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BMW ORACLE Racing - The Navigator
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The Navigator:
BMW ORACLE RACING
 This
is the third in a series of videos describing the roles of crewmembers
aboard the
BMW ORACLE America's Cup Racing Yacht.
 In
this episode, we hear from another member of the Afterguard, Peter Isler,
the boat's Navigator. Peter helped win the America's Cup as navigator aboard
Dennis Conner's Stars & Stripes in 1987 and 1988. He's competed in every
America's Cup since. The Navigator's primary job is track the yacht's course
using the on-board computer. Linked into Global Positioning Satellites
(GPS), the computer constantly updates the boat's position in relation to
the course and its opponent. The navigator queries the computer using a
wireless, hand-held tablet and interacts with the Helmsman, Tactician, and
Strategist to keep the yacht racing as efficiently as possible.
You can view the entire 22-minute BMW
ORACLE Racing Crew video on Sail.TV.
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