The City That Never Sleeps Jun 12, 00:44
As you will have read on our main team website, USA 49 arrived here in the Big Apple late Friday evening by truck from California.
Even without the updates from our logisitics team we would have known it was en route as Jane Eagleson and I have been receiving emails the past few days from people who were astonished to see the yacht trucking down the highways and byways of America. Some were already fans, some media; others didn't know what they were looking at until they apparently googled BMW ORACLE Racing, found our website or blog and contacted us.
Those of you in the USA who watched NBC's Today Show (weekend edition) Saturday morning would have seen the yacht being lifted into place and the mast stepped. The glass-walled Today Show studio is just a stone's throw from where 49 is set up in Rockefeller Plaza. No doubt the yacht and AC display will be making cameo appearances on the Today Show throughout this week and next.
Late Friday evening arrival of USA-49 into midtown Manhattan.
We checked out USA 49 Saturday evening after arriving NYC from VLC.
The yacht is right next to the Today Show studio and just above where
the famous Rockefeller Center skating rink is in the wintertime.
Looking back from the yacht to the Today Show studio. The open area
along 49's bow will be one of two pools with radio-controlled AC yachts
for the general public to try their hands at later in the week.
Security Guard Brian Tolan from Brooklyn said a lot of people were
stopping by to take pictures of 49. Some, he said, knew it was an
America's Cup yacht; others "have no clue and think it is weird but
kinda interesting to have a yacht in the middle of the City." Our
amigos católicos will be interested to know that the spike in the
background is part of St Patrick's Cathedral opposite Rock Ctr on the
east side of Fifth Avenue.
Today (Sunday) was the Puerto Rican Day parade up Fifth Ave. This pic
is looking across Fifth Ave to Rock Ctr over the parade and the happy,
boisterous throng assembled for one of Manhattan's biggest days each
year. It was good fun to take in the sights and sounds. Our good friend
and regular BOB reader Denise Holmberg (wife of Alinghi helmsman Peter
Holmberg) is a native of Puerto Rico and would have been proud. Wish
you were here, Denise!
Even without the updates from our logisitics team we would have known it was en route as Jane Eagleson and I have been receiving emails the past few days from people who were astonished to see the yacht trucking down the highways and byways of America. Some were already fans, some media; others didn't know what they were looking at until they apparently googled BMW ORACLE Racing, found our website or blog and contacted us.
Those of you in the USA who watched NBC's Today Show (weekend edition) Saturday morning would have seen the yacht being lifted into place and the mast stepped. The glass-walled Today Show studio is just a stone's throw from where 49 is set up in Rockefeller Plaza. No doubt the yacht and AC display will be making cameo appearances on the Today Show throughout this week and next.
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Late Friday evening arrival of USA-49 into midtown Manhattan.)
We checked out USA 49 Saturday evening after arriving NYC from VLC.The yacht is right next to the Today Show studio and just above where
the famous Rockefeller Center skating rink is in the wintertime.
)
Looking back from the yacht to the Today Show studio. The open areaalong 49's bow will be one of two pools with radio-controlled AC yachts
for the general public to try their hands at later in the week.
)
Security Guard Brian Tolan from Brooklyn said a lot of people werestopping by to take pictures of 49. Some, he said, knew it was an
America's Cup yacht; others "have no clue and think it is weird but
kinda interesting to have a yacht in the middle of the City." Our
amigos católicos will be interested to know that the spike in the
background is part of St Patrick's Cathedral opposite Rock Ctr on the
east side of Fifth Avenue.
)
Today (Sunday) was the Puerto Rican Day parade up Fifth Ave. This picis looking across Fifth Ave to Rock Ctr over the parade and the happy,
boisterous throng assembled for one of Manhattan's biggest days each
year. It was good fun to take in the sights and sounds. Our good friend
and regular BOB reader Denise Holmberg (wife of Alinghi helmsman Peter
Holmberg) is a native of Puerto Rico and would have been proud. Wish
you were here, Denise!
The Big Apple | by TFE
