Does anyone know what brand/model camera they are using onboard the boats?
Only the broadcast crew would know the exact hardware being used...but they are housed in domes, can pan/tilt/zoom/focus etc all via remote control from the broadcast center.
They had this setup in Athens (recall the USA team had a spinny snag & tear on one...likely costing them the Gold).
Also I heard that only the top 3(?) points boats had them onboard for the medal race...and no "dummies" were inplace on the other 7 medal race finalist boats. Kinda unfair really.