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JOBSON SAILING TO TOWN
Area sailing enthusiasts can top that this weekend: They can catch one of sport's most prominent figures in person. Jobson, ESPN's sailing commentator since 1985, appeared in Richmond several times during the '90s, and he'll make another presentation here Saturday night. The event, sponsored by the Fishing Bay Yacht Club, starts at 5 o'clock at the Trigon headquarters building on Staples Mill Road. The public is invited, but seating is limited. When he's not writing about his passion or analyzing a race on TV and sailing himself or maintaining his Web site ( www.jobsonsailing.com ), Jobson frequently lectures on the sport. His presentation Saturday night, one of Jobson's first since the America's Cup 2000 and Louis Vuitton finals, will include highlights and stories from those races, said Randy Alley of the Fishing Bay Yacht Club. Jobson, an author and an editor-at-large of Sailing World and Cruising World magazines, also will talk about his latest book, An America's Cup Treasury. In 1994, Jobson donated 10 sailboats to Hampton University, helping it become the first historically black college or university with a sailing team. Jobson, who won an Emmy Award for his coverage of yachting at the 1988 Olympics, served as tactician on Ted Turner's Courageous when it successfully defended the America's Cup in 1977. He also has coached sailing at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and the U.S. Naval Academy. The Fishing Bay Yacht Club, which draws most of its members from the Richmond area, also is sponsoring (along with MORC Station 70) a training course for people interested in learning to crew on a racing sailboat. The course will consist of classroom sessions at Retreat Hospital in Richmond and on-the-water sessions at the Fishing Bay Yacht Club in Deltaville. "It's one of the few sports you can go do as a family and really have a true coed sports set-up," Alley said. "For folks who have never sailed, [the class is] a good way to actually get some exposure to the sport." The first classroom session was held two nights ago, but Alley said latecomers will be able to catch up in the final two classes - Tuesday and April 4, from 7 to 9:30 each night. The sessions in Deltaville are scheduled for April 1, 8 and 9, from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. each day. The cost is $50. For information, call Lori Moyer at (804) 342-7404. Information
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