teamed up in 2018 in a bid to win a first America's Cup for Great Britain Sir Jim Ratcliffe's Ineos group is taking legal steps to secure the return of a boat used in the last America's Cup by Sir Ben Ainslie's team. Ainslie was Ineos' team principal and skipper, having got the backing of Ratcliffe in 2018 in a bid to a deliver a first win for Great Britain in the yacht race since it started in 1851. Ineos funded the team led by Ainslie for the America's Cup in Auckland and Barcelona in 2021 and 2024 respectively. However, relations between the founder of petrochemicals giant Ineos and Ainslie reportedly turned sour and they split at the start of last year. Manchester United co-owner Ratcliffe's Ineos sailing team had intended to challenge for the next America's Cup, in Naples in 2027, but abandoned the plans in April 2025.…