also important for the hundreds of thousands of visitors that are likely to drop into San Francisco because of the Cup, that there is more than the sailing. They will not be disappointed. You don’t need to go outside the metropolitan area to fi nd a huge diversity, as one of their tourist slogans says, “47 square miles. 43 hills. 145 languages. SF, more than any other major American city, is defi ned by its neighbourhoods.” San Francisco, like that previous Cup venue Fremantle, was built on a gold rush, and there is still plenty of that history to explore. Today the valleys inland from the Golden Gate are more famous for either their silicon or wine industries, unless you are a geek, the latter is probably a more attractive prospect for a trip out of the city. On the north shore of the Bay towns like Sausalito and Tiburon are must-visit areas, while the coast that runs north and south from the Golden Gate has many great places to visit.
Premier While the St Francis Yacht Club is the premier club on the Bay, they are not actually the current holders and defenders of the Cup, that honour goes to the Golden Gate Yacht Club, just a little way along the waterfront. After the StFYC challenged with the Paul Cayard skippered America One team for the 2000 America’s Cup in Auckland, Oracle billionaire Larry Ellison bought the assets of the team, but took his allegiances down the road to the GGYC, and sidelined Cayard. Ellison’s three subsequent
Engine Room
challenges in 2003, 2007 and eventually the successful one in 2010, have all been through the “little club at the end of the road”, as the Golden Gate Yacht Club is referred to. No doubt the club’s fi nancial future is secure, and they will no doubt see a great increase in visitors through their doors. A visit to their website gives no indication of which clubs they have reciprocal rights with, but you can bet they’ve had a few approaches from other clubs in the past twelve months since taking delivery of sailing’s most famous trophy. CY
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