not even the worst example...try this on for size...ESPN had 5 consecutive broadcast hours of **Poker** on the other day, and, get this....All broadcast in **HIGH DEFINITION** (truly a vast wasteland...)

Why would ANYBODY, except maybe some other sailors, care about watching sailing on TV? Why would they care about watching it in person, for that matter?

I think about the only thing that would make it to TV is some sort of highlight or "crash & burn" segment.

This is a participation sport, not a spectator sport.

Sort of like spelunking.

In Frank Bethwaite's "High Performance Sailing" bible, he mentions skiff sailing on TV in Australia was a huge audience. Is that no longer so? If it is still big, why?

>They changed Olympic sailing forever, instead of a true competition of the world's best sailors, now we have a trophy dash that can fit in a five minute TV show with a Gary Jobson voiceover.
Yeah- this above was the worst Oympic coverage I have ever seen, and yet it had commercial support! FROM WHICH DUMMIES?
Is there any recovery even possible?

It used to be on in the lunch break of the Sunday cricket a few years ago so ppl would be sitting down watching Australia beating India or England and drinking beer and would continue watching the 18's through the break. I don't believe that it is shown in the lunch break anymore...although haven't watched cricket on TV for ages, prefer to go sailing...

Speaking of cricket, it has a TV model that would suit sailing more than any other sports coverage because it is as boring, maybe even more so, as sailing. The only thing that makes it bearable to watch is it is a social sport to watch and the commentators are very good at entertaining the audience when the game gets dull.