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. Chapters00:00 Introduction to Glenn Ashby and Catamarans01:25 Early Sailing Experiences and Family Influence05:19 Transition to Competitive Sailing and A-Class Catamarans10:20 Olympic Aspirations and Tornado Sailing16:45 America's Cup Journey Begins18:48 Joining Team New Zealand and Foiling Technology26:49 The Evolution of Foiling in Catamarans30:31 The Thrilling America's Cup Campaign33:30 Lessons from Defeat: The Road to Bermuda41:26 Innovations in Sailing: The Shift to Foiling Monohulls46:58 Exploring New Horizons: Land Speed Records and Commentary50:36 Dreaming of the Perfect Cruising Catamaran52:33 Chasing Records: The Quest for Speed