America's Cup 34

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Arnold

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China Team, with the full support of the Chinese Government, is the eighth challenger for the 34th America's Cup, joining the best sailors in the world to compete in the Challengers Series Louis Vuitton Cup, to reach the America's Cup final, in San Francisco during the summer of 2013.

That's going to be great.
 
They'll take it all. When the option is win or star in a remake of Tiananmen square you really have no option.
 
who ever wins, i hope will have the courage to return to 12 meter class and get away from the super high tech cats. not that they aren't really cool to watch reach mind numbing speeds but there is something inherently gracefull about the 12 meters that is lost on the multihulls.
 
my understanding is that it is no longer the winner's choice. I think the multi-hull decision was made to attract more fans.
 
One last smack in the face from the Chinese.
 
I understand that the American Defender is in a shed somewhere in San Francisco. Please--would some of you West Coast folks keep a weather eye open and report when you notice any sign of activity. Thanks
 
If you are talking about the Oracel/BMW boat that raced in Spain in 2010, that boat is being assembled for display. It was the Challenger in that race, not the Defender. Doubt if it will ever sail again.
The boats for the 2013 race have yet to be built. They are currently testing samller versions in NZ.
 
Pier 80 in San Francisco is where the Oracle/BMW boat is currently located. It came in at the beginning of the month on a cargo ship. They were considering modifying the mast so it would be able to sail in the bay but it is still uncertain whether that will happen as the crew will be busy with the new yachts. The yacht is currently too tall to fit under either the Bay Bridge or the Golden Gate. It is my understanding the they will continue to use Pier 80 as thier base for the AC. The other teams are supposed to be in a new facility that will be located between the Bay Bridge and the AT&T Baseball Park. This is going to be a nice update to this area. Hopefully they will be able to get past the environmental permit issues to make this happen.

I am excited to see the multi hulls in the SF Bay. At 3x the wind speed this will be some really exciting racing given the potential speeds. The mono hulls look really great but being a power boat guy I am looking forward to seeing just how fast those boats are able to go.
 
I agree, it should be exciting
Not many boats on the bay that can go as fast as those Cats. Hope they can control the Spectator Fleet and I hope to be one of them
 
Too tall to fit under the GG bridge? DAMN! The GG has 220 feet at MHW. How tall is the mast?
 
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Originally posted by getakey

my understanding is that it is no longer the winner's choice. I think the multi-hull decision was made to attract more fans.

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Bestill my heart. It's about MONEY? Say it isn't so.
 
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