Becky
Well-Known Member
I am not sure exactly who to respond to.
To an extent you are all mising my point. If any of you bought the last Yachting World mag there was a dvd of sailing, (Seamaster Sailing) over an hour of very interesting material which centred partly on the boats and partly on the personalities.
And this is my point. It is true that Gertrude and whoever would be boring copy as they sailed across the channel. But Gertrude and whoever's background, what got them into sailing, and any worthwhile human interest information could have made it eminently watchable.
Then to the second point that seems to worry you all. The concept that if people watched you all enjoying yourselves they would want to do the same. And yet there are millions of football watchers and rugby watchers, and maybe even cricket watchers, who WATCH. The thought of getting off their fat backsides and doing the sport is miles away from their concept of sport participation. No, no no, peeps, they will not want to actually join you on the water. Those that would want to do so already.
But, to step back even further in my thread, it is the news presenters total lack of knowledge about anything maritime that annoys and disappoints me. South Today, our local Beeb curent affairs/local news prog ignores all the sailing bar a few stupid comments about luxury yachts and a few shots of boats in the distance during Cowes Week. Enough to guarantee putting an audience to sleep.
What I think we should have is sailing material in short divided segments covering America's Cup (big on sponsorship, and now we are getting a team of our own), local races/racers, cruising sailors as interviews, celebraties liberally interspersed among it all. This would stand some useful ideas, perhaps comments on local pilotage and hazards. Stuff a little like the mags deliver to us each month.
And I am sure you would still not get any more sailors on the water. Just a bigger audience for interesting events, like when Day Mellon and Dee Caffari came home. Might get some coverage for the men too.
To an extent you are all mising my point. If any of you bought the last Yachting World mag there was a dvd of sailing, (Seamaster Sailing) over an hour of very interesting material which centred partly on the boats and partly on the personalities.
And this is my point. It is true that Gertrude and whoever would be boring copy as they sailed across the channel. But Gertrude and whoever's background, what got them into sailing, and any worthwhile human interest information could have made it eminently watchable.
Then to the second point that seems to worry you all. The concept that if people watched you all enjoying yourselves they would want to do the same. And yet there are millions of football watchers and rugby watchers, and maybe even cricket watchers, who WATCH. The thought of getting off their fat backsides and doing the sport is miles away from their concept of sport participation. No, no no, peeps, they will not want to actually join you on the water. Those that would want to do so already.
But, to step back even further in my thread, it is the news presenters total lack of knowledge about anything maritime that annoys and disappoints me. South Today, our local Beeb curent affairs/local news prog ignores all the sailing bar a few stupid comments about luxury yachts and a few shots of boats in the distance during Cowes Week. Enough to guarantee putting an audience to sleep.
What I think we should have is sailing material in short divided segments covering America's Cup (big on sponsorship, and now we are getting a team of our own), local races/racers, cruising sailors as interviews, celebraties liberally interspersed among it all. This would stand some useful ideas, perhaps comments on local pilotage and hazards. Stuff a little like the mags deliver to us each month.
And I am sure you would still not get any more sailors on the water. Just a bigger audience for interesting events, like when Day Mellon and Dee Caffari came home. Might get some coverage for the men too.
