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AC72 Launching This Week

By LaDonna | August 29, 2012 | San Francisco |

On the heels of the highly successful AC World Series last week, Oracle Team USA’s AC72, the monster cat that will be used for the America’s Cup Finals next year, is slated to be launched this week (some say tomorrow). The team has scheduled a media day on Friday when they plan to take the boat out on her first test sail. If we’re not at the media day, you can be sure to find us out on the water to watch the beast take her first steps. Hope to see you out there!

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