Let me preface this post by saying that I don't get broadcast television, so it is a moot point personally. I live in a place with no antenna reception, cable is unavailable, and I refuse to pay the price of satellite service.
Originally Posted by catman
After watching on the net to hell with TV. No commercials every 5 minutes. The ability to play it back at will. Watch when you want.
Which feed did you watch? Did you count the number of ads on the Sailing Anarchy site? They even had a hover-ad covering the video. With view-on-demand and tivo, you can watch and play back at will. Oh, and where did you find play-back of the races? All I found were rebroadcasts on the live feeds and a pirated torrent file that I couldn't play. And besides, being on broadcast tv doesn't preclude internet coverage. It just widens up the potential audience.
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I hate ... not allowing cameras on board. We were denied so much by that move.
I'm with you 100% on that one. Remember the past AC race when BMWO was leading Alinghi on the leg to the finish? Alinghi caught a puff and threatened to roll BMWO. They had the crew mic'd and broadcast the conversation on board. At one point I heard Peter Isler (who was tactician) say "We're two boatlenghts ahead - let's just gybe". Well, the skipper decided to heat up instead. Alinghi rolled them and won the race.''
