Celebrating American Sailing, Presenter: Gary Jobson

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It was a busy year in 2024 for the sport of sailing.   A team of 13 American sailors competed in the Olympic Games in Marseilles, France and the 37^th Defense of the America’s Cup was sailed in Barcelona, Spain.   Annapolis Hall of Fame sailor covered the Olympics for NBC and traveled to Barcelona for the America’s Cup.  He will present a first- hand account of the action from his unique perspective.  Jobson will also give a presentation on the state of sailing and where the sport is heading in the future.   He will also talk about his new book, The Characters of the America’s Cup.

Gary Jobson is an award-winning journalist who has covered nine America’s Cups and seven Olympic Games for television.  He has been inducted in the National Sailing Hall of Fame and the America’s Cup Hall of Fame.  He has won major regattas including the America’s Cup, Congressional Cup. Southern Circuit, Annapolis to Newport Race, the Fastnet Race and many other offshore races, one-design championships, and cruised some of the most remote regions of the world.  Jobson has written 23 books on sailing.  He is often seen sailing his 32-foot day sailor on the Chesapeake Bay.