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SF Eliminated as AC35 Venue

By Ross Tibbets | June 11, 2014 | San Francisco Bay |
Sir Russell Coutts (l) and San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee shake hands after agreeing to bring the 34th America’s Cup to San Francisco in 2013.

© 2014 Lea Suzuki

San Francisco has been eliminated as a host venue for the 35th America’s Cup. San Francisco’s Mayor Ed Lee received an email from the Director of the America’s Cup Event Authority, Russell Coutts, late last night announcing the news. "Given the tight timeline and demands from prospective teams to confirm the final venue, it has been necessary to continue reducing the shortlist of candidate cities," Coutts wrote. "We have therefore taken the difficult decision to no longer consider San Francisco as a possible candidate to host AC35." Still in the running are Bermuda, Chicago and San Diego. 

San Francisco may still host an AC World Series event in 2015 or 2016 leading up to AC35. There is also potential for hosting AC36 around 2021.

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