The Sailing Museum and the National Sailing Hall of Fame has invited Hall of Fame sailor and Emmy Award-winning television commentator Gary Jobson to preview America’s prospects in the Olympic Games later this month and America’s Cup in late August.
According to a news release from The Sailing Museum, Jobson will give a presentation breaking down the competitions at the museum in Newport, Rhode Island, on July 18 at 6:30 p.m. There, he will analyze the strength of the U.S. team against international rivals in both the Olympics and America’s Cup.
Jobson raced on three America’s Cup crews in Newport between 1977 and 1983. He has covered nine Cups for ESPN and NBC between 1983 and 2013 and has covered the Olympics seven times for NBC since 1988.
A week after his presentation, Jobson will be covering the Olympics again for NBC television starting with the first Olympic race in Marseilles, France. The U.S. is sending thirteen sailors in nine classes to compete in Marseilles. These athletes have been training for the past three years for the Games.
“American Sailors are competing in the biggest events in sailing this year,” Jobson told Cruising World in an emailed statement. “Thirteen sailors will be racing in nine classes off Marseilles, France with a quest to win a Medal. The USA has only earned one Medal in the last three Olympics, and hope to improve this year.”
Four athletes from the American team –Lara Dallman-Weiss, Daniela Moroz, Stephanie Roble and Hans Henken– have agreed to correspond with kids through postcards and videos in a letter-writing campaign sponsored by the museum.
In what is considered the oldest international competition still operating in any sport, America’s Cup will see five challengers from France, Great Britain, Italy, Switzerland and the U.S. compete to take on the defender from New Zealand. The New York Yacht Club’s challenger, American Magic, has assembled an elite sailing and design team with aims to return the Cup to the U.S. this year.
“American Magic has been working hard to improve on their disappointing showing in the America’s Cup Challenger Trials in 2021,” Jobson said. “The team has high hopes to take it all later this summer. I’ve spent the past 50 years competing in Olympic classes and studying both the Games and the Cup. I will review America’s chances and what it takes to be a champion.”
Doors for Jobson’s presentation will open at 6 p.m. at The Sailing Museum located at 365 Thames Street in Newport, Rhode Island. Tickets for the event are available here.
