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A is in Da House

A parked just off Sausalito Wednesday morning.

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A surprise guest anchored off Sausalito Wednesday morning — the 394-ft megayacht A, owned by Russian billionaire Andrey Melnichenko. We first wrote about A in March when the publisher saw her anchored at St. Barth, then again about a month later when The Wall Street Journal disclosed details about the boat and her secretive owner.

If you want to check out this controversial Phillipe Starck design up close and personal, there’s no time like the present. Who knows when she’ll move on.

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We’re not sure if Andrey and his model wife Aleksandra are simply taking a tour of the West Coast — they’ve spent the last week or so in various Southern California ports — or are here on business, but the futuristic A is certainly causing a buzz. While most Bay Area residents are not likely to be offered a personal tour, we can live vicariously through The Wall Street Journal‘s Robert Frank. Get ready to be astounded.

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The Bay’s Racing calendar is full, as in FULL, over the next few weeks, and we wanted to make sure you got a heads-up on some of the larger events coming down the pipe.