I Have Seen The Future….

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. The best sailing on television isn’t on television. It’s on your computer, in the form of Swedish Match Tour TV. They have just added the 2004 Nippon Cup and a 2004 highlight program, so tune–or click–in. Both are well worth watching (try the Full Screen button), with great camerawork and announcers who don’t dumb it all down. And there’s plenty of tight action with miked-up skippers cussing at each other, and trying to spin the umpires. The hell with the networks. I hope these guys steal their lunch…



“Damn you, Gilmour! I know the producers love the crunch of gelcoat, but…”