Bringin It Live
I have a new story up on Sailing Anarchy. Scroll down a few stories.
Even though Alinghi got rocked, they have some pretty hot followers. My quest tomorrow morning before racing is to interview as many hotties as possible because I’ve been trapped in the black box of journalism.
I have met an amazing number of incredible designers and engineers during this saga, and we get to meet the VPLP heads (Marc Van Peteghem and Vincent Lauriot Prevost). They have designed yachts such as USA 17, Groupama 3, which is racing for the Jules Verne Trophy, as well as the transatlantic record holder, Banque Populaire. Jimmy Spithill will be with us on Monday as well! Even though the race might be over tomorrow, the coverage for SA doesn’t stop.
I’m stoked about bringing the race to all of my friends out there. I can’t believe I’m doing this kind of work right now. After being immersed in the AC atmosphere I’ll tell you this: I’m not the yachtclub pretender. I’m not the old money or old guard. I’m not the guy rubbing silk elbows with the pinky lifters and butler whippers. I don’t care about all of the inner workings of yachties and all the trashtalk and roumors that go along with it.
I’m an average guy that happens to know a shitload about racing multihulls, and actually sailing in general. That’s how I’m gonna bring it tomorrow. I won’t ramble on about myself and my accomplishments, only experiences (I will ramble, I mean it’s friggin three straight hours). I won’t treat the listeners like idiots, dumbing it down like they don’t understand what I could possibly be talking about. I won’t say I’m as fast as Glenn Ashby on an A-cat. I won’t be a monotone know-it-all that doesn’t even understand what’s happening on the course. I’ll bring it like Spicolli with a brain and an attitude, like I always have. My recommendation is bring the live video stream up, mute the old school, and bring up the On The Water Anarchy and turn up the volume. Finally, after 200 emails and 50 chat requests, Genny’s finally doing the burlesque Gill modeling we’ve all been waiting for!
