That would help with the images, but holy F-bombs, Batman...

Anyway, I just thought it was funny how full of himself this guy was, calling out other sites as being inadequate, etc. It's great that he has the time to do this.

One of the major problems with OAs is lack of staff/volunteers, and adding a media person is just one more task (albiet, very, very important).

I am taking absolutely no credit for this, but the HCA (and IHCA) has been doing live updates for many, many years. Mostly started with the Worlds events, and the Mexico event was probably one of the better ones (although the practice goes back before that event).

Wireless on-the-water is extremely helpful, but this has also been done effectively with plug-in systems and a person ashore via cell phone and /or VHF from someone on the water. We also did it once or twice with a wireless system in an RV (when the volunteers were not willing to take the laptop onto the water).

Point is, yes, this is critical, and the sites tend to get tons of hits when this is done well, so people are definitely watching, which makes the efforts totally worthwhile.

Mike