WHO IS GARY JOBSON?
Gary Jobson, 52, is a world class sailor, television commentator,
author and corporate advisor based in Annapolis, Maryland. Gary will be covering the America’s Cup 2003 for ESPN and Sailing
World and covered the 2000 Olympics in Sydney for NBC.
Gary has won many championships in one design classes, the
America's Cup with Ted Turner in 1977, the infamous Fastnet Race and
many of the world's ocean races. In
college he was an All American sailor three times and was twice named
College Sailor of the Year (1972, 1973).
In 1999 Jobson won the Nathanael G. Herreshoff Trophy, US
Sailing’s most prestigious award.
This trophy is awarded annually to an individual who has made an
outstanding contribution to the sport of sailing in the United States.
Jobson has been ESPN's sailing commentator since 1985 and
produces over 30 shows per year. In
1988 Jobson won an Emmy for his coverage of yachting at the Olympic
Games in South Korea. Gary
has authored 13 sailing books and is Editor at Large of Sailing World
and Cruising World magazines.
His newest book is titled Fighting Finish: 2001-2002 Volvo
Ocean Race.
Gary is the National Regatta
Chairman of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's sailing program. In
1994, Jobson helped establish the first sailing team at Hampton
University.
Over the past twenty-five years Gary has given over 1900 lectures
throughout the world. He
started his career as a sailing coach at the U.S. Merchant Marine
Academy and the U.S. Naval Academy.
Gary is also an active cruising sailor.
He has led ambitious expeditions to Antarctica and Cape Horn.
He and his family have cruised throughout the East Coast for the
past six years. Board of Directors:
Fales Committee, U.S.
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