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Being the Host: All Good in the City

May 23rd, 2013

By Michelle Slade, SailBlast It’s been anything but plain sailing for the America’s Cup Event Authority, organizers of the 34th America’s Cup and San Francisco, the host city, but, if nothing else, San Franciscans will love AC34 for what it leaves behind. A full year of battle was fought to craft a deal that was


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AC34: Facing the Music

May 23rd, 2013

Mark Twain wrote, “If you don’t like the weather in New England, just wait a few minutes.” Same can be said for the 34th America’s Cup. This event has seen more changes than a teenage girl has moods. The event – which has repeated ad nauseum that it will feature “The Best Sailors on the


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Regatta Director presents safety recommendations

May 22nd, 2013

(May 22, 2013) – Structural reviews of AC72 boats and wings, a 10-knot lower wind limit (23 knots maximum) and enhanced sailor safety equipment are among the 37 recommendations issued today to increase safety during the Summer of Racing at the 2013 America’s Cup. Many of the recommendations are intended to increase the personal safety


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AC34: None of this is true

May 22nd, 2013

We still wait to hear the basic cause for the America’s Cup training accident incurred by challenger Artemis Racing on



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