Nice Ink: Allianz Cup in today's SF Chronicle Oct 23, 15:10
Allianz Cup lures top sailors
Software tycoon Larry Ellison, eight America's Cup skippers and other touring pros will compete this week in 35-foot sloops on San Francisco Bay for a $100,000 purse.
Clearly, the billionaire sailor doesn't need the moola. But with his Oracle World overtaking downtown, the kingpin can hardly wait to compete with the pros.
Sixteen teams have entered the Allianz Cup regatta, which begins Wednesday and runs through Sunday. It will be sailed off the Marina Green and Crissy Field -- close to shore, with the dueling skippers in full view of spectators.
A racing village with exhibits on maritime history and grandstands will be set on the breakwater next to the Marina Green.
The event has drawn one of the most elite fields of pro sailors to the bay in recent years. For the America's Cup skippers, it's a chance to match wits before the "big show" begins in the spring.
Full story (by the Chronicle's long-time yachting correspondent, Jim Doyle)
Software tycoon Larry Ellison, eight America's Cup skippers and other touring pros will compete this week in 35-foot sloops on San Francisco Bay for a $100,000 purse.
Clearly, the billionaire sailor doesn't need the moola. But with his Oracle World overtaking downtown, the kingpin can hardly wait to compete with the pros.
Sixteen teams have entered the Allianz Cup regatta, which begins Wednesday and runs through Sunday. It will be sailed off the Marina Green and Crissy Field -- close to shore, with the dueling skippers in full view of spectators.
A racing village with exhibits on maritime history and grandstands will be set on the breakwater next to the Marina Green.
The event has drawn one of the most elite fields of pro sailors to the bay in recent years. For the America's Cup skippers, it's a chance to match wits before the "big show" begins in the spring.
Full story (by the Chronicle's long-time yachting correspondent, Jim Doyle)
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The J105, a popular racer/cruiser one-design, is the boat being supplied by the World Match Racing Tour and host St. Francis Yacht Club for the Allianz Cup this week in San Francisco Bay.
Allianz Cup | by TFE
