The Cup Comes to San Francisco

Provided it doesn’t get hung up in customs, the America’s Cup should arrive at SFO this afternoon around 4:15 p.m. It will go on display tomorrow for the general public in the San Francisco City Hall Rotunda at 11 a.m. and Lt. Governor, umm, we mean Mayor, Gavin Newsom will formally welcome BMW Oracle Racing a half-hour later. The Auld Mug will only be on display until 3 p.m., when it will leave for a "victory tour" that will start in San Diego, where it will be temporarily housed on U.S.S. Midway. During the tour, arrangements — and possibly modifications — will be made to the Golden Gate YC in order to house it there.

A confab between the Mayor’s office and the BMW Oracle Racing camp will immediately preceed tomorrow’s showing, and the topic of conversation is reportedly to be where the next cup will be held. We’d love to see it come to the Bay, but that’s hardly guaranteed. The best way for that to happen is a large show of support from the local and regional sailing community. So grab your friends, even non-sailing friends, and head over to City Hall tomorrow. Unfortunately, this event coincides with the second Corinthian Midwinters. In lieu of being there in person, visit our facebook page where the top post tells you how to make your voice heard.