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s a venue, San Diego ticks off nearly all the boxes required for the type of show that Russell Coutts and Larry Ellison are attempting to put on; one that will not only bring exciting America's Cup racing to people who have already discovered the sport, but also to those would-be sailors out there who haven't yet. Unlike the America's Cups of '88, '92 and '95, which were sailed so far off Pt. Loma that they were barely visible from it on a hazy day, the AC World Series will be held inside San Diego Bay, in the heart of the most heavily trafficked part of San Diego's waterfront. There will be vantage points galore, both for people who are there expressly to see the event, and those who will just happen upon it. The area is so
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t's only been a year since the Bay was announced as the venue for America's Cup 34, but it seems like it's been forever now that home bound U.S.-based America's Cup fans have had to wait to get a glimpse of the America's Cup World Series. Thankfully we don't have to wait any longer. And West Coast AC fans don't even need a passport to get a telling preview of what we hope will prove to be one hell of a show on the Bay starting next year. That's because we don't have to go any farther than downtown San Diego from the 12th to the 20th of this month for the first AC World Series in North America.
constrained in fact, that America's Cup Race Management is asking erstwhile onthe-water spectators to watch from shore. The main event area will be centered around the USS Midway and Navy Pier adjacent to the sexy cruise ship terminal on the Broadway Pier (home to the America's Cup Event Authority offices and media center) — a perfect location that's close to hotels, non-stop nightlife, and Lindbergh Field, San Diego's airport. From an event standpoint this makes for a great location, something we witnessed firsthand at the Oracle RC 44 Cup San
Diego earlier this year — essentially a much smaller version of the AC World Series.
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AC WORLD SERIES SAN DIEGO EVENT SCHEDULE Saturday, November 12 10:00 a.m. — AC Village merchandise, food and beverage stands, and access to team bases open 1:00 p.m. — Three fleet races (time approximate and according to conditions) 6:00 p.m. — AC Village closes
6:00 p.m. — AC Village closes
Sunday, November 13 10:00 a.m. — AC Village merchandise, food and beverage stands, and access to team bases open 1:00 p.m. — Three fleet races (time approximate and according to conditions) 6:00 p.m. — AC Village closes
Wednesday, November 16 10:00 a.m. — AC Village merchandise, food and beverage stands, and access to team bases open 11:00 a.m. — AC Main Stage opens - Oracle Race simulator 1:00 p.m. — Racing begins (time approximate and according to conditions) 4:00 p.m. — Mike Halloran, radio MC 4:15 p.m. — LIVE MUSIC: Battle of the Bands 4th place winner plays 5:30 p.m. — Race highlights and athlete
Monday, November 14 – non-race day 10:00 a.m. — AC Village merchandise, food and beverage stands, and access to team bases open
Tuesday, November 15 – non-race day 10:00 a.m. — AC Village merchandise, food and beverage stands, and access to team bases open 6:00 p.m. — AC Village closes
interviews from the stage 5:45 p.m. — Mike Halloran, radio MC 10:00 p.m. — AC Village closes Thursday, November 17 – San Diego Music Day 10:00 a.m. — AC Village merchandise, food and beverage stands, and access to team bases open 11:00 a.m. — AC Main Stage opens - Oracle Race simulator 1:00 p.m. — Racing begins (time approximate and according to conditions) 4:00 p.m. — LIVE MUSIC: Battle of the Bands 3rd place winner plays 5:00 p.m. — Mike Halloran, radio MC 5:15 p.m. — Little Hurricane 6:15 p.m. — Mike Halloran, radio MC 6:45 p.m. — Athlete interviews from the stage
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