Glenn Ashby

Glenn Ashby
Medal record
Competitor for  Australia
Men's Sailing
Olympic Games
2008 Beijing Tornado class
World Championships
1996 L'Estartit A-class
2002 Martha's Vineyard A-class
2004 New Plymouth A-class
2004 Punta Ala Formula 18
2005 Hoek van Holland Formula 18
2006 Västervik A-class
2006 San Isidro Tornado
2007 Queensland Formula 18
2007 Islamorada A-class
2008 Auckland Tornado
2009 Brescia Tornado
2009 Belmont A Class
2010 Cesenatico A-class
2014 Auckland A-class
2015 Punta Ala A-class
2000 Cesenatico A-class
2001 Castelldefels A-class
2005 Sanguinet A-class
2006 Hyères Formula 18
2003 Koksijde Formula 18

Glenn Ashby (born 1 September 1977) is an Australian sailor from Strathfieldsaye a suburb of Bendigo, Victoria. He is a multiple world multihull world champion and is currently the skipper of Emirates Team New Zealand in the America's Cup.

Ashby grew up sailing with his brother and sister at Bendigo Yacht Club. Learning in a Northbridge Junior at around seven, his Dad later took him on a Sabre. In 1996 at 18, Glenn went overseas for the first time in his life. Competing at the A-Class Worlds in Spain against 86 others, he won.

Ashby and skipper Darren Bundock were the 2007 world champions in the Tornado class and ranked number one in the event going into the 2008 Summer Olympics. However, they were beaten by the Spanish team and won silver.

Ashby has won 9 A Class catamaran world championships. He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.[1]

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