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AugustCoverTemplate 7/21/11 10:42 AM Page 1 Latitude 38 VOLUME 410 August 2011 WE GO WHERE THE WIND BLOWS AUGUST 2011 VOLUME 410 AMERICA'S CUP 34 SAN FRANCISCO BAY • AMERICA'S CUP 34 SAN FRANCISCO BAY • AMERICA'S CUP 34 SAN FRANCISCO BAY • AMERICA'S CUP 34 SAN FRANCISCO BAY • AMERICA'S CUP 34 SAN FRANCISCO BAY • AMERICA'S CUP 34 SAN FRANCISCO BAY • AMERICA'S CUP 34 SAN FRANCISCO BAY • AMERICA'S CUP 34 SAN FRANCISCO BAY AMERICA'S CUP 34 Given how much has happened in obligations in time — something that didn't two entries and ACRM may field a boat — the America's Cup sphere over the last surprise us at all, given that it appeared there should be enough of a field to make year, it's almost amazing that we've gone as though fellow Italian team original competition interesting. But perhaps not from not knowing the when, where, and Challenger of Record, Vincenzo Onorato's as interesting as the format for racing in what, to knowing all that, plus seeing Mascalzone Latino team, was also unable Cascais. the teams race in anger in the AC 45s in to raise funds for an Italian entry. It will take place within yards of sho- Cascais, Portugal, last month. So the final entry roster for Cascais reside spectators on the Tagus River The lineup for the the first AC World is Defender Oracle Racing, Challenger of waterfront and will consist of four events Series event is a more accurate picture of Record Artemis Racing, Aleph-Équipe de over nine days: the Cascais America’s how many teams may be left by the time France, China Team, Emirates Team New Cup Open, the America’s Cup 500 Speed America's Cup 34 rolls around. On July Zealand, Energy Team, GreenComm Rac- Trial, the America’s Cup Match Racing 25, America's Cup Race Management an- ing and Team Korea. Championship and the America’s Cup nounced that the Venezia Challenge was With eight teams and nine or ten World Series Cascais Championship (the "excused" from the event for not making boats — Oracle Racing will be fielding final). AMERICA'S CUP 34 SAN FRANCISCO BAY • AMERICA'S CUP 34 SAN FRANCISCO BAY • AMERICA'S CUP 34 SAN FRANCISCO BAY • AMERICA'S CUP 34 SAN FRANCISCO BAY • AMERICA'S CUP 34 SAN FRANCISCO BAY • AMERICA'S CUP 34 SAN FRANCISCO BAY • AMERICA'S CUP 34 SAN FRANCISCO BAY • AMERICA'S CUP 34 SAN FRANCISCO BAY AMERICA'S CUP 34 SAN FRANCISCO BAY • AMERICA'S CUP 34 SAN FRANCISCO BAY • AMERICA'S CUP 34 SAN FRANCISCO BAY • AMERICA'S CUP 34 SAN FRANCISCO BAY • AMERICA'S CUP 34 SAN FRANCISCO BAY • AMERICA'S CUP 34 SAN FRANCISCO BAY • AMERICA'S CUP 34 SAN FRANCISCO BAY • AMERICA'S CUP 34 SAN FRANCISCO BAY — SAN FRANCISCO BAY The Open is the fleet racing portion of each day. Three 20-minute fleet races will novelty of having other types of racing in the event and will put the teams' progress determine the top six teams, who will then play makes sense. The time trial maximiz- in the AC 45 to the test in up to four fleet face off in three flights, with points tallied es the strengths of having fast boats like races with all nine or ten boats battling for cumulatively over three days. The results the AC 45s and is a cool idea, as is having supremacy. over those three days will determine the the fleet racing. But we have to wonder if The AC 500 Speed Trial will take place seeding order for the six-team Match Rac- going from fleet racing to match racing on the first Saturday of the event with ing Championship. and back to fleet racing all in one event, teams tackling a 500-meter course in a Those six teams will race a quarter final not to mention in one day, won't throw off race against the clock. and semi-final to determine the pairing for spectators. The idea behind going to the The Cascais AC Match Racing Cham- the final. Then on the final Sunday of the cats was to try to create a more demand- pionship will determine who gets to sail event, the AC World Series Championship ing event for the sailors, but should it be in the final showdown on the following Cascais will be a single winner-takes-all even more demanding to follow? Another Saturday. Somewhat misleadingly named, fleet race. concern is why is the AC World Series the event will feature a mixed format on Confused? Umm, yeah. So are we. The Championship Cascais is ultimately de- Clockwise from above — 'Energy Team' puts its AC 45 through the paces; 'Aleph' with the first colorful scheme; looking good off Cascais; the bricks and mortar for the ACWS; Team Korea's 'White Tiger'; Spithill, Barker, Peyron, Pacé, Mirsky (his Venezia team has withdrawn since this photo), Coutts, Team Korea's Kim Don-Young, China Team's Wang Chao Yong, Vasilij Zbogar, and Terry Hutchinson; Cascais's 25 de Abril Bridge strikes a familiar silhouette. ALL PHOTOS GILLES MARTIN-RAGET AMERICA'S CUP 34 SAN FRANCISCO BAY • AMERICA'S CUP 34 SAN FRANCISCO BAY • AMERICA'S CUP 34 SAN FRANCISCO BAY • AMERICA'S CUP 34 SAN FRANCISCO BAY • AMERICA'S CUP 34 SAN FRANCISCO BAY • AMERICA'S CUP 34 SAN FRANCISCO BAY • AMERICA'S CUP 34 SAN FRANCISCO BAY • AMERICA'S CUP 34 SAN FRANCISCO BAY AMERICA'S CUP 34 SAN FRANCISCO BAY • AMERICA'S CUP 34 SAN FRANCISCO BAY • AMERICA'S CUP 34 SAN FRANCISCO BAY • AMERICA'S CUP 34 SAN FRANCISCO BAY AMERICA'S CUP 34 cided by a fleet race. talk to who has ac- Is this a harbinger of tually bothered to things to come with count all the pages, America's Cup 34? it's between 1,400 Could the Auld Mug and 2,000 pages be decided by a fleet long, including the race? appendices. If reading these Draft EIR sorts of things is your The biggest news cup of tea, then by on the homefront all means go for it. last month was the It's available online release of the Amer- at www.sf-planning. ica's Cup Draft En- org/indexaspx?recor vironmental Impact did=45&page=2719. Report on July 11. Due to its breadth, An important there's really no way The AC 45s won't get these kinds of conditions milestone in the effort required by the to address its findings here and maintain with the course area inside the headlands, but it's California Environmental Quality Act be- amazing how much this looks likes home . relevance for all of our readers. But if you fore construction can begin on the renova- live in the Bay Area, then it will undoubt- tions to the San Francisco waterfront, the cut in its preparation. But a cursory look edly affect you in some way, so you should report came less than eight months after at the document — or all 76 MB of it in know that the public comment period is the announcement that the City would PDF — reveals that it is quite detailed. open until August 25, and that a public host the Cup. So much so that your eyes will glaze over hearing on it will be held on August 11. The report is part of a process that and you'll come down with a sudden case Further details on the latter will be on the typically takes about a year, and the of the 'fuck-its'. Depending on who you Planning Department's website at least a speed with which it was delivered might week before that date. lead one to think that some corners were — latitude/rg G HANSEN FERRULES Block replacement Save weight Save expense Service of the Month Hansen WASHDOWN manufactured Soap, water and TLC will remove the salt, In stock! uncover the shine, and preserve the value. A wise investment. 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Fifty-three starters — eight half the fleet, was treated to an extremely Winning the TransPac overall is a more than in '09 — took to the line off fast exit off the coast before both settled rare feat, but twice? That's just amazing, Pt. Fermin in a new format that saw all down into what became breeze typically and that's exactly what Grand Illusion's the boats start on one of two days — July in the 8- to 14-knot range for the middle James McDowell and his crew of navi- 4 for the smaller, slower boats, and July of the race. By the latter third of the gator Patrick O'Brien, Will Paxton, Bill 8 for everything from about a J/125 to race, the breeze freshened for most of Mais, Rick McGrath, Dave Morris, Jake an 80-ft sled.