Coverage is pretty good. Is it just me or does Coutts wiggle the helm excessively? Really excessively.
crap, forgot it was on. didn't set the recorder
Too many commercials.
That's actually a good thing. It means they're able to sell the ad space and we may see more on TV.
In general TV isn't a concern to me. The innerwebs are like an infinite library that never closes and I like to read.
I watch more Youtube than anything else. Fer instance, http:/
Actually, it was pretty good. Gary has come over to support the dark side.
He did pretty good - My only complaint is that he would drift off from the action when he got to talking about his history with the America's cup and missed a couple of key moments.
I enjoyed it, my dad lost interest after the third commercial break in a row though.
He did pretty good - My only complaint is that he would drift off from the action when he got to talking about his history with the America's cup and missed a couple of key moments.
I only saw the last leg, but would have missed all of it if not for this thread.
I don't believe for a second, though, that Jobson has come to the Dark side. If he has it's begrudgingly, but I expect he's just suckin' on the teat, like 99% of everyone else involved with this. Like they say Any press is good press. I guess it's what we've all been wanting in one shape or form for years.
Some of the most boring coverage ever. They really need to get someone with a little attitude. Someone that has spent some time on these boats and knows first hand what it is like to race them. Plus a few real personal insites on the sailors and thier sailing style. And just a little excitment. It was like watching American commentary soccer.
Even taped I could not maintain enough interest to watch much of the match race.
You have to figure that most people watching this are sailors. We don't need comments like
the long piece above the word Oracale is a dagger board
. Maybe show that info in a small technical window or something but I felt like it was geared for sailing for dummies. If you are going that route do a whole preliminary piece before that race on how and what makes these boats special. That way the new viewers will know what they are looking at during the race and the commentary can be race oriented.
Mitch Booth and that British guy John where excellent together, Mitch seems to work a lot better with him than with Jobson (who just sounds like an old man really).
Even taped I could not maintain enough interest to watch much of the match race.
You have to figure that most people watching this are sailors. We don't need comments like
the long piece above the word Oracale is a dagger board
. Maybe show that info in a small technical window or something but I felt like it was geared for sailing for dummies. If you are going that route do a whole preliminary piece before that race on how and what makes these boats special. That way the new viewers will know what they are looking at during the race and the commentary can be race oriented.
I agree, everyone gets so fixed on making the sport interesting that they forget all the interest available with the people doing it. I think they did a good job on the coverage - but it could have been better with a little more introduction of the teams and some of their traits.
Having a mockup of a boat like NASCAR does would be really interesting so they can explain the features of the boat if something comes up. Or do a segment prior to the racing to explain some of the systems on the boats or a key item that has changed recently. Instead of a basic
daggerboard is above the word Oracle
, a 3 minute segment on the daggerboard with a host standing next to one would be really cool. Explain how they use them, what they do, how they're rigged, how long they are and how heavy they are would be interesting. Show a cut-away to display the carbon fiber glory and discuss the loads these things have to carry to go fast. Hell, steal a page from
How it's made
into a segment and show a mold and fabric being laid.
I watched the replay on YouTube, Mitch Booth did the comentary (no Jobson) and I really enjoyed it. Gary brings almost nothing to the table.
+1 one on Jobson's multihull support assessment by THart but I might still be bitter.
Favorite quote:
Not bad for an old bastard, huh?
GO COUTTS!
Didn't watch the broadcast because I was fortunate enough to be in Newport racing F18s, then watching the AC45s from Ft. Adams. One thing I will say, however, is that we saw Gary while he was stuck in traffic leaving Ft. Adams and we were finishing packing up our boat. He was very complimentary about our fleet and the sailing we did before the AC45s- I know I appreciated it.