"Tim" wrote in message
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On Jan 4, 6:00 pm, Harryk wrote:
On 1/4/11 7:00 PM, Tim wrote:



On Jan 1, 8:41 pm, wrote:
"Harryk" wrote in message

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On 1/1/11 12:43 PM, wrote:

Wow... this will be fun!

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfranci.../san-francisco...

Where would the actual racing take place? Out in the open ocean or...a
course around Alcatraz Island? The latter would sure draw shoreline
crowds on all sides of the Bay.

Reply: Could be around Alcatraz to the Farallon Islands and back.
already
a couple sailboat races a year that do that. About 26 miles to the
islands.
There are questions on how a bankrupt city like SF can afford to do the
upgrades required.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110101/...iling_americas

I'm not really into that kind of racing but if it can pump some more
money back into the US I'm all for it.

What if all the boats are built in China and the crews all come
from...India? :)

Is that what happens? hmmmm

I was thinking of those who follow the sport and would come here to
watch/participate in the affair, and pump some good bucks in the
coffers.


Need big guys for the crews. Those guys working the winches look like
strongmen. Friend worked on an America's cup boat when it was in there. So
American people do work on it.