Posts by Rob Grant
AC Picture Gets Muddled
With the Board of Supervisors Budget and Finance Committee set to vote today on whatever iteration of the Host City Agreement survives the final number crunching, the message from BMW Oracle Racing was disturbing to Cup fans who want to see the Cup come to the Bay. More »
Dekker Sets Off Across Atlantic
After two months of waiting for the hurricane season to end, 15-year-old Dutch teen Laura Dekker set off from the Cape Verde Islands a week ago, for the first ocean crossing in her planned circumnavigation. More »
AC Effort Makes Final Push
The final chance to show your support for San Francisco’s bid to host the 34th America’s Cup is coming up this Wednesday. The Board of Supervisors’ Budget and Finance Committee will first review the fiscal impacts of hosting the America’s Cup, before deciding on whether or not to send the Host City Agreement on to the full Board with a stamp of approval. More »
One Step Closer
The San Francisco Port Commission voted 3-0 yesterday on two proposals to host the 34th America’s Cup on the San Francisco waterfront. The overflow crowd of about 100 people was joined by a cadre of local mainstream media to hear the arguments for and against the two proposed locations for the Cup. More »
Racing Outlook
There wasn’t much racing scheduled this weekend, given the holiday, so instead of wrapping-up what wasn’t, we’ll give you a heads-up on what’s coming. Before we get to the weekend, bear in mind that the Port Comission’s special meeting regarding the America’s Cup is, as far as we know, still on for tomorrow at its hearing room on the second floor of the Ferry Building at 9:30 a.m. More »
New Dates for AC Meeting
Apparently the revised budget figures that have been cropping up around the Host City Agreement negotiated between BMW Oracle Racing and San Francisco have delayed the approval process. Now the agreement will not come before the Board of Supervisors’ Budget and Finance Committee until December 8 at 11 a.m. More »
Support the Cup, Save the Dates
If you were one of the dozens of people who showed up October 4 for the Board of Supervisors Land Use Committee meeting to support San Francisco’s bid to host America’s Cup 34, then you know the impact your presence made on the tenor of the public comment. More »
Route du Rhum Almost Over
Lionel Lemonchois’ Prince de Bretagne blazes into Guadeloupe for the Multi50 win.
© Marcel Mochet
With less than 100 miles to go, Thomas Ruyant looks poised to win the 44-boat Class 40 division in the ’10 Route du Rhum-La Banque Postale. More »
Calling All Yacht Clubs
We’ve received more than a few responses to our item in October 22’s ‘Lectronic Latitude where we highlighted the fact that a couple Northern California YCs were waiving, or significantly reducing, initiation fees for new members in an effort to bring more sailors into the fold. More »
SF Picks the America’s Cup
While this may not end up being the main staging area, the prospects of the Cup coming to San Francisco have never looked better.
© Skidmore Owings Merill LLP
Yesterday, Mayor Gavin Newsom introduced legislation supported by a majority of the Board of Supervisors to bring the 34th America’s Cup to San Francisco Bay. More »
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