Gary Jobson Remembers Sailing Legend Ted Turner
Ted Turner aboard the Courageous after winning the Americas Cup in Newport, Rhode Island in 1977 Bettmann Archive I could say that the modern America’s Cup really began with the late Ted Turner who died today. But the truth is…I wasn’t there when Turner was stamping his mark on global sailing. However, America’s Cup legend and Sailing Museum & National Sailing Hall of Fame co-president Gary Jobson was.
And he’s been kind enough to share some of his memories with me here. Gary Jobson (left) and Ted Turner celebrate winning the Americas Cup in 1977 Bettmann Archive “Ted Turner was one of the most consequential and transformative figures in the history of modern sailing and global media,” he writes with fellow Sailing Museum and National Sailing Hall of Fame co-president Tom Stark. “As the founder of CNN, the world’s first 24-hour news network, he fundamentally changed how people access information and permanently reshaped the global media landscape.
Yet long before he revolutionized television, he had already established himself as a fierce competitor, visionary leader and unforgettable presence on and off the water. Ted Turner Receives a Star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood, California, United States. (Photo by Chris Polk/FilmMagic) FilmMagic “Turner started out sailing at the age of eight in Savannah, Georgia,” Jobson continues.
“He would tell you his early days didn’t produce good results. ‘I wasn’t losing, I was just learning how to win,’ he’d say. “Turner’s virtues were grounded in hard work, loyalty, and kindness.
Anyone who has ever met Ted will always say nice things about him. He was down to earth and cared about making the world a better place. Turner had a bumper sticker on all his vehicles that states, ‘Save Everything.
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