History of the America's Cup Races 1851 - 2007
on Friday June 15, 2007 11:26AM
From Gary Jobson and Jobson Sailing Inc. For more info - please visit our website www.jobsonsailing.com
This one hour program will air on ESPN Classic on Saturday, June 16 at 11:00am and again on Friday, June 22 at 11:00pm et.
This special features interviews with many of the top names in sailing including Alinghi owner Ernesto Bertarelli, BMW Oracle Racing Chairman Larry Ellison, past America's Cup champions Ted Turner, Dennis Conner, Russell Coutts, Bill Koch, Halsey Herreshoff, Gary Jobson, Tom Whidden, David Elwell, designer Olin Stephens, journalists John Rousmaniere and Peter Montgomery and painter John Mecray
The program is narrated by America's most esteemed television journalist Walter Cronkite. Newly discovered footage, and photographs highlight the first person accounts of the interviewees.
The America's Cup is now 156 years old. This one hour documentary follows the highlights of the Cup, the personalities, and the highs and the lows from 1851 to Valencia in 2007.