{"id":22981,"date":"2015-05-28T10:18:12","date_gmt":"2015-05-28T10:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/?p=22981"},"modified":"2015-05-28T10:18:12","modified_gmt":"2015-05-28T10:18:12","slug":"volvo-ocean-in-port-race-action-via-periscope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/2015\/05\/volvo-ocean-in-port-race-action-via-periscope\/","title":{"rendered":"Volvo Ocean In Port Race Action via Periscope"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_22982\" style=\"width: 947px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/VORCapture.png\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22982\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22982\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/VORCapture.png\" alt=\"Armory Ross\/Team Alvimedica\/Volvo Ocean Race\" width=\"937\" height=\"622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/VORCapture.png 937w, https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/VORCapture-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/VORCapture-620x412.png 620w, https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/VORCapture-192x128.png 192w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 937px) 100vw, 937px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-22982\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Armory Ross\/Team Alvimedica\/Volvo Ocean Race<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Using Periscope, a brand new live streaming app launched by Twitter in March, Team Alvimedica&#8217;s OBR, Amory Ross will be broadcasting onboard streams on the @volvooceanrace account, right from the racecourse.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s an exciting initiative which will mean that fans can get the inside view on this short, sharp sprint around the bay \u2013 and even the chance to engage and interact with the sailors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a sport on the fringes, sailing really benefits from finding innovative ways of reaching a new audience,\u201d says Amory.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis Race has taken to the simplicity of social media and this is a great opportunity to benefit from the growing global audience provided by Periscope.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With the In-Port Series close, the hour-long race promises to be a real spectacle with plenty of action, maneuvers and energy.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"article-inline-quote\"> You can download Periscope for iPhone or Android\u00a0by visiting your App Store.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Follow the Volvo Ocean Race teams on Periscope:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-inline-quote\">Volvo Ocean Race @volvooceanrace<br \/>\nTeam Alvimedica @Teamalvimedica<br \/>\nDongfeng Race Team @ VO65_Dongfeng<br \/>\nAbu Dhabi Ocean Racing @ADORLog <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Using Periscope, a brand new live streaming app launched by Twitter in March, Team Alvimedica&#8217;s OBR, Amory Ross will be broadcasting onboard streams on the @volvooceanrace account, right from the racecourse. It\u2019s an exciting initiative which will mean that fans can get the inside view on this short, sharp sprint around the bay \u2013 and even the chance to engage and interact with the sailors. \u201cAs a sport on the fringes, sailing really benefits from finding innovative ways of reaching a new audience,\u201d says Amory. \u201cThis Race has taken to the simplicity of social media and this is a great opportunity to benefit from the growing global audience provided by Periscope.\u201d With the In-Port Series close, the hour-long race promises to be a real spectacle with plenty of action, maneuvers and energy. You can download Periscope for iPhone or Android\u00a0by visiting your App Store. Follow the Volvo Ocean Race teams on Periscope: Volvo Ocean Race @volvooceanrace Team Alvimedica @Teamalvimedica Dongfeng Race Team @ VO65_Dongfeng Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing @ADORLog<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22982,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[12],"tags":[532,476],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22981"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22981"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22981\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22983,"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22981\/revisions\/22983"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22982"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22981"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22981"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22981"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}