Sixteen years ago, Paul Foerster and Kevin Burnham of the U.S. Olympic Sailing Team captured the gold medal in the Men's 470 at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens over the 27-boat fleet. Foerster, a four-time Olympian, and Burnham, a three-time Olympian, had both medaled in the Olympics before. In three prior trips to the Olympic Games ('88, '92 and '00), Foerster had won two silver medals in the Flying Dutchman ('92), and the 470 ('00). Burnham earned a silver in the Men's 470 class in 1992. Foerster and Burnham joined forces in pursuit of a gold medal in 2004 and the pair succeeded triumphantly. With the win, Burnham became the oldest gold medal winner of all Team USA athletes at the 2004 Games. Foerster and Burnham were named Rolex Yachtsman of the Year for their gold medal performance. Gary Jobson catches up with these Olympic champions to reflect on their historic win and learn more about how they are engaging with the sport of sailing today.

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One of our favorite anchorages in the La Paz area is Isla San Francisco. Known for its crescent-shaped white sandy beach, crystal clear water, great hiking along the upper ridge and excellent snorkeling, this is a must see on your multi-day catamaran sailing adventure! For more information on booking a crewed catamaran charter in the Sea of Cortez on our Fountaine Pajot Saba 50 and/or if you would like to learn how to get your ASA 114 catamaran certification to sail your own catamaran, contact us here: 619.365.4326 explore@westcoastmultihulls.com charter-catamaran.com Photos: Eddie Frank www.californiacoastalcruising.com Talent: Hannah Fraser & Dakota Thompson www.youtube.com/@HannahFraserMermaid @dakota.kt Music: Astrud Gilberto "Agua de Beber" Special Thanks to: Mark Albertazzi @markalbertazzi JR Souza @realOutex Gary Winterboer @gwinterboer Guinevere King @guinevere.king @westcoastmultihulls

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For a review that explains how the Velodyne Martinin 1.5 works: http://features.boats.com/boat-content/2013/03/the-velodyne-martini-1-5-active-suspension-on-a-boat/ For more videos from the Miami Boat Show, visit www.boats.com. The Velodyne Martini 1.5 was the wackiest, and most technically impressive, thing I saw at this year's Miami International Boat Show. In a nutshell, the Martini 1.5—so-named because it will keep your drink from sloshing—is a pontoon boat with active suspension. The system is the creation of Velodyne founder David Hall and a team of very enthusiastic engineers, some of whom were at Miami and gave me a demo ride on the boat. Hall and the Velodyne name may be familiar to audiophiles, as he got his start in 1983 with a patented, accelerometer-based High Gain Servo System to control sub-woofer cone movement. The company, which is based on the fringe of Silicon Valley near Morgan Hill, California, is still in the speaker business and has also developed the Velodyne LiDAR system used for 3D mapping. At Miami, one of the engineers explained that the Martini 1.5 is based on the same premise as their original speaker, "but instead of measuring and reacting to the movement of the speaker cone, we are reacting to the movement of the boat deck to cancel out the action of the waves."

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