It was a ProAm event - they were allowed one pro on each boat. I don't mind the yelling - it makes it interesting and cranks up the intensity.

I really liked seeing sailing on big(er) TV - but I was disappointing at the coverage. It wasn't luring to me (and I had an idea about what was going on)...I didn't make it all the way through the program before I moved onto something else.

Thinking about the other sporting events I watch, the big allure is that I get to form my own opinion while watching and I can second guess whether or not they should have gone for it on 4th down, pitted with only 12 laps to go, or replaced the pitcher in the 7th inning. I get to watch those decisions, made on the field and made in my armchair, play out.

I'm sure they were trying to get the entire event into one time segment but the coverage of this sailing event felt so compressed I felt like it lost all the nuances of sailing that make it so interesting. Shifts, tactics, etc. were downplayed or not explained. I never got any sensation of the racing area and the introduction of the teams was lacking (beyond some glorification for sailing 7 months pregnant or highlighting a few superstars). During game day, the players themselves aren't necessarily the headline anymore - their actions exceeding or not meeting expectations are. Success and failure is the theme. Terrific sporting events make great stories with twists, turns, and suspense with someone succeeding and someone failing...this coverage was like reading the obituary section.