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in a massive shed at the pier. From what was said, it sounds pretty unlikely that USA 17 will sail on the Bay, and that it also may be some time before it's available for public viewing. Hopefully, Ellison will use some of that pier property he negotiated for to set up a Spruce Goose-style display space for the massive tri.

The Challengers The list of challengers has grown since last month with the announcement of a Team New Zealand campaign that has retained its title sponsor of '07, Emirates Airlines. Team boss Grant Dalton has been quoted as saying that despite the sponsorship, the team still isn't fully funded, although they have already taken delivery of an AC45. Just four days before the entry deadline, the country that gave the world the fully-battened mainsail announced it will be rejoining the modern Cup era for another go. China Team announced March 28 that it will be back in the mix for the 34th America's Cup, after debuting in Valencia for AC32. Dollars and Sensibilities The Forbes list of the world's richest people came out last month, and with it the news that Bernard Arnault, chairman of

'Cup Chat — A Revolution of Sailing ' will take over the Golden Gate YC on April 14. It doesn't start until after Strictly Sail Pacifi c closes for the day, so you have no excuse not to go . . .

the Louis Vuitton Möet Hennessy Group, surpassed Larry Ellison in the rankings. That's pretty funny considering that Louis Vuitton was the fi rst sponsor to sign on to America's Cup 34, for what one Event Authority offi cial called a "signifi cant" dollar amount.

Cup Chat The Golden Gate YC is putting a new spin on its speaker series with "Cup Chat — A Revolution of Sailing." The next event will feature guests Tom Ehman, Genny Tulloch and headliner Peter "Luigi" Reggio, one of the world's preeminent PROs. Staff Commodore Marcus Young, is hosting the event at the club on April 14 at 7 p.m and reservations are required. Email: pr@ggyc. com. The event will also feature a live jazz band led by Cyril Guirard, whom we know of fi rst as crew aboard Mark Howe's Farr 36 War Pony, which set what we believe has to be the fastest time to Hawaii for a boat under 40-feet — 8.5 days — in last year's Pacifi c Cup. Granted, that'll look pedestrian compared to an AC 72 . . . — latitude/rg

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