This is the fifth in a series of videos describing the roles of crew members aboard the BMW ORACLE America’s Cup Racing Yacht. In this episode we ride along on the weather boat with team meteorologist, Chris Bedford. Chris heads the weather team, receiving updates from other team weather boats and weather buoys strung out along the race course. Chris analyzes the data then relays it o the strategist aboard the race boat. There the Afterguard combines the weather analysis with other information to determine the best racing strategy for current conditions. You can view the entire 22-minute BMW ORACLE Racing Crew video on Sail.TV. For updates and coverage of the 32nd America’s Cup from Valencia, Spain, tune into Sail.TV. Be sure to subscribe to this free video podcast series and our other sailing podcasts at TheSailingChannel.TV. Visit TheSailingChannel.TV Ship’s Store

VirtualSailboatShow: Gary Jobson
TheSailingChannel’s first feature from our 2006 video coverage of the 37th Annual US Sailboat Show in Annapolis, MD is an exclusive interview with Gary Jobson, America’s Cup champion, ESPN’s Sailing Analyst, and the pre-eminent ambassador for sailing in the United States. Gary talks with TheSailingChannel’s Kate Hopkins about how racing technology is filtering down to cruising boats making sailing easier, safer, and more fun. Gary also discusses the new National Sailing Hall of Fame in Annapolis and shares an anecdote about Walter Cronkite sailing with Ted Turner on Turner’s America’s Cup boat, Courageous. Also check out Gary Jobson’s Paradise Found: Sailing the BVI on TheSailingChannel.tv. Be sure to subscribe to this free video podcast series and our other podcasts for cruising sailors at TheSailingChannel. And watch more sailing coverage from our partner, SailTV on TheSailingChannel.tv.

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