Match Racing TV…: Sailors are always moaning about the fact that TV doesn’t do a good job covering their sport, and as a result the general public would rather watch Paris Hilton milk cows, or fat couples swap spouses. Well, sailing is a complicated sport so sailors should stop worrying about sailing TV for the masses and turn to Swedish Match Tour TV. Because that’s where they will get–from the comfort of their computers no less–the best television sailing I have ever seen. Forget the dumbed-down pablum of ESPN, and the barely better mush of Outdoor Life Network. This is intense, sophisticated racing where there is barely any attempt at all to explain the intricacies of match racing. And the cameras are both on and off the boats, so you can watch the world’s best sailors–Coutts, Baird, Gilmour, Brady, et al.–go at each other hammer and tongs from every angle. Penalty flags are flying all over the place, there’s lots of red-faced yelling, and the tactics are merciless. Great stuff, thanks to the Swedish Match Tour. Just be sure you have plenty of time, because like all good TV it’s hard to turn, I mean click, off…



Match Racing Madness: “Easy there, Skip. You’re about to make the bloopers reel…”

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