Glenn Ashby, of Melbourne, MNZM for services to sailing
Glenn Ashby was the skipper and sailing team director of Emirates Team New Zealand for their successful challenge for the America’s Cup in Bermuda. He coached the winning BMW Oracle team before joining Team New Zealand for its America’s Cup challenge in San Francisco. He won his first sailing world championship aged 18 and has since won 17 world championships, nine of those in the A Class catamaran. He won a silver medal in the Tornado class at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Hailing from Bendigo, Australia, Mr Ashby remains connected with grassroots sailing there, regularly returning to support young and developing sailors