America’s Cup Fleet Parade & Time Trials | SF
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America’s Cup Park | Pier 27, San Francisco, CA
Event Details
Submitted by the Event Organizer
America’s Cup: Louis Vuitton Cup & Summer of Racing | July 4 – August 30
The Louis Vuitton Cup, the America’s Cup Challenger Series, is used as the selection series to determine who will race the Defender in the America’s Cup Finals. This is a round-robin racing series throughout July and August.
Where to Watch
The America’s Cup Park is located on Pier 27/29 and the America’s Cup Village at Marina Green.Standing room is free from the shoreline, but tickets are required for bleacher seating. Screens will be located in both venues.
At the America’s Cup Park on Pier 27/29 you can also enjoy a free ride in the Flying on Water 4D AC72 simulator, learn about the science of sailing, meet athletes, relax in bean bags and listen to DJs in the Puma Yard, and play in the Kids’ Zone.
You can also view the races for free in person anywhere else along the Marina, Crissy Field, or from Angel Island.
See the America’s Cup boats up close along San Francisco’s waterfront during a fleet parade on Friday, July 5, 2013, signaling the final count down to the start of competition in the America’s Cup Summer of Racing.
For the parade, the AC72 race boats will be under tow alongside their tenders and will be a great opportunity to get an up-close look at the AC72s.
>> Friday’s activities begin off Pier 14, at 11 am, with the ceremonial Parade of more than 40 boats, led by a fire boat from the San Francisco Fire Department.
July 5 – Race Day (Fleet Race / Parade)
10 am: America’s Cup Park opens
10-11 am: AC72s at America’s Cup Park mooring
10:15 am: Marching band from Plaza to Presentation Stage
10:45-11:15 am: Dock Out Show (including full sailing teams at Presentation Stage)
11:15 am-12 pm: AC72s depart for Boat Parade from Pier 27 to Marina Green
12:15-1:15 pm: AC72 racing, live on big screens, with commentary – Time Trials
2-2:30 pm: Poster signing session with America’s Cup Teams
3-5:30 pm: Live Music – New Diplomat and The 500s
7 pm: America’s Cup Park closesViewing Areas:
America’s Cup Park – Pier 27/29
America’s Cup Village – Marina GreenSan Francisco’s reigning America’s Cup champion, ORACLE TEAM USA, will showcase its AC72 catamaran in the parade. Challenger teams Artemis Racing (Sweden), Emirates Team New Zealand and Luna Rossa Challenge (Italy) are also expected to participate.
Friday’s activities begin off Pier 14, at 11:00 am, with the ceremonial Parade of Boats, led by a fire boat from the San Francisco Fire Department.
The prototype and current America’s Cup designs will be represented in the fleet parade, with a replica of the schooner America, the winning yacht in 1851 for which the America’s Cup is named, alongside the AC72s of today.
The parade of more than 40 boats, which will also feature race management vessels, passes the America’s Cup Park, at Piers 27/29, and continues along past Pier 39, Fisherman’s Wharf, and Fort Mason before concluding off the Golden Gate Yacht Club and the America’s Cup Village, at Marina Green, at approximately 11:45 am.
The America’s Cup crews will then show off the speed potential of the AC72s in time trials beginning at approximately 12:15 pm. Weather conditions permitting, the teams are expected to sail the five-leg America’s Cup course, starting at 10-minute intervals. The course starts off the Golden Gate Yacht Club and finishes off the America’s Cup Park, at Piers 27/29.
Fans can view the action on the video big screen in the America’s Cup Park, at Piers 27/29, or from multiple vantage points along San Francisco Bay, including the America’s Cup Village, at Marina Green.
Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.
Cost: FREE
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