12 February 2014

Working Together to Grow Sailing with Gary Jobson (video)



Working Together to Grow Sailing with Gary Jobson video above
One of the keynote presentations from Thursday, Feb 6, 2014, Day 1 of the US Sailing Leadership Conference 2014, sailing and broadcast legend Gary Jobson discusses strategies for growing sailing in the United States, and also shares some great video for the audience of nearly 600 sailors in San Diego.
(Published on Feb 11, 2014)

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