Red Cross Community Breakfast with Gary Jobson

Join us for the signature fundraising event of the American Red Cross in Anne Arundel County. Keynote speaker is America’s Cup Hall of Famer, author, philanthropist and Annapolis resident Gary Jobson.

Jobson won the America’s Cup with Ted Turner in 1977. He is also an active cruising sailor, having led expeditions to the Arctic, Antarctica and Cape Horn. In 2003, Jobson was inducted into the America’s Cup Hall of Fame. He has authored 15 books on sailing, and is Editor at Large of Sailing World… Show more and Cruising World magazines. In addition to his print work, Jobson has been ESPN’s sailing commentator since 1985 and won an Ace Award for Cable Excellence for his coverage of the 1987 America’s Cup. In 1988, Jobson won an Emmy for his production of sailing at the Olympic Games in South Korea and also won an Emmy for the 2006 Volvo Ocean Race on PBS.

A lymphoma survivor, Jobson has a great respect for the work of the Red Cross after having undergone extensive blood therapies for his disease. All proceeds of his book sales at the event will benefit the Red Cross.

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