EP#9: Fastest Sailor Alive: The Journey of Cat Sailor Glenn Ashby

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