Glenn Ashby

Glenn Ashby

Medal record
Representing Australia
Men's Sailing
Olympic Games
	2008 Beijing	Tornado class
World Championships
	1996 L'Estartit	A-class
	2000 Cesenatico	A-class
	2001 Castelldefels	A-class
	2002 Martha's Vineyard	A-class
	2003 Koksijde	Formula 18
	2004 New Plymouth	A-class
	2004 Punta Ala	Formula 18
	2005 Sanguinet	A-class
	2005 Hoek van Holland	Formula 18
	2006 Västervik	A-class
	2006 Hyères	Formula 18
	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

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.

External links

• Glenn Ashby at the International Sailing Federation
• Australian Olympic Committee profile
• Personal website