This giant of catamaran sailing, Glenn Ashby, shares his extensive journey of ground breaking sailing acheivements. He discusses how he got is start in beach cats, then winning 10 x A Class World Championships, Olympic medals, losing then winning multiple America's Cups, breakthroughs in foil technology, breaking the land speed sailing record and aspirations of breaking the world sailing record on water...oh and his interest in cruising catamarans!



Glenn's journey is a history book of breakthroughs in innovation that rewrote the world as we know it in performance sailing.



Chapters



00:00 Introduction to Glenn Ashby and Catamarans

01:25 Early Sailing Experiences and Family Influence

05:19 Transition to Competitive Sailing and A-Class Catamarans

10:20 Olympic Aspirations and Tornado Sailing

16:45 America's Cup Journey Begins

18:48 Joining Team New Zealand and Foiling Technology

26:49 The Evolution of Foiling in Catamarans

30:31 The Thrilling America's Cup Campaign

33:30 Lessons from Defeat: The Road to Bermuda

41:26 Innovations in Sailing: The Shift to Foiling Monohulls

46:58 Exploring New Horizons: Land Speed Records and Commentary

50:36 Dreaming of the Perfect Cruising Catamaran

52:33 Chasing Records: The Quest for Speed

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