ANNAPOLIS – Sailing legend and TV commentator Gary Jobson emceed the evening with a timeline-based look at how his favorite sport has been chronicled over the years.  Early documentaries couldn’t show the tension, strategy and teamwork of a race, so he pioneered the introduction of on-board cameras that has since been copied by car racing.  He didn’t set out to install cameras, but instead wanted to make an obscure sport more attractive.  He asked lots of questions that technology was able to answer.

Jobson also shared the news story he did paralleling sailing challenges with aircraft carrier operations.  While on board the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln, he was thanked by an officer who said he was motivated as a young boy to pursue a Naval Academy education based on a sailing presentation Jobson made years ago.  “All of us have the power to inspire people with our words,” he concluded.  Makes me wonder how many future Pulitzer winners are reading this issue.

And now for the award winners:

Tech Company of the Year
Vision Technologies, Inc.

Innovator
Zenoss

Tech Service
G-Security

Good Chip Award
RelianceNet

Legend’s Circle
Dave Troy, a serial entrepreneur with Toad Computers (1986-1997), ToadNet (1995-2004), Popvox LLC (2003-present), Roundhouse Technologies (2008-present) and Bmore Fiber.  And no, he doesn’t blame his parents for his success, he really is just a motivated guy.

CRTC Prez Kevin Lancaster, CEO Bill Karpovich of Innovator Award Winner Zenoss, and CRTC Past Prez Michael Ryan