Worldwide
Radio And Video For Congressional Cup
Daily live radio: www.KLBC.org
Nightly video: www.LBYC.org
LONG
BEACH, Calif.---For those who can't be on Belmont
Pier to see the 40th Congressional Cup from a
front-row seat April 20-24, the next best place
will be at their computers---wherever they are
in the world.
The
match racing classic may be the only sailing event
on the planet that offers live radio commentary
and nightly video replays, both on the Internet.
Streaming
video highlights and live radio reports of the
Long Beach Yacht Club's prestigious Swedish Match
Tour event were introduced last year to popular
response. Among others, competitor James Spithill's
father was a regular listener in Australia.
Early
in the week another listener wrote in an e-mail:
"Congressional Cup organizers, sponsors and
LBYC should be commended for having streaming
video of the first day of racing posted on their
Web site. Some clubs have a hard time posting
results in a timely manner. These guys have color
commentary by the staff commodore [Drew Satariano]
of the day's racing! Amazing work, guys."
Expert
sailing journalist and participant Dobbs Davis
and local sailor Steve Steiner will split the
radio broadcast commentary, Steiner working the
first two days and Davis the last three. Both
are past competitors in the event.
The
shows will originate on local radio 810 AM, receivable
within a four-mile radius, and be distributed
worldwide on www.KLBC.org through the cooperation
of Long Beach City College, in partnership with
LBYC.
Video
highlights of each day's racing will be shown
that evening on the club's Web site, www.LBYC.org.
Video of past Congressional Cup action is available
on the site now.
The
Congressional Cup is event No. 4 and the only
American stop on the 2003-'04 Swedish Match Tour,
a professional series of eight events contested
around the world. Now in its fifth season, the
Tour offers more than $800,000 in total prize
money. In addition, a total purse of $25,000 will
be at stake in the Congressional Cup, with $6,000
to the winner.
The
10-team fleet will include three past winners---Australia's
Peter Gilmour (1988), New Zealand's Gavin Brady
(1996-97) and Terry Hutchinson of Annapolis (1992)---plus
current world match racing champion Ed Baird of
St. Petersburg, Fla.
Others
in the lineup are local contender Scott Dickson,
Long Beach; Allan Coutts, Cameron Appleton and
Kelvin Harrap of New Zealand; Jes Gram-Hansen,
Denmark, and Mattias Rahm, Sweden.
MORE
INFORMATION:
Long Beach Yacht Club
(562) 598-9401
www.lbyc.org
Rich
Roberts
Press Officer
(310) 835-2526
richsail@earthlink.net
SWEDISH
MATCH TOUR
www.swedishmatchtour.com
