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Peter Isler Biography
Peter Isler has been involved in every America's Cup since winning it as navigator aboard Dennis Conner's
Stars &
Stripes in Australia in 1987. He sailed
in his fifth Cup campaign serving as navigator for the BMW Oracle Racing Team.
His four previous campaigns were all in
the afterguard aboard Stars & Stripes ('87, '88, '00 & '03)
winning it twice ('87 & '88). He took a break from sailing and served as analyst for
ESPN's Emmy Award winning coverage of the America's Cup in '92 & '95.
In Auckland, 2002-2003, Peter did both - sailing with Stars
& Stripes and then, once the team was eliminated - he served as analyst
for Outdoor Life Network's
coverage of the racing. In 2007, he joined the
VERSUS network's America's Cup team in covering the America's Cup. A former Collegiate Sailor of the Year at Yale
University, Isler resides in Southern California.
He co-authored the best-selling
book, Sailing for Dummies (Wiley) and wrote a business book, At the
Helm: Business Lessons for Navigating Rough Waters (Doubleday) with Peter Economy. He is president of Isler Sailing International, Inc. a sports marketing
and television production company. When at home in San Diego, Peter enjoys
time with his two daughters
and playing guitar and keyboard in the
"Water
Brothers" band.
Major Career Sailing Highlights:
 | Two-time America's Cup Winner, Stars & Stripes Navigator. |
| Top-ranked US skipper on the Professional Match Racing Circuit for five
years |
| Intercollegiate Sailor of the Year (Yale U.) |
| World Champion, Ericsson 80 Maxi Class |
| Newport to Bermuda Race Winner |
| Pacific Cup (SF - Hawaii) Winner |
| Pineapple Cup winner (FL - Jamaica) - record holder |
| Transpacific Yacht Race winner (LA - Honolulu) - record holder |
| Marblehead to Halifax Race Winner |
| U.S. Team Race Champion |
Positions held:
| Director, American Sailing Association. (1983 - present) |
| Vice Chairman, Yale Sailing Associates. (1992 - present) |
| Coach, U.S. Olympic Sailing Team, 1984. |
| Director, CBTF Co. (formerly DynaYacht) (1991 - present) |
| Advisor, International Yacht Restoration School (1994- present) |
| Editor at Large: "Sailing World" a World Publications
magazine (1991- present) |
Broadcast background:
| Analyst, VERSUS Network - Louis Vuitton Cup and
America's Cup 2007 |
| Analyst, Outdoor Life Network - Louis Vuitton Cup Coverage (2002 - 2003) |
| Analyst, ESPN America's Cup Coverage, 1992 & 1995 (over 175 hours
live) |
| Talent, Various Fox Sports Net, Speedvision, Outdoor Life & ESPN
programs (1991 - present) |
| Host, Speedvision Network - Classics - series about classic
vehicles (1996-2001) |
| Host, Outdoor Life Network - Sailors’ Log - series ('96-'97) |
| Producer, host & writer, Prime Network, Dennis Conner's Road to the
America's Cup series (‘94-’95) |
| Consultant, ESPN/Silicon Graphics SailTrack - real time computer
animation (1992, 1995) |
Author:
| Let’s Go Sailing - Hearst Marine & Simon & Schuster - 1987
& 1993 |
| Sailing For Dummies - Wiley/IDG
Books - 1997 & 2006 - co-authored with JJ Isler |
| At the Helm-Business Lessons for Navigating Rough Waters – Doubleday,
2000 w/ Peter Economy |
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