Sailors’ Chance to Comment on A-Cup

What will perhaps be the only opportunity for the Bay’s sailing and recreational boating community to actually get on record over how the America’s Cup will affect us is coming up tonight. The Coast Guard will be hosting a public meeting to field comments on the impacts of America’s Cup at Gresham Hall on Coast Guard Island in Alameda from 6-8 p.m. They’re  encouraging anyone to come, so bring friends and be sure to have a government-issued ID handy as they’re required to get in.

We would have liked to have given you this information earlier but, much in the same way that the official Fleet Week press release wasn’t issued until the 11th hour, the same happened with this one — it apparently went out yesterday. The only difference is that the Coast Guard never sent this one to us — we didn’t get it until someone from the PICYA forwarded it on. One thing is for sure: having such little lead time means a lot fewer sailors will be able to be involved.

Just a reminder that, as we noted last week, the AC 45s will be doing some "testing" — i.e., sailing — this week, so if you get a chance to get out on the Bay over the next few days, be sure to take your camera with you.